On 15 Jul 05 at 8:05, J.E. Shields wrote: > See us at: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/haemanthus/ May I voice an objection to the creation of such specialized groups? They do no one any favor. Most of us already subscribe to enough yahoo groups and mailing lists that we're not about to subscribe to yet another. If your new group is successful it bleeds discussion off from more general groups, yet it may not actually attract the real experts and enthusiasts. It's an unnecessary balkanization of the internet, I think. Unquestionably a mistake. Sure, if the pbs list were overwhelmed with torrents of discussion of these two genera, a new yahoo group might be in order, but not as things stand. -- Rodger Whitlock Victoria, British Columbia, Canada Maritime Zone 8, a cool Mediterranean climate on beautiful Vancouver Island