<html> <body> At 11:04 AM 7/19/2008, you quoted me: >Explore enhanced / refined search capabilities / organizational >structure of existing archives. and said: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">All well and good but when does a topic stay on topic. Usually by the twelfth reply the subject is different from the original topic. Would it be any different on a 'dedicated' topic? Tangently speaking, that ls.</blockquote> Jon - I'm not sure what you're saying, especially in relation to the part of my post that you've quoted, in which  I was simply wondering if there were alternate ways in which the existing data could be organized or searched, (without involving intensive editorial action), or if, in fact, the structure of that data, as it now exists, is fairly immutable. <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite="">Maybe the exact issue is the fact that you couldn't, (or wouldn't) easily, refer to the specific previous discussions you referenced to sollidayfy the point you were making. David Skolnik</blockquote> As to the second part (above)- "Maybe...", taken from Chris's  Sat, 19 Jul 2008 11:55:36 -0400 post, I thought it was clear that I would have liked to more easily refer back to the discussion he was referencing... <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <dl> <dd>Alan M and I and several others tried about 18 months ago, to the best of my recollection, and I'm not going to search it to be more precise  (Chris Solliday)</blockquote></blockquote> </dl> My point was, what, if anything, given the existing data structure, would have made greater specificity less onerous, for Chris. Out of curiosity, I am periodically trying to interact with the list through the archives, as you do.  How, exactly, do you reply from the archives?  If you respond, please either do so privately or change the subject heading. Thanks - David Skolnik Hastings on Hudson, NY At 11:04 AM 7/19/2008, you wrote: <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> <blockquote type=cite class=cite cite=""> >Explore enhanced / refined search capabilities / organizational >structure of existing archives. Maybe the exact issue is the fact that you couldn't, (or wouldn't) easily, refer to the specific previous discussions you referenced to sollidayfy the point you were making. David Skolnik</blockquote> All well and good but when does a topic stay on topic. Usually by the twelfth reply the subject is different from the original topic. Would it be any different on a 'dedicated' topic? Tangently speaking, that ls. Regards, Jon Page</blockquote></body> </html>