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Igor Mozolevsky writes:

>  > Wouldn't this discourage even more people from helping?
>  
>  Would this not separate people who have a genuine interest in
>  contributing from "tinker-monkeys"?

	Did I miss a previous definition of "tinker-monkey"?


				Robert Huff