Maureen, I don't transcribe, but, your suggestion/comment/statement makes a whole lot of sense to me. I am active on one mailing list where the list owner suggest that if you make a query, the person answering that query is allowed and sometimes advised to answer privately as 'not everyone on the list is interested in the same family as you.' That didn't make any sense to me because I or some future genealogist might need that information someplace down the line. Answering to the list is especially good if you computer crashes. When it comes back up, instead of requesting the same information again, you can always go to the archives. Thanks for this timely message Maureen! -Dena Jordan California