Dear Listers: I recently have received private mail from one of the subscribers on one of the lists that I administer. Her comments and story is one that I, sadly, have heard before. Her information shared privately in the spirit of cooperative genealogy was found "plastered" on the Inernet. Errors and all --- and in this case with her name attached to it. She is a dedicated genealogist that is constantly researching primary records trying to improve the accuracy of the information she has so far uncovered in her genealogy and that of her surnames known lines. Her situation reminded me that it has been a while since I have touched on this subject with fellow list members. It is over due. With the advent of the Internet, there are many, many more people discovering the joys of Genealogy. In their enthusiasm they go about collecting all the dead relatives they can. Unfortunately, in many cases, the only guidance they have benefit of is more closely related to how to work their computer, write and receive email and access the world wide web than what a seasoned genealogist would share in "training" a new genealogical researcher. There is definitely an element missing. Please visit: http://www.iigs.org/newsletter/9904news/ethics.htm.en and read Barbara Brown's article "Restoring Ethics to Genealogy". Although written in 1999, its content is still timely. It is a short article and well worth your time. Bookmark the site. You will find yourself looking for this article in future to pass on to others. Band together in a cooperative effort to ensure the genealogy of all of our lines is as well researched and well documented as possible. Do not accept the practice of junk genealogy. Help others new to this "hobby" to learn the ropes and not further add to the compound errors so often pervading genealogy done via the Internet. Kind Regards, Lauren Boyd List Admin