As a new member of this List, I have enjoyed (almost) every letter written here. My husband was dx in March of this year, so we needed to learn everything we could and to immerse ourselves in all aspects of PD. Although I have mostly "lurked" on the List, I have gotten a great deal from it, and definitely look forward to all the letters each day. For those of you who are veterans, I feel that the ongoing discussions of Pramipexole will be very enlightening to everybody; I'm very interested in the progress of the Udall bill--the cure will come from intensive research and deep pocket$; I'm interested in the ongoing discussion of onset and progress of symptoms. I don't feel that the list should be split. If there really are 1,400-1,500 subscribers to this List, then there is a very small vocal percentage writing in. Inevitably, there will be some nonsense, but on the whole the List is productive. One man's wheat is another man's chaff. Keep it coming, and thanks for being there! Ann Gibbons