Hi, everyone -- First, I want to thank everyone who has sent their comments about the website, either to the list or to me privately. I intend to respond to them all but please be patient and give me a little time. Apologies for length of this post but it is, as I said in my subject line, a "discussion". This is in answer to Roy <royday@dial.pipex.com> and Bonnie <bonnielady@mindspring.com> who have contributed comments on the website format (see their posts on 30 & 31 Oct.) Bonnie, thanks for your words of support. I hope you'll soon be able to contribute to the list too! Would your surnames fit in the US/CAN surnames section I mentioned a couple of days ago? And I can assure you that the website will be "plain vanilla", in your words. In fact, the points you mentioned are all ones I've chosen for the website (entirely accidental!) so it's nice to know from a "former newspaper and magazine designer/writer/editor" that I've chosen the right track. That is, the background will be white, the text is black (a smattering of bold type for emphasis in places). The links are, of course, as always in blue, underlined. The only other "fancy" is that I've picked red for main headings simply because I tried all the other colours and that's the one that jumped out at me the most. The colour combo of white/black/blue/red looks quite OK, in my opinion. Thanks again, Bonnie. Roy, thanks to you too for your comments. As you pointed out, it's important to have a clear idea of what the website is hoping to achieve. As I mentioned in my post on 30 Oct (subject line: List Website: update), the purpose of the site is two fold. One -- so others can find us through a web search, learn about the list, and hopefully join. Two -- it's to provide a place where subscribers (and non-subscribrs) can obtain easy access to useful information which is already out there but scattered around in various places, including the archives. I don't think the website will make the list redundant -- as I said, the website will provide access to info which is already out there anyway. I am not providing new info, for the most part but merely providing links to existing info. This will not be a substitute for sharing on the list. And it will certainly not provide "all the information", making joining the list unnecessary. Plus it will, hopefully, answer some basic questions which come up again and again on the list. I hope, as Roy said, that the website will give enough info to make people want to join the list. Once they are on the list, Roy, can you suggest ways that, as you said, "further information/help" is provided via the list "that ensures they remain". I'm not sure what information you have in mind here and would appreciate a clarification. Is it something like a FAQs list? Also, the members-only section of the GOONS site was mentioned by Roy. As I'm not a member of GOONS, I can't access it to see how it works. Can you explain it to me so I have some idea what it involves (send this to me off-list, if you prefer). It might be beyond my capabilities to provide on our website, being a complete novice/ignoramus, as I mentioned. Roy, thanks for your suggestion about including a section on obtaining European certificates. That's one I overlooked and I've added it. About draft letters, another point mentioned. I think this is covered somewhat in the LDS Research Guides and Helps section on their site. A link could be provided to that source. I'd like more info on the Anglo-French FHS, though. Roy, could you provide more info, on the list, about the Anglo-French FHS? I'm sure others would be interested to hear about it from one of their members. We have posted their address in the past but that's all. I think I've covered all points. If anyone else want to join in to this discussion, please do so. Bye for now. Andrea