On 14 Dec 04 at 15:12, Jane McGary wrote: > A correspondent in the UK... wrote to me asking if... > You can write directly to her at... or you can discuss the plant > here on the list and I'll forward the information to her. It would be better, much, much better, both for the pbslist and for those non-subscribers who have relevant questions, if they were encouraged to sign up, ask their questions themselves, and take full part in the list activities. I am reminded of those blithe souls who sail into a newsgroup, ask their question, and depart with a breezy "please send me a reply by email, I'm too busy to watch the group for replies." This usually produces a spate of tart in-group replies that say "Here's your answer, I hope you're reading because I'm not emailing it. If this newsgroup is good enough to ask your question in, it's good enough to watch for answers." Of course, the present situation isn't the same, but as I say, it has a more than passing similarity. Mutatis mutandis, the same reply might be in order. All this IMHO, of course. I kowtow in the direction of Our Maximal Leadrix, Mme. Ittner, with all due respect and acknowledgment of Her Supreme Authority. [For those puzzled by the previous paragraph, I suggest a quick course of study on "The Use of Capitalization for Humorous Purposes on the Internet."] -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island