Bob Yates recently posted a response to a thread, and I sent him a note recalling our wonderful ATEG meeting. My quandry in beginning my note to him was to describe my feelings upon seeing his note - "Great to see your e-mail!" didn't seem to convey how his note brought back the fun we had at the meeting and how important he was to its success. I solved the problem with "It's nice to see your voice again." And after writing that, I thought I'd see if anyone else on the list - particularly Pam Dykstra - has had similar thoughts about e-mail messages. They seem to be a delightful mix of both formal writing and casual conversation. On this list, for example, we aren't writing formal papers in our e-mail messages, yet there is disciplined thought behind the messages; we aren't truly engaged in conversation, yet there is almost immediate audience response. Has anyone written anything formally about the power of e-mail to evoke a "visible voice" - in other words, the voice of an e-mail author can be a powerful mix of both oral and written presentation? Geoff Layton To join or leave this LISTSERV list, please visit the list's web interface at: http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/ateg.html and select "Join or leave the list" Visit ATEG's web site at http://ateg.org/