I, too, am less than enthusiastic about this 'junior member' category. Readers learn to recognize posters; lurkers usually identify themselves when finally motivated to post; newbies usually start out groveling (I did) so as not to offend old hands. This is all common electronic ettiquette. I guess I'm an elitist in preferring the best in travel but I'm not wild about categorizing people into groups which seem gratuitous.

[This message has been edited by KatW (edited 02-23-99).]