I just discovered and joined this list and am amazed at the terribly low
signal-to-noise ratio.  Could we keep the discussion to PIC topics please?
I had over 50 messages in my inbox this morning, and a prolific PIC
discussion would be very welcome.  But most were discussing magnetic
fields, perpetual motion machines, urban legends, house wiring practice US
vs. UK -- so now I delete most of the messages without reading.

The folks on USEnet figured this out a while ago -- if it isn't relevant,
don't read it, and PLEASE don't respond.  And if you MUST respond (perhaps
your ego tells you that your insight is especially keen and unique, which
it is not), do it in personal email, not to the list.

So please:
1.  Only send to the list things related to PIC processors, support tools
and projects.  Ignore anything not related.

2.  Try to be concise -- remember people have to read it, and most of us
are busy.  Put something descriptive on the subject line. If you are
sending a follow-up in a thread, include the original subject so people can
easily see if it is a thread of interest.

3.  Thanks for all those who have sent relevant and useful PIC info -- it
makes the list worth reading.