----------------------------Original message---------------------------- Should queries posted to MAPS-L be answered on MAPS-L? YES. Only in rare instances should that not be the case. MAPS-L is our virtual classroom. How many of us have wished we could get together with someone more knowledgable than ourselves to get some insight or answer to a question? We have access to that here, on a daily basis! Do you remember the kid in high school who always asked the best questions? You know the one. He or she would go up to the teacher at the end of class and say, "I have a question." Remember that was a question you had too, but you felt too dumb to ask? So now you hang around to hear the answer and so do several other kids. Do you remember doing that? Here we are dealing with a variation of the same theme. Maybe we haven't formulated the question, yet. Sometimes I see something on here, know of someone not on MAPS-L who is interested in that general area, and I forward it to them. What should be done as personal replies? "I need a roommate for ...". Or "I need to reach for personal business, can you send me personal mail." But addresses for products, queries of "what is ... ", concerns about "where is ... " deserve answers on the list. This is our virtual classroom and we are all the virtual classrooms. Cyberspace lives. Debbie Lords [log in to unmask] Marriott Library Unviersity of Utah Salt Lake City, Utah 84112