Karen, I would not use the word greed because I don't have the time, money or patience to do what Mary does. Mary is the unpaid "volunteer transcriber" who mentioned the word greed! Now, let's get the list back to genealogy. Please, Craig -=-=-=-=- OmahaMom@aol.com wrote: > Personally, I don't think motivation for needing some return on > the investment is greed at all. > Karen > Mary Mills wrote: > > Amen to that, Craig! To gain materially abroad from record searches is > inexcusable. > > Mary Mills wrote: > > OmahaMom: I am a volunteer transcriber and spend many hours reading minute print > to add to your records. I wish not to be paid, but I pay dues to the Gen > Societies I belong to. There seems to be a greed element here. >