DaleW wrote on 27 Mar 2007 06:45:01 -0700:

D> A few thoughts (from previous courtesy posts):
D> 1) This is Usenet , a tool for discussion. Don't expect to
D> So there. As usual, I'm sure I've offended a couple of
D> old-timers and a
D> couple of newbies, but hope the rest of you can take these
D> remarks to heart. I don't claim to be immune to
D> digression;all I'm asking is that
D> we try to keep these guidelines in mind.

Thanks Dale!

I find myself in essentially complete agreement. I may have
apparently transgressed in the past but it was accidental.
"Never attribute to malice what can adequately be explained by
stupidity!"

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

E-mail, with obvious alterations:
not.jim.silverton.at.comcast.not