Wolfy, I agree with your "individual ferret" theory. And, as for the "Ferret Nazis".......... I hope they have disappeared. They are the one of the main reasons why I left the FML for so long in the first place. I had enjoyed reading it, and it was one of the main places I went to escape from what was going on around me at the time......I couldn't control then what was in God's hands, but I COULD control adding to my stress from another outside source. And I did. But people brutalizing each other over differing opinions and whom you did or did not choose to be friends with just got to me. It reminded me too much of the "fandom world" (can we say "fandom for ferrets.....?) experiences I had had in the past, and folks, I am too old and emotionally bankrupt to play such stupid and nonproductive games. Fun topics, intelligent sharing and learning, and "agreeing-to-disagree-without-attacking-the-other-guy" are the way to help the babies, and I am so glad to see that happening now. Let us hope that the "Ferret Nazis" have faded into the past or are few and far between.... (Lord, Wolfy, how I love that term "Ferret Nazis." It is so, so......PERFECT!) I am actually DARING to attend the "Ferret Symposium" this year. But I will admit folks that the only reason I actually "took the plunge" (even with the lure of Dr. Fitzgerald......), and took the risk of braving potential "Ferret Nazis"-OK, let me get it out of my sysytem-was because I had people to visit in the area anyway. I just scheduled my vacation around the symposium. That way, I could retreat across the river to St. Charles and people that love me (or at least tell me they do.....LOL......they must after putting up with me for over 42 years.........and no, that is NOT my age......sigh) if things were "out-of-control." Let's face it folks. I am a coward.... Well, maybe that is not the best term. I do avoid confrontation when at all possible, I will admit that, but ONLY OVER THINGS THAT AREN'T THAT IMPORTANT TO ME ANYWAY. I will fight if it is a battle I feel strongly about. I just figure that the little things, well, if someone needs to win that badly, I will LET them. It isn't the individual battles that necessarily win a war, after all......... Life isn't about winning or losing...... Catherine Behind The Zion Curtain "You have all the equipment, you just need to read the manual" - Elle Woods [Posted in FML issue 4802]