Just a suggestion, and one that won't work in all scenarios.... .. .It's possible for a thread-starter to change the subject line of the thread. I assume that moderators also have this power. So, if a thread goes a little off-topic, why not just change the subject line to reflect the new subject? For example "Contents of flight bags, and how to use the whiz-wheel." <img border="0" title="" alt="[Big Grin]" src="biggrin.gif" /> This way, anyone who's not interested in the contents of a flight bag, but is trying to get to grips with the whiz-wheel and might want to read that part of the thread, won't miss out.. .. .We could all try to do this to our own threads. I forget who started the flight-bags thread, but it was so long ago that whoever it was probably isn't around any more to be able to change the title, so this is where a moderator's abilities would be useful.. .. .What d'ya reckon, BRL?. .. .FFF. .---------