Alright, so there's been a lot of debate of late on the top-posting vs bottom-posting vs integrated-posting (or whatever you call it)... I watched this list for about a month after joining before I posted my first message, trying to get a feel for the local etiquette. I have a few questions, if anyone cares to share an opinion: 1. When I reply to a message on this list, should I be replying to both the user and the mailing list, or just the list? I realize when I only want to reply to the user, but I'm talking about when I want my reply posted back to the list. 2. I recently sent in a couple of very large messages; they were large because they were attempts to "deduce" the geography of Dragaera by using a lot of text quotes from the novels, and explaining my subsequent deductions as clearly as possible without, hopefully, being pedantic. Should I limit my posts to a certain size (ie, break up long posts into shorter ones)? This is an important question, as I am preparing to post more such "geographical deductions"... 3. What is the proper way to refer to the author we're here for? I've been using "Mr. Brust", but I've seen "Steve" used quite a few times. I don't know the man, so I'm not entirely comfortable assuming it's okay to refer to him by his first-name (in the third-person, even). Has he previously expressed a preference? Thanks, Bryan