I should probably not comment here, but I must. I did NOT apply for the position of Editor, so I have no personal reason to make this comment... Those of you using the list to send kudos to the Interim Editor are probably embarrassing her...(at least, she should be embarrassed) and as others have pointed out, the advantage she was given by being allowed to act as Interim Editor, hand in hand with Gail, was not afforded anyone else who was or who may have been interested in the position...which probably caused more than one person not to bother applying for the job. In fact, I KNOW for a fact that not every person who was qualified bothered to apply---especially after the first praises started appearing on the list. Your praises should be sent to Susan privately...I'm sure anyone else who applied for the position feels like an ass now, since you're all helping give the impression that the position is hers..........and until the Committee makes a formal decision, that should definitely NOT be the impression we're getting. Unfortunately, it is...I'd feel terrible if I were Susan. Of course, if you are trying to influence the members of the Committee, you're doing a lovely job of it... Altogether, it's sort of like a dog show where the ribbons are mailed to the eventual winner...a month before entries close. Peggy ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2006. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - URL temporarily deleted due to AOL issues ============================================================================