Sorry, folks, not quite done yet--P.S. to settle Rick. Yes, I admit that I, too, sent personal mail to Shambles, but not to air concerns--merely to agree w/ some of his points after he started this thread. You will notice that, on 9 April, I also posted publicly. Some of us do both. To briefly reiterate, my plea was for balance--public & private posting, folk music & chatty threads, personal & group communications. I enjoy the diversity of personality & interest among us & have gotten attached to many of you. I agree w/ Shambles that we might get past some of these difficulties if people would sometimes post privately when what they are saying really only concerns 1 person. I hope there is a place here for all of us--from spontaneous, punny, risque folks even to slightly dull librarians who don't play instruments, but still enjoy folk music. Let's just give each other permission to be different & get on w/ the good stuff!!!

best always,

bbc