Hello to all - This may sound familiar -- very very familiar -- to some of you who have been on the list for a while but I am afraid I must say it (again <g>) anyway. Here goes. Please <snip> off or delete any previous message(s) to which you are replying and which may be attached to the beginning or (usually) the end of your own message. It is unnecessary to include a whole previous message in this manner because it has already been on the list at least once before. And is, therefore, already in the list archives at least once. If you are replying to a previous post, put a sentence or two at the beginning of your own message which indicates what you are replying to (topic, sender and date of previous post). This can be done by saying, for example, something like: "I am responding to the message from (name) on (date) who posted about (topic)." Alternatively, you can include a short <snip> (segment) of the previous post (eg. a sentence or two) which lets others know what you are replying to. This is particularly important if more than a day or so has gone by since the original message was posted. If anyone then wants to see the entire original post, they can check in the list archives. I would so much appreciate everyone's cooperation in this. From your list concierge, Andrea