Steve, et al, Friday, February 28, 2003, 4:20:29 AM, you wrote: DJB> If you were paying attention instead of mindlessly counting From lines, Some people think that we should heed input from everyone, independent of the style of that input. Let me suggest, instead, that the disruptive effects of such a hostile style more than offsets any possible constructive potential. We have plenty of involved, constructive people. Folks who insist on making this a war game are not needed. Hence we should stop responding to them. Simply stop responding. d/ -- Dave Crocker <mailto:dcrocker@brandenburg.com> Brandenburg InternetWorking <http://www.brandenburg.com> Sunnyvale, CA USA <tel:+1.408.246.8253>, <fax:+1.866.358.5301>