Greeting Listers: First, I wish a welcome to the new members since our last message. We hope you enjoy your contact with other potential relatives. Recently there has been some controversy over some messages posted to the list. I would like to take this opportunity to state some of the guidelines for posting to the list. Rootsweb the sponsor of the lists had the following guidelines and policies (condensed for brevity). No offensive, commercial, or copyrighted material without permission of the author is permitted. Abstracts are permitted. Offensive material can include obscene, vulgar , combative, slanderous, malicious or inappropriate for the scope of the board.. No products or goods may be offered for sale and no services offered for a fee. Here are a few more Rootsweb policies for mailing lists: Do not send attachments of any kind. Do not forward virus hoaxes or chain letters. Do not use HTML or RTF formats in messages. Do not send messages for which the topic is inappropriate. Be nice to one another. Now those guidelines are simple and easily understandable and I would like to add the guidelines as owner of this list. Have fun! We have freedom of speech in this country, but use restraint on inappropriate messages. You are responsible for your postings. You should not decrease the enjoyment of others. Opinions, political and other non-factual postings should be avoided. Questions relating to genealogy names, places, dates and geography are appropriate topics. Questions seeking URL's for genealogical information are acceptable. Rootsweb and/or I have the authority to remove any message which we believe inappropriate for posting to this board. I hope I never have to exercise this authority. Remember, mailing lists are an incredible resource for genealogists and I hope we can continue with our success. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about any posting. Dale Hartz List Owner DaleHartz@LVCM.com