I've been on this forum for 2-3 years and seen this same argument come and go it gave rise to Sparkle among other things. Some months ago there seemed to have been a solution offered. in the subject line of the mail put non-PD if the letter was not directly about pD - or was just an incidental subject - then it is a very simple matter to skip or delete the non-PD stuff Bob Anibal -- CG for Cecily 80/20 compounded with a stroke just 2 years ago ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alf Cousins" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Friday, August 04, 2000 12:02 AM Subject: Non technical emails I'm a relative new comer to the list and my initial reaction to the breadth of content was that much of it was irrelevant. But I now have a different viewpoint. A lot of contributions and good advice come from people who, were it not for the 'trivia', would probably not even be visiting the list. As I see it, if you want a totally technical forum there are others to choose from. Try [log in to unmask] . It certainly deals with technical issues in a clinical (some would say arrogant) manner. This list is made up of people who are personally involved and affected by PD. They have much good day to day advice to offer anyone who comes by and asks. Just see how fast they jump in with help and support. So what if they indulge in some fun and games and general social banter? That is the honeypot which keeps these busy bees looking in this direction. I'm prepared to live and let live. The list will evlove to suit the bulk of its membership, those that don't like it's style will move on. Others will stay and help to shape it. I can use the delete button or automatically filter out contributions I have no interest in and am happy to do so in order to see the gems which appear from time to time. So my vote, if this were a democracy, would be to continue as is. It is a useful, informative and humorous forum. Alf, Adelaide 50 <1 48