It turns out sorefingers did not suddenly become more civil; he simply transferred his veiled personal attacks against me to a BS thread called "BS: Is Academic authority a lie?" I thought I'd let the thread contributors here know, just in case his posts here amused you...it's certainly a fun read down there in the BS!

As to Les's clarification of his needs, I think the best answer is the one Pied Piper suggested at 03 Sep 03 - 08:06 AM. That is what the best evidence supports.