Ol' Bab wrote: > this. The intent is to post the family data on the same site, > unless there's some incompatibility with the forum software (phpBB). > > Since he is the software expert, he will want a major say in program *TRY* your level best to impress upon him that the intent of the website is to SHARE data, not showcase his technological wizardry. Before he decides on a "forum" software, he should try his first and second choices on a WIN 95 box using a dial-up modem and outdated browsers of all sorts. There is one site that crashes my computers (ANY of 'em) everytime -- it loads the header ssi and the ad banners, and boom, I'm toasted. It would be a kindly touch if he didn't dump all 2000 of his pictures on his INDEX/default page -- or for that matter on ANY single page. Not everyone wants to sit here that long. OTOH, A *little* more information about each individual than name and dates is useful (I went to one site once where the opening page was elaborate and very nice (graphics-arts/ad wise), but when I clicked on H, I was taken to a "phone book" type listing of names with no other information. Choosing any name, I got a page with that name, the birth and death dates, centered on the screen. No parents, no spouse, no children. A quick check of a dozen other names on that page and more names from other randomly chosen alphabets showed the same results. Wizardry is wasted on those who can't see it. (g) Cheryl singhals@erols.com