I'm posting this note as a friendly request, as I have noticed an increase in "personal traffic" on BEE-L. This list will remain useful and interesting only if we all cooperate to maintain a high "signal to noise ratio" i.e. lots of interesting, high value, broadly applicable messages, with a minimum of messages that are of interest to only one or two people. Please be careful using the "REPLY" button - for most BEE-L messages, the REPLY button will send your response to everyone on the list. That is fine if the message will be of broad interest, but if the message is intended for just one person, please send the message direct to them by replacing the BEE-L address in the To: field with the individual's e-mail address. Everyone on the list will appreciate not having to delete your personal conversations. Think before you mail! Thanks for listening. And thanks for all the interesting discussions. Rick Hough, [log in to unmask] A BEE-L lurker