the "Robber Baron" (no offense; couldn't resist) wrote snip... >I wonder whether it is the younger members of museum-l who are more >interested in breaking it up, and the older ones who would prefer to keep >it whole. Could be, but I'm a young'un and I'd like to leave it whole (my masters program in museum studies took the holistic approach so that may have something to do with it, too). I do, however, agree with previous suggestions for us "museumellers": 1) only include the parts of previous messages essential to understanding a reply 2) short & descriptive subject titles I know several professionals here and elsewhere who quit this list because of the volume of material. I know people will always come and go, but I think we can each take the time to be considerate with our own postings. As Stan Lee used to say (and maybe he still does): 'Nuff said. Bill ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ William H. Stirrat (Bill) Evaluator/Market Researcher ? ! Our Minnesota Science Hall o Science Museum of Minnesota /( )\ 30 East 10th Street /\ St. Paul, MN 55101 [log in to unmask] As always, opinions expressed are my own. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~