<HTML>In a message dated 12/= 6/2000 5:27:08 AM Mid-Atlantic Standard Time, istuner@islandia.is writes= : <BLOCKQUOTE TYPE=CITE style="BORDER-LEFT: #0000ff 2px solid; MARGIN-= LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT: 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px"> P.S.  I still think you´re doing a good job trying to hold up the= standards here, but it´s really simple.  If you wan´t a clear-cut format,= you have to get a moderator.  Even chat rooms have moderators, in which the mod= erator throws out people if their chatting is out of line.  That´s the o= nly way you´ll get what you´re striving for.  Resistance is futile. &nb= sp;Go with the flow. </BLOCKQUOTE> Hi: I can't agree with this last paragraph.  Why should the PTG spend e= xtra money (I would presume this would be necessary for having a "Modera= tor").  What ever happened to self-control?  So simple and so = universal.  Self control and professional attitude.  Doctors a= nd Piano Tuners can (and do, I'm sure) speak any way they wish amongst t= hemselves in informal settings.  Dinner, hallway, casual meeting, a= nd on and on.  But in meeting the public or expressing yourself to = other professionals (on this list) who feel inappropriate language is no= t acceptable, then a dash of self control and professional discipline is= absolutely necessary.   If you were being interviewed for a job, would you resort to your "casua= l" language choices, or would you be a bit extra careful to exhibit rest= raint and a degree of professionalism.    Give this list = the same courtesy and respect and you will get it in return, I am certai= n. If we do not insist upon this standard as a profession, then who is to d= o this for us?   In the world of advertising, repetition of a point is a necessity for th= at point to finally come across.  On this list, slow progress can a= nd will be made if there is always some voice out there repeating what i= s expected of each of us as professionals.  I will continue to expr= ess my strong feelings about this because I think more people will becom= e more aware of measuring the words they write and speak.  This doe= s not negate levity, casualness or informal discussion-that is not my in= tent at all.  Just an awareness of good language and respectful com= munication. Most sincerely, Bob Bergantino </HTML>