> Well, I don't know. Given the seeming ubiquity of LNU for an > unknown last name, the suggestion seem relatively harmless. > Given, too, the lack of consensus on the "proper" way to indicate > that unknown last name, I have to say this comment strikes me as > pettifoggery. > > Sun-tanned Ol' Bob Bob- It may seem HARMLESS until you are confronted with thousands of Newbie (and some not so Newbie) genealogists searching for years in vain for the LNU ancestors. I even had one gal tell me she never realized she had Mandarin Chinese ancestors until she found FNU LNU and figured it was a Chinese ancestor. For about a year (until the board was eventually put out of its misery) I adminned the LNU message board at RootsWeb and dutifully wrote to all the posters letting them know they were probably searching in vain for their wild LNUs. Joan JYoung6180@aol.com