Just a "little" prod (nudge) here to remind all of you users that RootsWeb stays in business ONLY due to contributions/subscriptions by users. I KNOW! You probably get tired of hearing the same old song and dance routine every 6-8 weeks; however, keep in mind that we users get to use the fantastic services of RootsWeb FREE !!!!! It doesn't cost a user one red cent to subscribe to as many Lists as he/she desires. But, someone has to "pay the piper". Brian and Karen, the "owners" of RootsWeb shell out megabucks from their pockets, just for the privilege of providing a place for us to discuss genealogy. Over 95% of the costs of maintaining the servers comes from direct contributions. If you feel a little generous, you might consider logging on to the RootsWeb site and finding out about what you, as a thankful user, can do to help. Here is the URL: http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/how-to-subscribe.html If you can't afford the minimum contribution, just send RootsWeb what- ever you can afford right now. Any and all contributions are appreciated. Let me tell you that the "donations" that we Listowners pay for the "privilege" of hosting these Mailing Lists are only a drop in the bucket when it comes to the actual costs of running RootsWeb. If there is anyone out there who has "hit the lottery" lately, how about a million or two? (VERY BIG GRIN) If you can afford $2 per month, then $24 per year shouldn't bother most of you that much. To paraphrase Brian, I see message after message where users talk about all the programs they use, programs that are very expensive to register. If we would just take a step back and look at what we spend on software for our "hobby", I think we would see that out of the hundreds of dollars we shell out each year for these programs, we could put a little aside for RootsWeb. After all, if it weren't for RootsWeb, we wouldn't need all those expensive software programs. PLEASE, don't send any "flames" about this message back to the Lists. If you MUST criticize or disagree, send to me privately. My email address is in the FROM: line at the beginning of this email. Regards, SgtGeorge Listowner