"It's a good idea to avoid this (editing posts in the archive)if you possibly can." and there are other considerations. like the legal one. if you start editing archives, or any post for that matter, you may become legally liable for content. while you may be so anyway, on the theory that you could have edited them even if you didn't, your exposure is greatly increased if you can be shown to have done so. our policy for many years has been "refuse it or use it, NO editing." (and once a new member comes off of review, all posts are accepted unless they violate the aup, in which case they are put back on review.) bill __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Friends. Fun. Try the all-new Yahoo! Messenger. http://messenger.yahoo.com/