DON'T let other people do that to you Lucille - or anybody else!!! When we started we were ALL tyros! That was back in the old BBS days, and we helped each other... as we should do! I've watched many of this new Internet lot fumble and fall, but I've never seen any of the old Originals belittle or embarrass them in an open message to all (obviously written with the intention of humiliating them in the most public way).. Instead of giving the impression that they know-all, they announce their ignorance of Nettiquite and common decency! Let's get on with searching for those damned elusive Ancestors:-)) Cheers, Pearl. http://members.tripod.com/PearlsPad/ > An occurrence similar to this happened to me on one of the other lists; it > made me so self-conscious about writing or replying that I didn't do so for > a month! Now I just "lurk" and hope to goodness that no one sees me there > in the corner ... > > Lucille