At 08:27 PM 3/13/2008, xxx wrote: >One concern that I have is that Rootsweb and USGenWeb are owned by >the same corporation as Ancestry. Despite copyright laws, if a >corporation owns a web service that is now free, they could >eventually decide that it is not profitable to continue to spend the >money on a free web service and could decide to charge for the >service or combine it with one of the other services they own--i.e. >Ancestry or another. >That said, I do subscribe to Ancestry. I also have posted documents >I have transcribed to Rootswebs sites for NC. PALEEZE ! This is off topic. Any further messages relating to this topic will result in the poster being removed from the list for a minimum of 30 days. While I share your concerns, I have a list to maintain and it details with Lincoln County, NC history and genealogy. This is, and has always been, the policy of the RootsWeb lists. If you wish to discuss this topic, PLEASE take it private. Derick S. Hartshorn List Owner-NCLINCOLN list