the moving of the surname box to on top of the message makes a lot of sense. not all the boards are surname boards. Some boards are not about people but about areas or occupations software etc. so the required filling could cause problems. ========== Chris Johnson Hamilton NZ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ed Elizondo" <ed@elizondo.org> To: <BOARDS-ADMINS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, August 20, 2006 2:53 AM Subject: [BAd] blank surname box > Most of the administrative time on my locality board is spent adding > or correcting surnames in the surname box so the messages can be > properly indexed. > > Here are two suggestions: > 1. the surname entry box should be moved ON TOP of the message entry > box, so it becomes more obvious to the poster. > 2. the message should not be accepted unless there is an entry in the > surname box (after all, the boards are SURNAME query boards). > > > Ed Elizondo Webmaster: http://www.Cubagenweb.org > Administrator: Cuban Surname Bulletin Board & CUBA-L list > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >