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Dave, You said: "Adding a few carefully placed emoticons (smileys) or parenthetical comments, can really help ease the tension." Which reminds me of: Smiling faces, smiling faces Sometimes they don't tell the truth Smiling faces, smiling faces Tell Lies And I got proof O Jays <—- Multiple Simpsons <Grin> DOE! -=Song Birds=- P.S. Beware the handshake, and the pat on the back They just might hold you back You also told M&M: >>> Your posts generally have a lot of valuable facts… Ah, yes, the content, your guruviness. The relevance! And this: >>> Why not visit the forum a little more frequently, get to know the regulars a little better, and learn/share with us? Well, perhaps they visit more often than you think. As for sharing, what good does it do to share, if you're going to come down on them for doing so? Seems like there's a lot of that going around. Are we allowed to share only what somebody else deems worthy????? And only in a manner that suits you or the powers that be? You also seem to be preoccupied with establishing some kind of calm in the forum. Calm is good. Karma is good. But we're stirring things up. There is calm before the storm… and there is calm in the eye of the storm. Find the center. And let's get busy. In the message to which I am responding you speak of "tension." Paraphrasing earlier remarks, you commented…. "LIGHTEN UP. I'm relaxed…why isn't everybody?" Your words would seem to indicate more about YOU than you realize. RELAX said the night*man you are programmed to receive – Eagles (more Birds) -= I Can Sing A Rainbow Too =-