I'll delurk long enough to second Ramona Curry's comment about the life
cycle of threads (when one gets old/redundant it dies on its own) and to
agree with her request for some reflection on the effect of "gateway"
contributions to the tone and quality of recent messages.
 
 
**************************************************************************
                                  ||
Paul Younghouse                   ||
Department of Communication       || "Was ya ever stung by a dead bee?"
Indiana State University          ||
Terre Haute, IN   47809           ||
(812) 237-3235                    ||
                                  ||
**************************************************************************