I completely agree with the complainants about hostility on this list. The last straw for me was last spring when the list exceeded it's daily limit and several of the "list-hogs" made it clear they felt the less sophisticated posters should refrain from posting. How shameful! Less experienced birders should be encouraged, not discouraged from participation. Funny how those who post the most are the ones asking others not to post. If there is a daily limit, the only fair way to proceed is "first come, first served." The suggestion was that the reporting of rarities takes precedence over common birds. The guidelines for this list clearly state the purpose for this is list is NOT ONLY to post rarities. I rarely post now, as a result of that discussion, and I have noticed postings are down overall. I see others took away the same message I did. Suggestions directed to the list-hogs for next May when we start bumping that limit again: Don't post every thought the moment you have it. Instead of posting you saw a bird... then posting again that someone else saw it. Then posting that two more people saw it. Then posting a link to a map. Then posting a link to a photo. Then posting a discussion on field marks... try to CONSOLIDATE your postings into as few as possible, so that others besides yourself may utilize the list. How bout dem apples? Karen Gray ______________________________________________________________________ Ohio-birds mailing list, a service of the Ohio Ornithological Society. Our thanks to Miami University for hosting this mailing list. Additional discussions can be found in our forums, at www.ohiobirds.org/forum/. 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]