Marilyn, I recently read your posting about "BANTERING" & "UNPRODUCTIVENESS". You gave your opinion , now I'd like to give mine. You made your self out to be a hipacrit. You called Bud out- Which according to your post- should have been done by private e-mail. If you wanted to address the list you Deffinatly should not have attached Buds name to it. The nonsense you call BANTERING, I happen to find enjoyable. I do not belive it to be so overwelming . It is the breif friendly chit - chat that keeps this list so Pleasent. A nice Thank you, or a quick prayer request, shows that we are still human. We all are very much UN- flawless . I belive the way you spoke of Bud was very undignified even kinda crule. You made him sound like a fool - and we all know that he is NOT!! ( "Bud you just dont get it") I did not appreciate that one bit. On this list virturously all of us are family- so we need to RESPECT and TREAT fellow list subscribers as KIN. I am not a professional GENEOLIGIST, most people on this list are not either. To me this is a relaxing hobby. Please do not ruin that. I hope none of this has been taken too personally. Shannon A Daniels Columbus Ohio