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I just like having some vague clue about where in a thread I am when I read
it. Dumb idea, never mind. :-)
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Don't worry....the mgt has already acted on your requrest....

As for why the thread degnerated: you can thank Meester, Payette, and Nelson...

Take those three away, and no problem existed. In fact, without those three, the thread probably would have drifted way....