You are perfectly within your rights to choose to not participate, but I am somewhat lost as to why you would take the time to tell us you aren't going to participate. You raise concerns about the use of names and email addresses; while not required to participate, this serves as a social as well as hobby related board, and we know each other. The use of names and email addresses allows us to interact and deal with each other. Our name and email addresses do not divulge any info that isn't divulged everytime we get on the the net. Since we choose to participate it is not a violation of our privacy or any of our rights. Most of the folks on this board know my phone number and mailing address, and I am comfortable with that.