i have not done this with any of your information, but I have done it with some other people's.  I like collecting information (and pictures, and anything else I can get my hands on), for personal use.  Would you be upset if I copied your posts, kept them on my puter so I could read them at a later date?  Would you be upset if I burned your post onto a CD, and gave the information to a friend (with due respect for the author, and all the information I could to find the information)?

I have been wondering how much people would really care if I did these kinds of things, and would like to know how many people I am upseting in doing so.  I do keep track of where I get my sources from, but I also like to read stuff from the net when I don't have net access (which is becoming more common for me).  I currently have about 175 articles, and close to 3000 images (and 2 screen savers).  All of this information (images included) are given due respect to the original "author".

I like information, and I like to learn.  I have a feeling I am upsetting someone in doing what I do, but I also believe in the free flow of thought and ideas.  Thanks for your time, and I hope I am not really pissing some people off.  Take care.

Tom M.