Hi Gerald, Awesome! I've never seen it that small either. I think this is definitely something worthwhile, get it down to a manageable size, and hopefully we can keep it that way. It's always good to get some house cleaning done every now and then. And, hey, it's spring, the season for that. Keep up the good work ever diligent volunteers! I'll be back into the fold come summer time, but for now unfortunately, Spanish, Physics, Math and Programming are demanding attention-can't imagine why that is. *grin* Jake ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerald Hovas To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2006 9:53 PM Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Step 1 List under 300 I don't know if anyone's noticed, but the Step 1 list happens to only have 297 books on it at the moment. It's the first time I've seen it that low. Sometime early last year it was up around 600. It shrank down to around 375, then it went back up into the low 500's. Now it's back down under 300. All of you who have been focusing on validations instead of submissions have really made a difference. Of course, Carrie's focusing on bestsellers sure hasn't hurt. <Smile> Gerald ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.385 / Virus Database: 268.3.5/303 - Release Date: 4/6/2006