Hi Fred, Thanks for the advice regarding the rootsweb message boards and I'm not sure why my message went to Glen - I thought I was sending it to the aberdeen list so sorry for the confusion! Cheers, Jen. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred H Held" <fhheld@netzero.net> To: <aberdeen@rootsweb.com>; "Brad and Jen" <bradandjen@iinet.net.au> Sent: Tuesday, October 13, 2009 3:06 AM Subject: Re: recording a name > Jen, > > As Glen indicated, I made no statement about the message boards. My > comment was only about WorldConnect. > > However, there is still a free subscription to the message boards for > purposes of establishing a profile. The message board submitter > information does show, if the submitter desires to be known. Otherwise, a > subscription to Ancestry.com is required to use their forwarding service. > That said, my experience with message boards indicates that they, on the > average, are more frequently used by the less experienced, who are often > leery of letting their personal information be seen. > > I hardily endorse the free profile concept, because it allows you to find > all the places where your email is subscribed in the RootsWeb systems. It > also allows the updating of your email address when changed. > > BTW: It is strange you directed a message to me, but sent it to Glen.