At 3:14 PM -0700 6/26/06, keith_w wrote: >Ronald Steinke wrote: >> >>End of rant. My apologies to the rest of the list for going so far >>off subject. If you think it's off topic, then please don't post it. >I think _you're_ intolerant, and out of line. Me, too. I admire people who jump in there and participate even when they are not sure of themselves, but want to communicate. If I were in that position, I would be trusting the good will of the people receiving my communication, just as I trust the good will of people in foreign countries when I try to speak their language. I hope this topic goes away. It is ugly and small-minded and bigoted and does not serve to enhance this list. Who knows what good contributions we could be missing because non-native-English speakers are put off by the attacks and criticism. Shall they go away until they have mastered every subtlety of our language (something neither you nor I has done) before they try to ask for some help? Is that the price of entry here? Daly ---------------------- _________________________________________________________ Dual 2 GHz G5, 2.5 GB RAM, two 250-GB internal HDs; Epson FW scanner, HD enclosure, iSight; USB Dymo, Palm cradle, graphics tablet, mouse, card reader; Airport Extreme to cable modem, Pioneer 110D DVR-CDRW internal drive, OS X 10.4.6, 23" cinema display.