This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/an/GeV.2ACEB/2204.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Mr Farris Please re-read my post. I did not say that posting of obits was wrong. What my post stated and alluded to was that the continued posting of "current" obituaries was creating a problem for the rest of us who are attempting to accomplish real research. Pages and pages of them. Some boards, such as the Ledford board are much, much, worse. Perhaps I was too subtle... I am specifically referring to those individuals who data-mine on a daily basis and post every obit with the last name of Farris and then drop those obits into the surnames board. Ancestry has an obituary board for current obits and as of today there are 66,084 obits posted. "Current" obits....... The Obit Board also happens to be the single largest and continually growing board that Ancestry has. It averages 150 posted Obits per day. Ancestry makes a distinction between surname research (where some obits are traded) and the Obit board where you toss obits from funeral homes and newspapers. I wish others would make the same distinction without having to be told. Some things should not have to be pointed out. The link is below http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/topics.obits