This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/mBU.2ACEB/27 Message Board Post: Some Board users are confused about which surnames to list when posting here to the Boards. The proper procedure is to list ONLY those surnames that appear in the body of your post. In other words, you do NOT list all the surnames you are researching. And, it is important to list ALL surnames that appear in the message body. The box for Surnames is searched whenever anyone does a global search at either Ancestry or Rootsweb, and users will see those Board posts that deal with the surnames listed there. If you include all the surnames you are researching in the Subject box, and, if you list "Clore" and the post doesn't concern that surname, anyone searching for it will get "hits" for any posts you have made where you listed that name in the box, EVEN THOUGH YOU DID NOT MENTION "CLORE" IN THE BODY OF YOUR POST. I know it's not clear what you should type in there, but just remember, it's ONLY for those surnames that you mention in the body of the post. Regards, George W. Durman Board Administrator