I don't think I've seen a better summation of this whole mess. Very = eloquent Diane, and EXACTLY my feeling as well. Thank you! Another = (perfect) remedy to the dilemma would be to open a "sister" mailing = list. We could call it "MSO-Lite". In here we could personalize a = little. Of course all the important posts rigidly on-topic should be = kept right here so we could all learn and follow along, but on the other = end of the spectrum, sometimes I get the urge to post the recipe for my = delicious French Toast. LOL The list-members on this "main" list are all = very nice people and I know for sure I'd enjoy just shootin' the breeze = with many of them. There are a lot of brilliant minds on this list. I'd = like to know if any of them found a new flea shampoo for their dog. LOL. = I am a BIG Chatter-bug. I love it. Peter C. - Stuart, FL. (PS, not = to imply Linda is not flexible with OT. I guess as long as it's = well-marked "OT" and the thread doesn't go on forever,, you don't get = chastised) Linda is Great! -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx]On = Behalf Of Diane Rainaud Sent: Thursday, June 10, 2004 6:15 AM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] MEMBERS. VOTE NOW ( was Moderation...or Censorship?) I feel the categorization of "these kinds of discussions" is a bit vague and am quite sure that I might vote YES in some cases and NO in others, but I am voting YES for this particular discussion thread. My vote is a selfish one as someone who receives the digest version, has cable modem, and is therefore not as easily annoyed if my mailbox on some days contains more of this kind of mail than others. I know I certainly learn a LOT reading the opinions of Linda and the other Office gurus. Sometimes not just knowing the step-by-step on how to do something is not quite enough. The kind of background provided by these discussions is valuable to me as long as it stays on-topic, and I thought this one absolutely did stay on-topic. Presenting rationales for the use of Access vs. Excel in different situations is great and I don't see it as "emotion". Although it may be personal opinion to some degree, we all know there's more than one way to skin a cat and the personal opinions of the experts on this list is something I always want to hear. Thanks, Linda, for letting us all have our say:) Enjoy your time away! Diane =20 ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************