(Sorry for the delay in responding, my computer was out of commission.) At 05:36 PM 8/31/2006, you wrote: >Jackie, > >Clearly there is more than one opinion on what LOOKUP means. That being the case, one should not accuse someone else is "misusing" the classification. >I always thought, and several others concurred, that LOOKUP was reserved >for those who were offering to do lookups for others from some source >available to them. Originally (back in 2001), I agreed with that opinion. But Rootsweb Review included this in the 7/24/2002 issue: "CLASSIFICATION: The purpose of proper classification of messages is to enable Message Board users to view and/or search messages by data type. If you are posting a query or replying to a query, use the default classification of QUERY from the drop-down menu. If you are posting actual data, select the type that most closely matches the type of information you are posting: BIBLE, CEMETERY, WILL, DEED, PENSION, MARRIAGE, BIOGRAPHY, etc. (These are all listed under MESSAGE TYPE). If you post a question about a document, such as a deed or a marriage record, or **if you request a lookup**, it is classified as a QUERY -- not as a DEED, MARRIAGE, or LOOKUP. **Only transcribed data** are classified as one of the data types." (** emphasis added by jwg) The full article is at: http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/review/20020724.txt Jackie No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.405 / Virus Database: 268.11.7/437 - Release Date: 9/4/2006