In a message dated 8/29/2006 12:52:10 PM Eastern Standard Time, jcbuker@bukerfamily.org writes: Along the same lines as this question, why is there a Query and a Lookup classification? Both are asking questions for information. I would like to know an answer for a better distinction when I am cleaning my boards. Jan Jan- Actually LOOKUP is a DATA classification -- and is not to be used randomly by someone asking a query. A query is a query. LOOKUP has a limited usage for replies to queries that quote data from a variety of sources. Personally, I hate this classification and would like to see it go away. It is confusing and not used the same by any two board admins. It came about because it was a classification used on a test board that had been requested by a research group--and was just retained and included for all boards when the current boards came to be in 2001. Joan