Bill, thanks for the pat on the back (usually, it's kicks somewhat lower down!).!
The various formatting buttons are a standard part of the phbb software engine we're using. They make formatting with bold, italic, colors etc. easier (that's what the "BBCode" reference below the text entry field is all about). I'm something of a curmudgeon regarding such things, but it was easier to leave them than to figure out how to excise them. Ditto for the collection of smileys.
Re the speed issue, it was *very* slow this afternoon (early afternoon pacific time) when I was transferring the last of the GC files. Hopefully, this was a transient problem caused by a combination of lots of posts (from me) coupled with lots of people registering for the first time. Actually, looking at the statistics down at the bottom of the main page, it looks like there were 7 people on-line around then. If the problem persists, I'll have to find a different ISP with more bandwidth.
And finally, I'd like to add a word of thanks to all three of you (and to others) for helping make the Forum go through your active participation and excellent advice. I've been doing chromatography for over 30 years, and reading your posts makes me realize how much I have yet to learn!
