>information is critical." etc, etc. >and someone feels this pertains to genealogy and physical traits don't >matter...my, my. These two postings are not inconsistent. Both messages have as their purpose the preservation of the list. Most mailing lists prohibit virus messages except by the list owner, because most of them are hoaxes and waste everyone's time. But when there is a real virus, as in this case, it is the list owner's responsibility to inform the list members so the list and its members will not become infected with the virus. The discussion that we have had on Cherokee body parts is, from a genealogist's point of view, a waste of time, because there is NO stereotypical Cherokee Indian. Whatever physical characteristic you have that compels you to believe you are Cherokee, you can go to any busy street corner and quickly gather any number of people sharing that characteristic, not of whom are Cherokee. You can also find any number of Cherokees who do not share that trait. You only have to go to any Cherokee history book to find pictures that prove that some Cherokees have all kinds of body hair while others are clean shaven. So a discussion like this may be interesting to some (not to me), but it will not get you one bit closer to finding your ancestors, nor will it assist you in understanding the Indian Territory. Since this is a genealogy list, and this subject is clearly off-topic, Jerri was merely doing what most of us wanted to do two days ago when she cut off this thread. She acted to preserve the list. If you want to discuss that kind of thing, there is an excellent mailing list where you may do so. Just click on CHEROKEE-L-request@rootsweb.com to join. That list was formed specifically because genealogists got sick and tired of having to wade through this kind of material. . . . . . . But you aren't going to find any ancestors there. Jim Granger