Dear BUGS listers, Though I'm facing this problem now, the question actually applies more generally. Often times, when a model is updating and I get a trap message, if I hit the update button again once or twice, the model will go back to successfully updating. Should I have confidence that the post-trap iterations are still giving me valid information? Thanks, Dave. Dave Armstrong Department of Government and Politics University of Maryland [log in to unmask] ------------------------------------------------------------------- This list is for discussion of modelling issues and the BUGS software. For help with crashes and error messages, first mail [log in to unmask] To mail the BUGS list, mail to [log in to unmask] Before mailing, please check the archive at www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/bugs.html Please do not mail attachments to the list. To leave the BUGS list, send LEAVE BUGS to [log in to unmask] If this fails, mail [log in to unmask], NOT the whole list