Folks, there has been a fair whack of discourtesy on this list of late, some unintentional (but hotly resented nonetheless) and some of it quite deliberate. Hardly being without sin, I hesitate to cast the first stone. However, I do detect a definite lowering of tone on this list. Surely there is room for at least a modicum of professional courtesy, while still agreeing to disagree. The Maori expression for discourteous speech is: "He kupu matangerengere" which means a word having a hideously ulcerated face. I think we've had enough of it. Harry Harry Needham Special Advisor - Programme Development Canadian War Museum 330 Sussex Drive, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0M8 Voice: (819) 776-8612 Fax (819) 776-8623 Email: [log in to unmask]