Hi Wanda,
    I have had the same problem. When giving an opinion I occasionally give it
personally unless it is one I take a hard line on or I feel I am not alone in
having. I dont mean to defeat the purpose of the histonet but I'd rather bend a
little than catch flack from someone who may disagree with me and end up all
stressed out over a d*#n  computer. :-)
Amos Brooks

Jeff & Wanda Gray wrote:

> Hello to all:
> Must add to this thread that I sometimes reply "off net" because I gave my
> opinion at one time and had a sales rep who was "less than pleased" with my
> reply call MY BOSS to complain!  So, to avoid having  my boss dragged in
> should my PO some rep I reply off net when the question involves an opinion
> rather than a generic procedure.  (this story is sad but true...)
> Wanda Shotsberger
> (HT ASCP)
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: jennifer.hoover@pharma.Novartis.com
> [mailto:jennifer.hoover@pharma.Novartis.com]
> Sent: Wednesday, April 26, 2000 11:02 AM
> To: Histonet@pathology.swmed.edu
> Subject: Re: Thanks (but gripe, grumble)
>
>      I also agree!  Even though the information shared is not always
> directly
> related to my daily activities I still enjoy reading what others are doing
> in
> Histoland.  Furthermore, I have a file folder overflowing with Histonet
> e-mail
> messages which I have printed because I find the information interesting and
> realize that I may need it for future reference! Thank you to all who share
> the
> knowledge!
>
> Jennifer Hoover
> Novartis Pharmaceuticals
> ---------------------- Forwarded by Jennifer Hoover/PH/Novartis on
> 04/26/2000
> 11:58 AM ---------------------------
>
> "J. A. Kiernan" <jkiernan@julian.uwo.ca> on 04/26/2000 10:30:04 AM
>
> To:   Histonet <histonet@pathology.swmed.edu>
> cc:    (bcc: Jennifer Hoover/PH/Novartis)
> Subject:  Re: Thanks (but gripe, grumble)
>
>    Evidently there are still some knowledgeable people answering
>    HistoNet questions directly to the askers, depriving the rest
>    of us of the benefit of their wisdom and expertise. I didn't
>    see a single reply to the question about the Machiavello stain
>    (and still don't know what it is), but Renee did receive
>    answers. The whole idea of a listserver like this one is to
>    share our ignorance by asking, and to share our knowledge by
>    answering to everyone. It says so in the bumph we receive
>    every time we type "subscribe" on the Subject line!
>
>    Often there is more than one answer to a question, and there
>    can be requests for clarification, added hints, and even
>    occasional arguments. Open discussions are the life & soul
>    of a forum such as this one, for people with common interests
>    in a science that will never be fully understood, partly
>    because it's also both a craft and an art. Please reply to
>    HistoNet, not just to individuals.
>
>    Thanks to Linda and Herb for getting a better server. The delays
>    in posting messages are already noticeably shorter.
>
> On Tue, 25 Apr 2000, Renee Escalona wrote:
>
> > Thanks to all of you who responded to my question about the Machiavello
> > stain.  I've got enough info to go on and I think I'm ready to tackle this
> > stain.