I am a new person here though I have been reading the daily list for a while. For me, one of the nicest and most welcome things about the list has been the absence of the "flaming", complaining and other negative input that is found in so many, many, many other forums. That's to say I prefer some effective "restrictions" because they provide a board wherein the conversation is actually informative and interesting. In contrast... the so-called "freedom" of the "flame forums" is almost always just an invitation for posters who quickly degrade the board to even worse than a total waste of time. Thankfully, I am not one of the people who has to decide the specifics of the "restrictions". ______________________________________________________________________ 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]