That's great that it spells that out, Joan, but how many people use the FAQ? Many of us were asking that a few additional words be added on the Surname box - "Surnames used in this message" or something like that with additional information in the FAQ. Links to the FAQ's would be nice, too, from various parts of the message form. In all honesty, I have not tried to post a message, so maybe those links are included. Marilyn G. ----- Original Message ----- From: <JYoung6180@aol.com> Subject: [BAd] Surname Variants in the Surname Field---FAQs clear that uponce and for all > As had always been intended--I see the newly revised baord FAQs clear up > the > often debated subject of including variant spellings of a surname in the > surname box. I quote: > > "Once you have typed your message, enter all of the surnames mentioned in > your post in the "Surnames" field. Please include only surnames that are > mentioned in your post- not all surnames you might be researching. If you > wish, you > can include surname spelling variations for the surnames mentioned in > your > message." > > Also as always intended, this is left up to the poster to decide. > > Joan