I agree with that. I post obits - when I am down in the dungeon at the library scrounging old newspapers for rellies - I try to take a copy of the whole page of obits if possible. And then I post them on the appropriate site. Not the obit - but the facts - John Doe was born, he married, he died. don't give info on living - just a sentence that more info can be obtained in the complete obit found in The Daily News, February 30, 19XX. Those interested can see the paper, contact me, or someone else in the area to get the whole shebang. What I object to is erroneous information - mother's mother's cousin's second wife who says my grandfather was an alcoholic - and not one of his children ever ever saw him take a drink (is that a closet drinker??) and the researcher who put this on her world connect site isn't even related to this side of my family. She put it under the title of family lore!! And this researcher posted that one of my parents was adopted - which is correct - but she has the wrong parent. These kinds of people are a detriment to good genealogy research! And removes my post it notes. Perhaps I just had a very bad experience - and followed the advice of a poster on one of my mailing lists - never ever ever go to that file - it will just anger you and make you unhappy. I don't - but it is always there for the world to see. But it made me much more considerate and a much better genealogist - I definitely stay away from the National Enquirer type of genealogy. The sun has come out and I must be on my way A great day to everyone! gypsy <<<One other thing to consider, of course, is that *facts* cannot be copyrighted. The format, the layout, and accompanying text can be copyrighted.>>>