I, too, agree that the remark about West Virginia being no loss to Virginia was inappropriate; so, too, were a couple of the more intense reactions. Let's please keep focused on our business. The discussion about web sites and ethics in using research that other people have done is very interesting, by the way, and it may alert folks who haven't thought about it recently to the perils of publication on the Internet as well as the ethics of giving credit where credit is rightly due for materials published in traditional formats. Brent Tarter The Library of Virginia [log in to unmask] Visit the Library of Virginia's web site at http://www.lva.lib.va.us To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-roots.html