This has become utterly ridiculous and unprofessional, so please all, excuse me for defending my position so vehemently in the first place. I am shocked. This is one of the reasons that people hop right off this listserv and I'm about to do the same, perhaps to the glee of many. I happily concede to you your glee; my life and my opinion will go on unchanged. Obviously no one should go to a graduate program if they don't want to or don't believe in them or have any other objections to them- no matter what anyone, including myself with my strong opinions, has to say about it. I apologize to anyone who is offended by my points. I would encourage you to do further research into the subject and to publish in the future and would be interested to see the result. I plaintively requested to be left alone- I would ask that favor again. There really is a collection waiting on my desk, and it is more important than another round of fruitless bickering. Thank you, DM A posting from the Archives & Archivists LISTSERV List sponsored by the Society of American Archivists, www.archivists.org. For the terms of participation, please refer to http://www.archivists.org/listservs/arch_listserv_terms.asp. To subscribe or unsubscribe, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] In body of message: SUB ARCHIVES firstname lastname *or*: UNSUB ARCHIVES To post a message, send e-mail to [log in to unmask] Or to do *anything* (and enjoy doing it!), use the web interface at http://listserv.muohio.edu/archives/archives.html Problems? Send e-mail to Robert F Schmidt <[log in to unmask]>