Take a look at the tail-end of each and every post -- this is a rootsweb hosted mailing list. All lists morph and change in a manner where different moderators choose to run a list in a way that makes sense to them. Persons will always find a way to seek the level which suits their requirements. Regards, Dennice [demonstrating a concrete example of editing down a reply to include only that which I am referring to. :) and also misses Sigurd Towrie's input. I'll be using this as a reminder to check out the orkneyjar site . What I > don't  > understand, is how it evolves that the site is not "owned" > by  > someone?