In a message dated 8/21/2006 4:56:46 PM Eastern Standard Time, wildeman1@cox.net writes: This may have been recommended already, so if it has please forgive me. Why not make it so that the message board post will not 'take' if there's nothing in the surname box? Perhaps an error message such as "Your post cannot be accepted without the surname box being completed" or similar reminder. ---- Because surnames are NOT appropriate for every post. Boards Admins board, Boards Users board, WorldConnect Suggestions Board are examples of board posts where surnames would just about never be appropriate. This is best left to the discretion of the poster and the admin really only needs to be involved if surnames ARE displayed in the box and it is done improperly--extraneous words or symbols are there or surname not found in the post. Joan