>While i heartily agree with reminding folks of the rules when deemed
>nessessary, i don't think that the list should be completely devoid of
>***shell-related*** "fun".  Conchology is a very pleasant, and at at
>times downright fun activity, and we shouldn't become so afraid of the
>"rules" that we can't crack a few shell-related jokes every now and
>then, or tell stories about collecting or collections that are not
>strictly in the category of "information sharing".  Also, i think the
>category of "on-topic" subjects should be permitted some latitude, to
>include links to and summaries of articles about aquatic pollution,
>coral reef and other molluscan habitat destruction or degradation, and
>the like:  mollusce live in complex ecosystems, so as long as there is a
>mulluscan tie-in, i think we should not be afraid to discuss ecological
>matters on the list, lest they be thought by some to be "off topic".
>
>From the land of Sun and Warmth (ok, at least today!!),
>Ross Mayhew.

I second this.
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Andrew Grebneff
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