I agree that private-type messages should be sent to individuals, however I wouldn't want to discourage people from sharing their research with the group. Also if several people have responded to your message I don't think it is unreasonable to thank them as a group through the list. I have picked up a couple of leads from names hidden in others research of seemingly unrelated names. Sometimes a member of your family line might marry into my line and that name isn't an issue for you, but it shows me where my line is and possibly an unknown family member. I think this group is really good about keeping messages short and to the point. The only things I see that we mess up on (including me) ;-}) are putting the main names in caps and keeping the subjects relevant. Both of these things help others to know what to delete and what to keep. This is a very generous and active group. I appreciate all the time and energy everyone puts into it. Janice