The following message was sent to all Rootsweb List administrators, and we were asked to share it with our lists. I am also including my slovak list on yahoogroups on this, as I do think this applies to all genealogy lists. As with after 9-11, these lists are for genealogy and not the place to discuss politics. PLEASE let us keep this lists as a "haven" for genealogy. Rootsweb (and yahoogroups) provide these lists for genealogy research, and are intent on having them free from political discussion. Therefore, any references to the present political situation will result in being unsubscribed from the list. If you have any questions, please contact me off list. Thanks, Maura ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >From Rootsweb Staff: "This is a period of intense political times when emotions and opinions will run high in many directions. "The simple issue is that RootsWeb is for genealogical research and not for political discussions. Equivalent political situations have been known to cause significant disturbances and needed intervention by admins and occasionally by Rootsweb staff." ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt [email protected] <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> SHAMROCK ROOTS homepage http://community.webtv.net/shamrockroots/SHAMROCKROOTS Helpful Hints for Successful Searching http://community.webtv.net/mpetzolt2/helpfulhints