Just so you know: Just this week alone I got thanks from 3 vets and 2 research scientists who have pet ferrets because the abstracts helped them. Also, we FHL moderators often hear from vets and vet students that the abstracts are a big value added which keeps them on the FHL (and sometimes I hear from ones on the FML when an abstract seems general enough to also send there) because otherwise there is much for them to give on internet lists but not a whole lot for them to receive, and since vets tend to have very little spare time... So, yes, the vets understand the posts and I often hear out of the blue that they appreciate them. Certainly, others can skim, though. I think that ALL of us who have been on-line a long time skim past many things in many places to get to what interests us personally. I like it when people post info from which i can learn. For me, that's the best part. Oh, and in case people are wondering. Yes, Edward really did co-author a paper: <http://www.fao.org/agris/search/display.do?f=./1995/v2107/US9447978.xml;US9447978> >AGRIS record > >Record number US9447978 >Titles A technique for vasectomizing male ferrets >Personal Authors Ryalnd, L.M.; Lipinski, E. >Publication Date (Jan-Feb 1994) >AGRIS Subj. Cat. Miscellaneous animal disorders >AGROVOC Terms FERRETS, VASECTOMY, FURET, VASECTOMIE, HURON, VASECTOMIA >Other subjects CARNIVORA, MAMMALS, MUSTELIDAE, SURGICAL OPERATIONS, >CARNIVORA, MAMMIFERE, MUSTELIDAE, OPERATION CHIRURGICALE, CARNIVORA, >MAMIFEROS, MUSTELIDAE, OPERACIONES QUIRURGICAS >Language En >Notes references >Availability NAL/USDA (United States of America) >Availability number 9447978 >Serial Title Canine practice (USA) >Serial ID - ISSN 1057-6622 >Serial number v. 19(1) p. 25-27 >Serial Date (Jan-Feb 1994) >For document availability, please contact: >NAL/USDA (United States of America) >10301 Baltimore Avenue >Beltsville, Md. 20705, United States of America >Contact: http://www.nal.usda.gov/services/request.shtml >Email: [log in to unmask] >URL: http://www.nal.usda.gov >(c) AGRIS 2008 - FAO of the United Nations but we all have what we do and don't enjoy. I find flame baiting thoroughly annoying and then avoid those authors for an extended period afterward. Some people can only flame bait, but with the ones who actually have the ability to provide intelligent and constructive posts I find it a sad situation, being so avoidable. Sukie (not a vet) Recommended ferret health links: http://pets.groups.yahoo.com/group/ferrethealth/ http://ferrethealth.org/archive/ http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html http://www.miamiferret.org/fhc/ http://www.ferretcongress.org/ http://www.trifl.org/index.shtml http://homepage.mac.com/sukie/sukiesferretlinks.html [Posted in FML 6226]