Roy, While acknowledging your arguments, I happen to have a contrary opinion. I apply the "IF" test. If it were me, would I like this information to be made public. If NO, then don't be the one responsible for it being made public. I took a very dim view of information on my young children being made public. And it's there for the rest of their lifetime, whether they like it or not. They didn't get to choose. Peter

From: "Peter R Booth" <[email protected]> > Roy, > > While acknowledging your arguments, I happen to have a contrary > opinion. > > I apply the "IF" test. If it were me, would I like this > information to be made public. If NO, then don't be the one responsible for it > being made public. > > I took a very dim view of information on my young children being > made public. And it's there for the rest of their lifetime, whether they > like it or not. They didn't get to choose. > > Peter So why bother doing your family history at all or participating in any of these lists? What's the point if you think it's too sacrosanct to share it with anybody else? What on earth are any of us here for and why do we belong to mailing lists at all? Either we think our family history and researches are important enough for us to want to share and communicate with those with whom we share a common heritage or we do not. There is no halfway house. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE