Since Mr. Slater is back and we villagers can put away our pitchforks and torches, I thought it might be apropos to ask why there is a persistant belief by some that Ohio-Birds is a "sightings-only" service. When Vic Fazio began the listserv, did he have such a restriction? Or have sightings reports so dominated the postings that some members have mistakenly inferred an restriction? The answer, of course, has no practical importance, since the current guidelines allow other topics. However, the anthropologist in me can't help wondering about the origin of myths. Cheers, Paul Gardner Columbus, OH ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. You can join or leave the list, or change your options, at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/scripts/wa.exe?LIST=OHIO-BIRDS Send questions or comments about the list to: [log in to unmask]