Susan, Just discovered your blog. I agree with you that often the blogosphere is like an orchestra without a conductor. I keep hoping that Google will create a kind of news.google.com made up of the most interesting, creative, provocative and linked-to blogs of each day. That way, perhaps the cream would automatically rise to the top. Then again, it might not. Have you seen the stab at creating a "bloggers code of ethics"? http://www.cyberjournalist.net/news/000215.php Regards, Jim Buie http://jimbuie.blogs.com