I rarely post on any of the rootsweb lists that I subscribe to, but a couple of posts on this list the last few days has caused me to respond. I drew the line at sharing my information two years ago when a cousin asked for all of my l7 years of genealogy because she "wanted to publish a book." I was furious. I had spent my hard-earned money and my time on researching my family tree while she did nothing to help and then she had the nerve to ask for all of my research. Since then, I have shared none of my information and that's a shame. Face it folks, there are givers and takers or if you would, those who believe in thorough research in genealogy and those who just sit on their behinds and do nothing and then expect a hand-out. I am sick and tired of the latter group. From now on, my genealogy is for myself and my children. Dale Johnson