I strongly agree with Patti from Clearwater, FL (CARPENTER-D Digest V99 #247 ,Sat, 9 Oct 1999 18:04:36 EDT From: Ancestor1@aol.com) and hope her articulate statement is heeded well. What better place is there to discuss -- intelligently and with tolerance -- all aspects of Carpenter genealogy than on this list? The fact that some of the postings are of little interest to some of us is a testimony to the breadth and depth of the Carpenter lines as well as to those who are dedicated to the pursuit of all levels of such research. Most of the items that appear on this list have little bearing on my immediate research. Based on the minimal responses I have received when I have posted my queries, my guess is that reverse is also true. Even in the digest mode which I use, I have no problem bypassing those postings that have little bearing on me. Don Carpenter