> And finally, I am always very wary about any organization/site > which Ancestry has its fingers in. > > [email protected] Bob- I think what you really seem to be saying is that you wish to OWN your list and wish to be able to kill it, claim the data as your own, and have complete control over it. That is your privilege. However, you will probably find that most other people researching the surname will be reluctant to "donate" their research data to another person for what could be their personal gain. One thing about a company like Ancestry/RootsWeb that attracts contributors and posters on their lists is that the data they post there doesn't belong to the list "administrator" or the company--the AUP assures us all of that. The data you post to a RootsWeb mailing list remains the property of the author/poster who is merely giving permission for the company to house and archive the data for future researchers to find. Joan [email protected]