No, that's not what I'm suggesting at all. But what I am suggesting is that there is a wealth of timely information about chips (and other things too of course) on the Internet. For many of us the Internet makes the hobby a lot more fun. When I attended my first convention I felt like I "knew" some of the other attendees because of Greg's board. But some choose not to avail themselves of all the timely information and the fun online. And "dems da breaks" cause if they choose to miss out there's not much I can do.