Jane? In line with what you say there are many beginner's questions that turn up on this list, and they could be managed if the questioners knew how to use the information available on the internet. Perhaps they don't know how to search, use a library, or do homework before they ask. A few such questions are entirely legitimate and yes, there are no foolish questions from beginners. I sympathize like mad--but many of these people lack even the most basic scientific information. And that taxes some of us. When I hear so-called scientific reporting about asbestos as a toxin, I know that something has gone terribly wrong in our educational system, and that our language has deteriorated. So I grit my teeth, try to put a smile on my face and into my writing and call up as much forbearance as I can muster for the occasion. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jane McGary" <janemcgary@earthlink.net> To: "Pacific Bulb Society" <pbs@lists.ibiblio.org> Sent: Wednesday, July 29, 2009 11:04 AM Subject: Re: [pbs] plant regulation-Trivial-and OT > Rodger wrote, > Modern uninformed types want knowledge and expertise handed to them > on a silver >>platter, want to be spoonfed what others only learned by paying >>close attention >>