While most of us detest being annoyed by SPAM, it has become an unfortunate way of life on the Internet. We have to weight the benefits against the inconveinces. Rootsweb tries very hard to limit the amount receive, and our listowners also try very hard to keep the quality in check. These people deserve our highest respect for their time and effort. Yes, closing the lists has become the topic of many lists. I agree that it is good idea. If a person is truly interested, it is easy to subscribe and to leave the list. However, some criticize that it may limit the input of information from people who are not interested in joining the list on a regular basis. Ultimately the decision must be made by the person that owns the list. We can give our respectful input and reasoning to the owner, but remember to be polite because these people really do deserve a lot of respect. If the listowner wishes, maybe we could hold a vote. Posting the vote to the owner's email address and not the list. If we have the vote on the list it could cause an increase in volume on the Rootsweb server and clog the archives with information that isn't that important for the future. Thanks for listening. By the way, I am searching for information about Martin CASWELL. He was married to Cynthia CHAPMAN. They had a child named Effie CASWELL. Martin was born in about 1841 in Wick, St. Lawrence County, NY. Cynthia was the daughter of Silas CHAPMAN and Anna Mitchell. She was born in October 1839 in Wick, St. Lawrence County, NY. Effie CASWELL married W. John MCCLURE. Hence she ends up being related to both of my husband's direct lines. Effie was born 2 November 1861 in Dickenson, Franklin County, NY. She was married in 1883. She died in 1947, and is buried in Fairview Cemetery in Dickenson Center, Franklin County, NY. W. John MCCLURE was the son of Lucius MCCLURE and Elizabeth Furnia. He died 1 June 1952 and is buried in Fairview Cemetery, Dickenson Center, Franklin County, NY. Effie and W. John had a son Guy MCCLURE. Guy married Sarah DYKE. Guy and Sarah are also buried in Dickenson Center at Fairview Cemetery with his parents. Have considerable information about the MCCLURE and CHAPMAN families, and would be willing to share. Need a bit more information about the CASWELL family. Thanks, Lisa avalon@northweb.com