Fellow Listers -- Well, I've been away for a couple of days and I see there has been a bit of disharmony on the list during that time. But I also note that there has been an apology posted on the list and serenity now seems restored. Thank you. This list has had no problems of this kind in the past and I'd hate for any to start now. However, this situation has presented me with what seems like the perfect opportunity to begin a new feature that I have been thinking of for a while now. It concerns our list guidelines. Every now and again, as needed, I will be selecting one particular guideline and posting it as our Guideline of the Day. Our Guideline of the Day this time is item #10. It reads as follows -- (Quote) Subscribers are expected to treat everyone else on the list with respect and courtesy. Harrassment and/or verbal attacks of any kind, for any reason, will not be tolerated. Should any of these situations occur, the list administrator will take action to stop it. This may include unsubscribing offenders from the list. Reason: Your fellow subscribers are entitled to the same respect and courtesy which you show to people face-to-face in daily life. For further information on this subject, please see the section on our list website titled: Harrassment and/or Verbal Attacks(On and Off-List): -- What You Can Do. It's in the Beyond the Basics section. (End quote) Now, as I said, situations such as this have not occurred on this list. I want to keep it that way. I included #10 in our list guidelines as a preventative measure after some very unpleasant things had happened on a related list about a year ago. I didn't want any of this to spill over onto HWE. Hence guideline #10. As the guideline states, if necessary, I can take the extreme step of unsubscribing offenders. I have never had to do this and hope I never will. A less extreme step would be to place the subscriber in question on the "reject list" which means messages from that person would be sent to me for prior approval before posting to the list. I feel that none of our list guidelines are out-of-the-ordinary or excessive. They are very usual on most lists and exist for good reasons (which are included with the guidelines.) I hope everyone else feels the same. If you disagree with a particular guideline, please contact me off-list to discuss it. Thus endeth my comments concerning this topic. Thanks for your attention and your cooperation, everyone. I will post more Guidelines of the Day in future, when appropriate. Andrea (in list concierge mode)