Hi Rob,

> I think this is the type of occasion where this happens
> the most often where there are base splines that have
> been used to create shapes that are hanging around

Yup, that's what tends to happen. It's not a bad idea to get in the habit of hiding or deleting your base curves after you have used them to create something.

They are normally selected right then so you can hit Hide or Delete right then to get them out of your way in advance...

- Michael