David and Joshua:  You came down too hard on Hank for commenting on
    Bryan's hard-to-read lack of paragraphing.  I, for one, appreciated it.
    It's hard enough to get through all these messages (and I like to read
    most of them), so the least all of us can do is try to make our
    postings as reader friendly as possible.
 
          This week I came upon a Univ. History major (Junior) who had no
    idea what ditto marks were, or how to read them or use them. It is
    frustrating to me to have to use my time to teach people something they
    should have learned in grade school.  Not their fault, I know, so I try
    to be patient, but geez....
 
          So how about 'you guys' being a little more patient with us
    'guys' who are (believe it or not) trying to help.  (And plaudits to
    Bryan who knows how to handle constructive criticism.)  He gets a hand.
    Lucy Skjelstad
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