In response to the qustion from Martinson "Is this list a proper forum for political statements?" I for one, THANK the chairman of IOCC for providing timely information, of which little such is forthcoming these days from the 'official' purveryos of dis-information. Such matters ought to be of interest to us as professionals/responsible individuals/communities of varied interests. I subscribe to this list precisely because I want and need such diverse sources of information and to understand arguments about the worlds in which we live and work. Lets not have this forum degenerate into the cybser-space equivalent of a kaffee-klatch- full of hot air and signifying nothing- by excising those matters which are deemed political/offensive/out of line by the guardians of correctness. Guha Shankar University of Texas, Anthropology ========================================================= Important Subscriber Information: The Museum-L FAQ file is located at http://www.finalchapter.com/museum-l-faq/ . You may obtain detailed information about the listserv commands by sending a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "help" (without the quotes). If you decide to leave Museum-L, please send a one line e-mail message to [log in to unmask] . The body of the message should read "Signoff Museum-L" (without the quotes).