I am so much in agreement with all of you about being careful not to publish names/information regarding living people BUT my point is we are unknowingly doing this about ourselves on these lists. Example: Someone relatively new to genealogy posts to a rootsweb list. Maybe the use a non-descript screenname or their own name say MaryJones@yahoo.com. They post a message that goes something like: My Grandfather Robert Jones married Mary Smith in 1902 and came through Ellis Island in 1903 and settled in New York City. Then they sign the message Mary Jones, Long Island New York, researching: Jones, Smith, Brown and Green. Haven't they done a fine job on themselves - unknowingly providing everything but their phone number and social security card via Google. vas575