Andrew, the staff member who oversees RootsWeb's mailing lists, has sent the following message to all mailing list administrators and I want to post it here for your information. ********************************************************************* "Hi List admins, It is period of intense political times when emotions and opinions will run high in many directions. The simple issue is that RootsWeb is for genealogical research and not for political discussions. Equivalent political situations have been known to cause significant disturbances and needed intervention by admins and occasionally by staff. RootsWeb asks all admins to reinforce where necessary to their subscribers the basis of the mailing lists and their provision by RootsWeb to users, and, where necessary, take reasonable actions to maintain the focus of mailing lists. Please be firm but nice. Good luck, we will all need it. RootsWeb cannot and will not be supportive of list administrators who encourage political discussions on mailing lists. Regards, Andrew RootsWeb staff - mailing lists and mail" ********************************************************************* If there are any questions about this, please email me *privately* (not on the list) and I will provide the answers you need. Tom Wilde List Administrator wildeman1@cox.net