Dear Cousins, I was hoping that the few sparks that have been flying would not be fanned into a full blown flame war, but it seem to be headed that way. This list has been such a wonderful research tool, and I hate to see it go the way of so many lists that have had flame wars. I would really hate to have to unsubscribe anyone, and I am really sad at the number of people who are leaving the list because of the questions asked by a "newbie" who didn't know who to ask. So, I am asking every one to *please* refrain from sending flames to the list. If you feel that you have to send a flame, please do so privately. I would hope that you wouldn't find that necessary. Let's get back to the business of researching our most interesting family, and being kind to one another. I feel kind of responsible for all this because I tried to do something to help our research. It didn't work, so now I hope we can get back to normal (that is if any WEST researcher is normal (big grin). Myra Listowner