John, just a note... the use of copies is not related to being lazy. I don't know how many times I have received transcribed information that was not correct word for word. I chased one of my Middleton lines all over the place because of a transcription error. Only when I managed to get microfilms of the original source did I realize what time I had wasted. I am trusting more of my own transcription than relying on others. Certainly not all "sources" make mistakes all the time, but I still trust the original more and I would rather "scan" an obit. Best regards, Steve At 08:05 AM 11/9/98 -0800, you wrote: > >Only the lazy people that want to use copies will be bothered. Even then, >there is still a way to use copies, if you give credit to the source. >In case there are errors, I would want to give credit to the source. >John in Seattle >