There has been a good deal of discussion of this topic presently and in the past. The Internet has been a wonderful tool for connecting family lines and speeding up a process that once took years. I don't believe that you should use it to replace scientific or genealogical proofing methods. Everything that you read on the Internet must be treated as a secondary source at best (e.g. scanned documents). The Internet does not take the place of you going to a research library, a records facility, etc. and using your own discernment. I also do not believe that we should try and place any further limits on what someone publishes on a Website. If there are corrections or additions that you can provide, stating your reference sources . . . great. If the Web page owner incorporates it, all the better. However, attempting to "do something about it" would tend to do more harm than good. Remember, the intent of most sites is not only to present a thoroughly documented body of work, but also to stimulate thought and conversation (debate :) regarding hypothesis (speculations based on factual circumstance). I agree that speculation, with the appearance of fact is not good. Since The Homesite was referenced in one of the posts directly, I took a look, and although I believe that the material there was clearly premised as to what was documented as fact and what was presented as speculation, I have removed the access to the data from the GeneWeb page (http://www.web-ster.com/miked.family.htm). When I get some time, I will clean up the database and clearly mark any questionable or unacceptably documented material. If you have any data that you would like to present for inclusion, please contact me offline for file-type specifications. Regards, Mike Dunton <><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~ The Dunton Homesite http://www.web-ster.com/miked list manager for dutton-l@rootsweb.com & dunton-l@rootsweb.com <><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~<><~~~~