Richard A. Pence wrote: Snip > Here is the "translation" I prepared for a "newbie" right after the > "Effecive" article appeared as an April Fool's article in RWR: I've > done some updating. Snip > 1. HOT WORDS. Run your spell checker before posting. Your messages > will look foolish if you misspell "genealogy." Proper punctuation > is essential for clarity - and that includes using your shift key at > the proper times. > > 2. FREQUENCY OF POSTS. Snip > or mailing list - that is, make sure message is apparopriate to the Snip > 7. BOOKSHY. Snip > are dictionaries, glossaries, encyclopeias, maps and place finders Could not resist reprinting the above that included the following as well as a few others that were run on. Now about that spell checker? Smiling and grinning ear to ear. Effecive, apparopriate, encyclopeias Moderator Brian, you may post or not as you see fit. Phil Holm Phil Holm <pholm@rconnect.com>