>> he appears to be the only mudcatter that defends the society without question. <<

Speaking as a long-standing ordinary member with no links to the heirarchy, I'm very pleased to see that EFDSS seems over the last few years to have been getting on with precisely the kind of things I'd have hoped for. For years there seemed to be little return for my membership fee other than use of the library (which alone was worth the price of admission, of course), but after doing my share of moaning in the past, I say give them credit where it's due. And the online library resources are great, thanks.

PS: It wasn't immediately apparent which thread I should post this to - could they not be amalgamated?