<HTML><HEAD> <META charset=US-ASCII http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; cha= rset=US-ASCII"> <META content="MSHTML 6.00.2800.1400" name=GENERATOR></HEAD> <BODY style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial; BACKGROUND-COLOR: #fffff= f"> <DIV> <DIV>   Dick </DIV> <DIV>   Thanks. I feel your pain & hope I'm not one.I encourag= e you to contribute.</DIV> <DIV>   </DIV> <DIV>   Dale Erwin</DIV> <BLOCKQUOTE style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: blue = 2px solid"> <DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>I have been an observer and occasional c= ontributor (when I have something important to say) to the list since the ge= t go.</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>In the last couple of years the list has= definetely changed.  Now there are instances where one membe= r will have numerous posts most every day....and many of them say somet= hing to the effect that "yeah, you're right."</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>In the beginning members would hardly ev= er place more than one or maybe two posts each night and not clutter up the = bandwidth with numerous dittos and OT stuff.  Now it seems everybody ha= s an opinion on everything...and it seems the really knowledgeable people ha= ve been driven away.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>Of course that's just my opinion and sin= ce this will only take up about one of the probably 81 posts I will get on m= aybe 10 topics...I guess I'm entitled.  </FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>Grab your flamethrowers folks...but if y= ou are going to flame let's have a little constructive content in the fire.<= /FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>Best</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial></FONT> </DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>Dick Day</FONT></DIV> <DIV class=RTE><FONT face=Arial>Marshall MI</FONT></DIV></DIV></BLOCKQUO= TE></DIV> <DIV></DIV></BODY></HTML>