Barb, the simple answer to your question about new members having to be ok'd by administrators is no. Whoever sees that someone is trying to enter letters decides if that person will be "safe". I try and see if he or she has posted in other forums only because im afraid i will allow someone in who is not welcome. we all know who those people are. its always a risk but if it doesnt work out we can always ban them. this person seems informed and reasonable to me so far. its good to get new blood. if you ahve lurked for any amount fo time you can see that it gets contentious in here from time to time but we have managed to stay alive for several years now. If your interested in the history of letters you can go to our subforum and read about Bill1x1 who was the original founder and quite a character.

welcome to letters AZ.

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What difference does it make to the dead, the orphans and the homeless, whether the mad destruction is wrought under the name of totalitarianism or the holy name of liberty or democracy?

Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948), "Non-Violence in Peace and War"