On Mon 21 Jul 1997, "B.Bruce Anderson" wrote: <Don't you think there is too much rushing to judge list members who put <forth a thought that perhaps is not PC with the majority of the active <members of this list? We all have feet of clay. But none of us has the right to hide behind our terminals being rude. By communicating electronically, it's easy to forget not everyone is going to be picking up on our personal styles of getting our message across. I'm not an avid fan of using smileys, however: :-) smile ;-) wink :-( Frown :-0 Anger :@( Punch in the nose Yes...I do know this is basic computer 101, but for those of you who may not be aware, look for them on your keyboard. They could be helpful againist having a joke misinterpreted as an insult (or vice versa). Clara Nistler Gene Nistler 63/10 ______________________________________________________________________________ [log in to unmask] P