Ron, You're absolutely right. In re-reading my post I think I was more judgemental than I really intended. This IS the place for anecdotes that illustrate problems in professional practice that affect historical archaeologists as well as pre-historians (apologies to Anita). My rant was initially directed at post-processual issues -- how do we practice interpretation of archaeological data from any era, and your comment is germane: if we can't have free exchange of ideas because of partisan censorship we can't get to where we want to be. Wonder if Newsletter and such (including electronic) provide a forum to to vett ideas before they go to formal presentation, as you suggested. Tim T.