Well, Jerry I am extremely disappointed that as list administrator you feel the need to resort to derogatory name-calling rather than presenting your position in a logical and coherant manner . You, in your position, should be well above that, no matter what your private feelings. I assume that this will fall on deaf ears, but one more time - no one wants to read the PRIVATE email. List members have complete control on what they share publicly. We simply want this list to operate as well for the genealogy community as many of the other genealogy lists where true DISCUSSIONS are taking place. And, as you so eloquently point out, you control the list so obviously we're not even going to get a chance to prove our point. Enjoy your quiet list. Jerry W. Murphy wrote: >I am not changing the list! > >Remember the little old ladies down the street who listened in on everyone's >phone calls back in the days of party lines? That's what this makes me think >about. They just can't stand it because they can't see your private >messages. > >End of discussion > >