This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/BF.2ADIAE/5002.3.1.1.1.3.1.1.1.1 Message Board Post: It is editable for the same reason posts are moveable. If you plan to move a reply to a new position starting a new thread on the same board--you need to be able to edit the subject and remove the "Re" which would become misleading after a post is moved to start a new thread. Joan