Hello all, In the last few months we have made steady progress in building up a fairly large number of Lovelock trees, and we have also succeeded in making interesting connections between previously unconnected trees. It has been my policy to avoid including on the site trees and fragments which are somewhat tentative, because publishing them on the Web site could have the effect of "casting in stone" such proposals which may lead people along false trails. When there were exceptions to this policy I have tried to make clear that the material was somehat tentative. One disadvantage of this policy is that it may inhibit the discussion of such proposals, although they are sometimes discussed on the mailing list or within more restricted circles. So, after discussion with a number of people concerned, I decided it might be useful to add to the Web site a "Work in Progress" section where we can capture these tentative proposals so that everyone can study them and hopefully either produce evidence which confirms them, or shoot them down in flames! We can also use this area to publish details of "stray" families which don't appear to link into any of the current trees, or for any other topics which you think are worth airing. Of course this can (and should) also happen on the mailing list, but after a while such topics sometimes get lost, and placing them on a Web page should avoid this. The new "Work in Progress" section appears as a new tab on the menu bar, and currently contains two proposals, one on a Hampshire - Suffolk - Rutland - Herfordshire connection, from Nigel Gerdes and Graham Lovelock, the other on a Berks - Cheshire - Lancs connection, from Graham Lovelock. Any comments or questions about these proposals should be sent to the mailing list, and then I'll update them as required in the light of the discussion. Eventually they may be considered as "confirmed" and I'll move them to the appropriate place. I would encourage everyone to send to the list or directly to me any proposals for this "Work in Progress" section and I hope that you'll be encouraged by the fact that proposals do not need to be complete or fully confirmed. James