Well said Eleanor . Delete key is the "key" to solve the problem ..... ;-) Cheers, Eleanor Noone wrote: > Bill--You have made some very good points about this latest brouhaha. I've > been reading the posts and it did seem that some of the reactions to Janet's > postings were way out of proportion. There seem to be some people who just > can't wait to jump on every little word Janet says or to make a point of > "explaining" what's going on and criticizing her to others. Janet was very > helpful to me when I first joined this list and as MANY others have pointed > out, she's been done the same for them. I know many of us would miss her and > even if she is still on the list, as JoAnn pointedly said in four separate > posts today, that's her prerogative. She has left the list before and > returned and I know many of us hope she'll do so again soon. > Now I'd like to make a suggestion that might help--this is just my opinion, > but it can't hurt to try it. First, Janet think twice before posting > anything that might stir things up. Second, All those who are so quick to > jump on Janet exercise some restraint. If you don't like something she posts > to the list, hit delete. If you absolutely can't keep from saying something, > her off-list address is at the bottom of all her posts, do it privately and > politely and don't start an inter-list war. Again this is just MHO, but as > the saying goes--it couldn't hoit. > Eleanor Joao Paulo - Salvador,BA,Brazil [log in to unmask]