Robert P. J. Day wrote: > > um ... no. because if the poster in question is ignored en masse, you > *know* that, in short order, you'll be seeing a followup posting of > the form, "hey! how come no one is answering my question! huh?" > Nothing is going to convince some people that following the guidelines of the list is a good idea. So for my piece of mind, I have started a filter that deletes their messages. After all, they have said they do not want my help. If the majority of the list feels that they don't need to follow the guidelines, then they should be changed. If I don't agree with the new guidelines, then I just leave the list. If too many people do that, the list dies. But at least the there are no more complaints about people not following the guidelines. Mikkel -- Do not meddle in the affairs of dragons, for thou art crunchy and taste good with Ketchup!