Guest Appearance, Request to Moderators...

I came to this forum as a guest. I had a question which was promptly answered. I continued to follow the ongoing dialogue here, and liked what I was reading. So I joined as a member.

Since then, I have tried to follow my own self imposed rules in replying to posts:

1. Stay out of subjects that I know nothing about

2. Only participate in discussions where I feel that I have something constructive to add.

3. Respect the other members and guests on this forum. Try to understand what they are trying to ask or say.

4. Accept any criticism or corrections to my replies in a positive and constructive way.

It has been my experience that some of our members are just as guilty as guests for making insulting , demeaning , and thoughtless replies to posts.

One of the problems that we have to accept is that this is an international forum. For many of our corespondents, English is not their language. I speak, read and write to a limited extent in Spanish. but I would be hard pressed to ask or reply to a technical question in that language.

Finally, I would like to respond to a post in this thread, taking exception to a guest's criticism to a reply that I made on a previous thread. I take a certain pride in my ability to write in my native English. But on occasion, I make mistakes in grammar or spelling. When I do, I welcome the correction. In this instance, the criticism was appropriate to the discussion, education. My high school English teacher would have been far more harsh on me. I can only learn from my mistakes.

Poor fellow!

Why not try unsubscribing from the thread. Works wonders as everyone can carry on and you don't even realize it.