In a message dated 9/1/2007 1:10:59 AM Eastern Standard Time, richardpence@pipeline.com writes: << Some days I sort of wish I wer the CEO of - what is it now? The Generations Network? I'd call in my top aid and holle, "You know what? I'm damned sick and tired of all the compaints we get for providing free web space at RootsWeb and the 4,000 mailing lists that we support free. Close RootsWeb down and let them find somebody else to be their angel and then they can complain about them. And look at all the money we'll save." >> ----- And we've seen how quickly the company responds when there are enough complaints--whether those complaints are roote in fact or whether they are merely the voices of an angry ill-informed mob as in this case. I think your above scenario is a definite possibility if people with a mob mentality keep tempting fate. It reminds me of the old saying "be careful what you wish for, you just might get it." << Like I've said before, many times, what you pay the genealoist for is finding things, not the thing itself. If you don't want the professionals to download a document, don't put it on the net. >> ---- What you pay the genealogist for is putting in the time--whether or not he finds things. If the Internet makes actually finding things easier and faster--so be it. All the better. Joan ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour