Greetings listers, I wanted to post a message before now, but have been playing catch-up since my return. First of all, I had a great time in Barbados. It's was my second visit to the island, and I highly recommend it as a vacation spot. More importantly to this list, I had a great experience doing some family research. I'll share that experience in a separate post. Now for some quick administrative notes: Thanks to everyone, especially Richard Allicock, for the postings of bibliographies related to different ethic groups. This is a great resource, and if no one has any objection, I'll compile them and put them up on the CaribGenWeb site. If anyone already has them compiled in one place, I would appreciate you sharing it with me to save me some time and effort. A word about list etiquette. The List is remarkably tranquil and on-topic most of the time. I have nothing to do with that fact. It is due entirely to you - the listers - and your courteous and respectful attitudes, coupled with a genuine thirst for knowledge in the subject of West Indian history and genealogy. So please, be mindful of how your words may come across to others with regards to their personal feelings. I am NOT suggesting that we hold back on debating issues - quite the contrary. Civilized debate is the highest form of learning, IMHO. All I ask is that we refrain from personal "attacks", real or unintended. Furthermore, if you feel that you have been slighted in some way, email the offender personally to explain your feelings, rather than respond in kind on the List. I have no doubt, knowing the caliber of people on this List, that the offense was most likely unintended, and an apology would be forthcoming. Lastly, there was a question about the USVI site. The site has been abandoned by it's coordinator, and I working with Rootsweb to regain access. Along those lines, I am looking for Coordinators for Montserrat, St. Vincent, US Virgin Islands, and the Turks and Caicos. I have someone who recently volunteered to run the Bahamas site. Again, I am willing to do the technical work on these sites, I just need someone to gather the data and field queries to the Coordinator. Best to everyone. Dean