OK Jane : ) Unfortunately this man went well past the bounds of proper behavior. I'm sorry I got carried away, and if he published your emails, he was wrong, but would there be anything wrong with an ethical genealogist using you as a source within the bounds of fair use? Proper sourcing does require both the original source and the manner in which it was obtained. This is protection for everybody. Would you have a problem if I snipped a short clip of either your opinion or fact you provided and incorporated it my own work to substantiate or refute my own data? Most people I study with don't. We all want to know where we got our information.. I think you had a problem with someone taking too much of it and using it in his own context. The subject matter drifted. I was only trying to emphasize proper sourcing and why we do it. Debbie Joan here....getting REALLY tired of seeing my name in print!! I don't think the OTHER Joan gave any reason for you to conclude that NOT giving recognition was the proper way to go, but I think you've gotten so far off the original topic, that perhaps it's been forgotten! The above "snippet" from your post brings us back to the original point....I DIDN'T WANT CREDIT, proper or OTHERWISE!!! This guy's work was, in my opinion, SO SUBSTANDARD, that I didn't want my name associated with it!! This all started over whether he had the right to use my name as a reference....apparently, he DID have that right, but since he did NOT have the right to post my e-mails, in their entirety, he took down everything attributed to me....which, REGARDLESS of his rights, was what I wanted!!! I'm certainly not gonna direct him to this list and point out that he CAN use my name! But what started all this was that I didn't want to be associated with his work, maybe I don't have a RIGHT to NOT be associated with his work, but I DO have the RIGHT to not WANT to be, even if it seems to confuse others that I would rather allow HIM to take credit for my GOOD work, than me be associated with his mistakes!!! Thanks! Joan