Straub, Marc (M.A.) said on 2/5/99 1:40 PM... >Hi folks. As someone who has been participating in this discussion group >for a few years now, I have noticed that lately it has become much less of a >_discussion_ oriented forum, and more of a place to simply ask questions >that are seemingly never answered. I know this is not the case, but rather >most respondents choose to reply directly to the questioner without CC-ing >the list. I agree that this is probably best in most cases, as we all >probably get too much email as it is, but I would really like to hear the >answers to many of the questions. > >May I suggest that the questioner take it upon him or herself to compile the >best of the responses that they receive and then post a follow-up message to >the group, when appropriate, so that we might all share. The Subject Header >might be of the form "Re: Posting Follow-Up Summaries [SUMMARY]" or >"FOLLOW-UP: Posting Follow-Up Summaries." I thank those who have done this >in the past. > >I think this will make for a more interesting and enlightening forum. >Thanks for your time. > >-- >Marc Straub >Advanced Technology Development >Visteon Automotive Systems, Ford Motor Company >Dearborn, MI USA > > I could not agree more. Rod Ruoff ********************************************************************* Rod Ruoff, Director Laboratory for the Study of Novel Carbon Materials Dept of Physics Washington University CB 1105, One Brookings Drive St. Louis, Missouri, USA 63130-4899 (for UPS, express mail, etc: replace "CB 1105" with "Compton 242") phone:314 935 8746 fax: 314 935 5258 ruoff@wuphys.wustl.edu http://bucky5.wustl.edu/