At 2:16 PM -0400 5/21/05, Jane wrote: >>It is a pointless question - the list rules are not under the >>control of the list members. > >I understand that, but why is the question about how to post pointless? The question as asked: "may people continue to post as they choose without a problem or should there be a rule?" The question is pointless as, in the absence of a rule, people may continue to post as they choose. As to the "without a problem" aspect, the only problem that may ensue is threads such as this. How some posters may regard others based on their posting habits is presumably not a problem except insofar as it may increase/decrease the possibility of getting answers to questions posed... -- 'tis as said. [Reality is defined by being described]