I'm in total agreement with everything you say here jdarg! However, it would be a lot better though, and save a lot more time in trying to determine a good social connection, if people were more forthcoming with information, say on their profiles. That way, someone who is an outsider or newbe could get a much better and quicker idea of who would be a good social match up, without trying to figure that out just from all the "back and forth" chit-chat that just occurs naturally with any group of friends, and on this virtual board as well. I have warm feelings toward several of my virtual friends here, even though I have actually met only one (I think) in real life.