For some reason there seem to be some who have a feeling that I must be responsible for some excellent webpages, simply because I RECOMMENDED those pages. NOT the case. Actually, I've never had the time to learn how to do a webpage, yet, and don't have any, nor would I be able to carry off these great pages. People DO recommend things which aren't their own labors of love, you know! Of the three wonderful ones I have recently mentioned: Bruce Williams, who is probably the world's most knowledgeable vet on ferret pathology, does the AFIP site on ferret health problems. Pam Troutman who runs STAR Ferrets (Shelters that Adopt and Rescue Ferrets, a helpful blanket group through which shelters help each other) does the Vets Listings. Pam Greene is the one who has worked her tail off through the years with Ferret Central, getting specialist vets and experienced owners to provide information and then making it readable, presentable, and easy to use, with a good deal of her own writing in there, too. I certainly can NOT take credit for their hard work, and my recommendations are based on knowing that they do good work in various tasks, and often hearing from others through the years how helpful their work is. (One thing I can say about myself is that I've been here from the start (actually before the start -- in the groups which led to the FML and in the core group which originally wanted it) so I have gotten a feeling for what people have found useful through the years. Hey, people DO recommend the efforts of others when the results are downright marvelous! Heck, I recommend this list on a regular basis and you know I'm not that wonderful guy, Bill Gruber! Wow, Bill, we've hit over 3,000! That's 50% larger than the TOWN I grew up in! (I think the town had at least as many characters as the list does, with fewer people and more cops. <G>) For those who don't know, there are people who study list phenomena (not me but I know some) and lists which get to over 1,000 are exceedingly rare as are long-lived lists. In this list -- first with Chris who had it for a long while though it hadn't mushroomed to incredibly huge size then, and for a number of years with Bill Gruber -- both shockingly large size and startling longevity (11 years so far) are combined. Obviously this is a success which others can use as a model. I am looking forward to the day when the FML is held up in major radio news, newspapers and other places as the way it CAN be done; of course, BILL might feel otherwise! Sukie For THEIR sites: http://www.ferretcentral.org http://www.netgopets.com/starferrets.html http://www.afip.org/ferrets/index.html for which I do NOT, can NOT, would NOT take credit, but I SURE DO RECOMMEND THEM! [Posted in FML issue 2564]