Phil, you said, "If they won't make the effort to communicate in reasonable English, why should I feel any need to answer reasonably?" Phil, I am a member of a some listserv's that includes many engineers, scientists and PhD's. A few of these individuals may have I.Q.'s greater than 150. Many of these same individuals, with english as their first language, are ignorant of the syntax and or spelling. It seems that the language that they are most comfortable with may be mathematics or perhaps HTML. Just because they do not show the refined proficiency with english that you have, is not in any instance an indication of intelligence. A demand of a high proficency of english in this listserv, which may be viewed in most countries of the world, may reduce the intelligent input to this listserv. Please forgive any transgressions into the intelligible as I strive to support and contribute to all. Wolff -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://listserver.themacintoshguy.com/pipermail/g4/attachments/20060601/73dd168e/attachment.html