Willie-O, one of the reasons I don't like Greenpeace is the hoards of paid missionaries that clog the sidewalks of the university campus where I spend a lot of time. I don't like the Sierra Club because, when I was a member, they sold (or gave) my name and address to multiple other organizations, of which the Sierra Club itself was the most conservative.

I currently belong to the Nature Conservancy and Rails to Trails Conservancy, among others, which I consider to be organizations dedicated to accomplishing something rather than annoying other people. Harassment, legal or not, does nothing except get peoples' backs up and harden their attitudes.

As for my unfortunate misunderstanding about the ship, please see my response of 22 Jan 04 - 09:29 PM, and I have nothing further to say about it.