I got over 55 replies to the email I posted the other day suggesting that we separate the 'stuff for sale' posts from the 'neighborhood news' posts on the HP list serv. The response was overwhelmingly in favor of the idea. Some of these folks replied to the list as a whole, many replied to me directly. The comments I received directly were generally in keeping with those that were made public. Two neighbors expressed that they were fine with using their spam folders to filter out the "for sale" items, and that two list servs were too many - one was enough. One neighbor replied with some ideas about using a different technology platform altogether. Perhaps this warrants discussion with the folks who maintain the list. I can think of a few ways to approach this and will be happy to participate in these conversations. I think its important to note that our community includes a number of people who are not really "into" computers, and are comfortable using email but not much else beyond that. As there can be information on the list-serv that has value to these people, I think we need to be careful that we choose an approach that includes these neighbors as well as those who have more advanced skills. I realize this idea I have floated potentially creates more work for those neighbors who so generously donate their time to maintain and moderate this list. It is not my intention to exploit these folks, but it seems like it might be time to evolve this feature of our community to the next level. I am happy to participate in that transition. Thanks for liking my idea! You guys made me feel good. Ethan