This is a response to JFC directly. After looking at these threads I myself would say that the differing opinions often create confusion. I myself consider a Hyena to be like the former boss at a TC I worked at who still owes me money. Of course, the poster who responded to you will even type "*cackling" in one of his posts and still call himself a "grovelling weasel". This insult is something I do not use anymore due to the originator of this phrase having both legs on two different ships (to borrow an old Chinese adage of playing both sides) a little too much. Acceptable usage will become only if you are consistent and honest with what you say. I think if you consider yourself an upstanding, moral person you would not feel the need to let this type of issue bother you too much. Certainly, if you believe you are right all along why should you let folks who are amoral and total hypocrites set the boundaries? I am not saying the person whom you are having a direct disagreement is like this, just saying.