I personally like to quickly scan through the information and see if it pertains to me or a family that I am interested in. I am interested in many of the families in Hanover, New Kent, James City, King William, King and Queen, as they all used to be part of New Kent. If it is a family that I am not familiar with or interested in, I delete the message. Otherwise I am very happy to "easedrop" on other peoples conversations. One thing that always disappoints me (although I have been guilty of it myself) is to see the message "get in touch with me at xxxx.com, and I will give you more information on this family". Sometimes I can get clues to my own families even though they are not talking about them specifically. Also, sometimes I have information and resources that can help even though I am not researching that family. T. Lindsay