Lou- Were it my board, I'd remove the entire thread. That type of post serves no purpose but to advertise a political point of view--our boards are not the place for such discussion even if the matter IS or importance to genealogists. I recently went through a similar thread about danger to an old cemetery and preserving it. That post was less informative as it was a political call to action. Joan In a message dated 6/23/2009 2:44:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, LouMKing@aol.com writes: I'm the Board Admin. for Newport Co. RI. Someone posted a message about hours being cut back at the Providence Public Library. Several people commented in the thread but the last two posts seem to be getting into a discussion about taxes, the economy, etc. I think the last two posts are getting off topic and should be deleted but I'm not sure. _http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counti es.newport/587/mb.ashx_ (http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counti es.newport/587/mb.ashx) Could I have some input please? Thanks, Lou