As a relative old-timer I can tell you that when Michael thinks something has gone on long enough, he steps in. I think most of us feel that this list is like a big dinner table. Everyone sits around and discusses chiles and other things. Wild tales get told (Brer Rael?) Subjects vary somewhat from time to time. But overall the list remains (at least in the 3 years I've been on it, a true chile-head haven. Anxiously awaiting spring Kevin Crooks