Robyn wrote: >I've just opted out of this list. It is one of seven email "groups" I >subscribe to and the only one with so many members so eager to attack each >other personally and to argue with anything and everything that gets posted >just for the hell of it. I'm afraid to post anything because I know I'll Ah, lighten up a little. Matters of debate are suppose to be competitive. Since I'm only 20 years old (and have much to learn), I absolutely love trying to pick apart the arguments of people on this list that are a *lot* smarter than I am. For example, I have a tendency to go after M. Audette b/c he's probably one of the top 5 smartest people on this list. I figure, if I flame him, and he comes back and flames me, then in the end, I learn something that I didn't know before. I also have a tendency to go after Don Matesz, Todd, and Ray (still waiting for Ray to post more though so I can go after him). To me, learning is much more fun, challenging, and I actually learn more when I make it competitive (maybe it's a male thing, I don't know). I didn't take it personally when my 'altered genes' comment got dismanted by several experts. It really didn't even bother me. Now, I learned that the 'altered genes' thing was ignorant on my part. It's okay though b/c I'll get someone back for it. :-) Justin Hasselman