I appreciate the suggestion Sophocleese, that not all users are US citizens, or have unlimited budgets for doing on-line research.

However, having lived both sides the pond, I also know that a great deal of the information available on-line is also available in public libraries. Via cable and satellite TV. Via international news programs on the radio.

I appreciate too that people posting to this thread who reside outside the US as well as inside the US, are hearing of this case for the first time. But considering the amount of time many of them seem to be spending in Mudcat, I doubt that tight budgets for on-line time is the reason for their not knowing the facts in the case.

Anyone who is interested in finding out more about the case needs to do just that. Research and reflection about the case, the boycott, and FA's reaction to it.

And yes, certainly, if one is an FA member or had plans to attend either one of the regional FA conferences coming up in the fall, or the national conference being discussed here which is schedule for Feb 2001, should be doing their research and reflection at this time.