One of the aspects I have always loved about the 'Cat and 'Catters is their maturity. On the whole, they whine less and contribute more honest communication than many other communiuties, especially virtual ones where so many aspects of close experience of others are not present.

My sense is that part of that maturity is tolerance, and by and large there are large amounts of it in the 'Cat. So much so that the occasional exception, the rare bitter or sarcastic post, jars loudly as an exception.

In order to sustain a community of this quality, of course, a sense of humor is definitely part of the formula -- those who take themselves too seriously tend to put their cyber-feet in their cyber-mouths. (Well, so do all of us on occasion).

I applaud all of you who keep on communicating, exercising your best qualities and making the 'Cat one of the nicest places in Cyberspace, and I hope it will continue for a long time.

Amos