I haven't been a member of this list all that long, and joined it (to put it bluntly) simply because most of my friends are getting rather sick of the fact that I tend to answer questions with quotes from The Catcher in the Rye, and the fact that I always relate everything right back to it. It seems to me, though, that any mockery that goes on here is in good humor, and isn't meant to intentionally hurt anyone. That may happen sometimes, but it appears inadvertant. Although the members of this list are apparently all rather different people, there is apparently a binding force. And that's been enough so far to at least keep me interested. Or maybe it's the differences that keep me interested. That actually seems a little more likely, now that I think about it. Conclusion: The love of Salinger has brought us together, and our differences in opinion keep us here (or drive some people away screaming, but hey, what can you do?). Ellen