The last study I saw, back when I had descended into management (stolen phrase), said it was about 5.5 productive hours per day. It's a fact of corporate life.

I know. As a matter of fact, that is why my clients love it when I work from my own office. They know that they are only getting billed for the time that I spend writing code. When I am on-site, they get billed for every minute that I am there.

For whatever it's worth, and even though you have your points, I think you have been needlessly nasty with Naomi.

I am sorry that you feel that way. It was not my intention to be nasty. I was just calling it like I see it.

I submit a humble request. Although you and Andy are not management over at that other site, I suspect you have some influence. Will you please use that influence to get her back in, under strict agreement not to mention other sites?

I will not do that. As I said to Naomi elsewhere in this thread, I was not among the people that complained about her behavior in that forum. And, as a matter of fact, neither was Andy. However, apparently, there were so many other complaints that Eric simply had no choice but to ban her. Majority rule. If you feel that strongly about it, why don't you contact Eric?