Well said!! I have never found any connection on this list to my Maxwells, but I haven't complained because someone did not help me. I just keep looking and do know how to hit the delete key. Can we stop picking at the DNA posters. You may find out that one of them is a "cousin" somewhere down the road. SLC (Looking for the parents of Sarah Maxwell born about 1816 in Logan Co., KY, married Samuel N. Crewdson 13 January 1834 in Logan Co., KY, lived in Atchison Co., MO in 1856 where Samuel died. She died in Calaveras Co., CA after 1880.) > I have as much right to use this list as you > and your group do, As long as I go by the rules. > <snip> this forcing of your idea > onto the rest of us. Could it be the all-mighty > $$$$$. Ya know - you talk about going by the rules and then go right on and insult him/her by insinuating that he/she will profit by the DNA (which is total BS) and that he/she is "forcing" this idea on you. Personally, I think you've bordered on breaking "rules" yourself. And others have talked about "the DNAers" being rude. I think they are just being defensive/responsive to an attack on their posts (they didn't initiate the rudeness). The people who don't want to read about it were being very rude (IMO) (by not respecting their right to post information). They (IMO) are not just posting irrelevant DNA information - they are posting information relating to the genetic tests to try to prove/disprove a MAXWELL genealogical line. I have a right (as do others) to post relevant geneology information. I find the subject of DNA is appropriate to genealogy (there is a science to it - not perfect yet but still a validity). There is a lot of genealogy that flows through this list that is not of interest to me but it is to others .. the same goes for DNA. I find it sad that some of the list members are so antagonistic about something that IS geneology related just because it doesn't "interest" them. jmo.