Actually Lucy... Kevin answered me private (to keep excess mail off the list) and his points were actually very valid... and they were pretty much the exact same points that DebbiR sent to the list (oddly enough, at about the same moment, too), and the points that mom sent to the list later on. And I have to agree with them all on it. Although it is true that he shouldn't have left everyone hanging like that, just saying "AOL" then closing the discussion, I don't think it actually meant for it to be an attack on all AOL users...

Also, as (I think) someone pointed out in one of their mails to you today, it's a lot easier for everyone to understand what you're talking about if you use the REPLY option, and include at least part of the text that you are replying to. Take a look at how everyone else does it to get an idea. This way, there's no confusion as to what posts you might be responding to (since the subject lines have been known to have several topics of discussion in them) and the person you might be replying to will know for sure if it was to them. It's not a list rule, but it sure makes things a lot easier for everyone else.