While that is a good point, Ancestry did photo and place an awful lot of info online, such as census, immigration records etc etc, all of which is very expensive to do. I know, because I used to do that as a job before I retired. I do think they charge way too much for access though. That is Ancestry.com, though, and its World Tree is not very impressive, while Rootsweb.com is great. If people charged for sending in their family data, I think that would really cause financial problems. I have over 35,000 individuals in mine. What should I charge? I do this as a hobby, have helped others a lot, corrected some major errors, paid huge fees for translations, and still was happy to send my data in so that whoever would have access and be helped. Had I charged even a thousandth of what I think my hours and efforts were worth, I think any service would still not pay for it, no matter what service. I have heard from people who thanked me for putting it up, and that is enough even if someone is making money off it. I did like Rootsweb the best, being free and easy to access. It will indeed be sad and may be unfair to have to pay for access. cheers Dave Ladely **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and advice on AOL Money & Finance. (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001)