Charlie: thanks for the reply. A group I'm working for has been doing some research that this discussion group could help with gathering data. Is that appropriate? And if it is how might I invite responses to questions in ways that would protect respondent's privacy? My 'tech' was down for a while, and it's great to be back checking 'bookmarks' and catching up. I'd like to ask about 3 questions of the group for reply (as each may wish. I'll look forward to further instructions. -