It's been pointed out that we share the general characteristics (and foibles) of all electronic boards. However, given that our overriding topic is words (which subject is not going to attract your typical flamer too often), we probably are more apt to be careful about how we use them. Although I am not an "old hand", I can attest that we have occasionally approached the edge of good taste and decorum; but we are fortunate to have a quite a wide diversity of class clowns and disciplinarians. I see no evidence that we need to refer regularly to a prescriptive set of groundrules and checklists. (please excuse the expression, I work regulatorily with the FAA and JAA and am up to *here in groundrules and checklists :)