I tend to leave XMTS up all day and, being retired, I dip in from time to time. The worst time for me is around midnight GMT which is when all you guys over the pond start logging on and the new posts come flooding in. Who can go to bed when there are so many new and interesting things to be read?! Having said that, I am now learning to be more selective and, if a new topic does not push my button, I ignore the thread.