Lauren, This may be off topic for the list but I think it is pertinent for those who have left messages. It was all very confusing when the change over was made, and I kept waiting for a message from Rootsweb telling me what to do. Finally Ancestry sent me a message saying what my contact label would be. It changed me from <rwalker" to a password name I had used when I had a free subscription to Ancestry in the early days. Now, does this mean that no one can contact me unless they are a paid Ancestry member from old messages I have left on Rootsweb? or Just the Message Boards? How do you change this. I am dependent on old posts eventually being seen. I just heard this summer from someone replying to a post I left on a genealogy list 5 years ago, and we made great progress together researching this line that had been a dead end for both of us. He was a paid Ancestry member however. As List Mom, could you please explain to us how this "tweaking" works, and how to get into the Rootsweb site to check our old messages and be sure there is a current e-mail address. I have not changed mine in 7 years, just so folks could find me. I cannot figure out how to do this by going to the Rootsweb main site. Thanks, "rwalker" Lauren wrote: Clicking through on the Ancestry.com view shows only < --- >, not your email address. Your profile is essentially a blank. Looking via the Rootsweb.com interface, this message is displayed. "< --- > has chosen to use Ancestry's connection service to remain anonymous. The connection service is a premium service from Ancestry, which requires basic membership with a minimal subscription fee." If you want others to freely contact you, your settings will require additional tweaking. . . on *both* the Ancestry and the Rootsweb interfaces. Lauren