There should be a corrolary to Godwin's law[1] As a tango-l discussion grows longer, the probablility of it devolving into a debate about styles approaches 1. (and/or) In the absence of any other interesting theme, a tango-l discussion can be started successfully on the topic of tango styles. :-) -joe _________ [1] http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Godwin's_Law