Wow! Chris stepping down?!? I suppose I should have seen it coming, knowing how busy you are, but it still comes as a surprise. Certainly things won't be quite the same without you as moderator! Let me chime in to say that MY preference is to see the FML continue as a mailing list. I have no patience for newsgroups, and no time to check into Usenet. Also, as co-leader for Small Mammals on Petsforum on CompuServe, I would be remiss in not pointing out how many people there are out there who do not have Usenet access -- replacing the FML with a newsgroup would leave a huge hole for those folks, and that would be a shame. --------------------- Katie Fritz CompuServe Small Mammals Section (S11) Co-Leader, Pets/Animals Forum Internet: [log in to unmask] CompuServe: 71257,3153 [Posted in FML issue 0921]