Hi Jill You wrote: >To add to the comments below: I've come across admins who refuse to >ADD any names to blank surname boxes, and only edit those containing >inappropriate names, words, etc. <snip> > Are you saying that when requested to do so by a poster, an admin won't add the surnames? Or are you saying that some admins don't do that as part of their regular activities? If the latter, please remember that it's *not* our job, so there's no reason to condemn us. :-) I know some admins think we should go through all the posts on our boards and extract from each post the surnames mentioned to be added to the surname boxes, but IMHO, I do enough as it is. The surnames missing from the surname box will still be found if a keyword search is done. I'd rather spend my time doing what I agreed to do when I volunteered to admin a board. Adding names to a surname box on a post that I don't have to edit for any other reason won't be something I'll be doing. The poster has to take on that responsibility him/herself. I do hope that the "new and improved" boards provide clear instructions to the posters, including an explanation of the importance of completing the surnames field. Best wishes, Lynne