Coffee, TN? Just wondering what this has to do with Scott, AR, and whether it is worth recording for posterity in the electronic eternity of the permanent archives where all postings go. Frivolous postings? Evidently the owner of this list is much more accomodating. Try moving your ancestors to Arkansas. If you have a personal gripe, please keep it personal as a courtesy to the great number of other list subscribers who may simply just not care. > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Lrjwj@aol.com [SMTP:Lrjwj@aol.com] > > Sent: Wednesday, March 08, 2000 1:53 PM > > To: ARSCOTT-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: New limits on Queries posted? > > > > Readers: The following is a nastygram "Jess"(Jlewis@cafes.net) (list > > owner?)sent to me for having annoyed his clicking finger and other > > sinsibilities,by my method of genealogical posting. > > It is followed with my comments to it, so scroll on. > > > > Please stop making the same "Johnson" query, over and over, on the > > Tn-Coffee (and other lists). It doesn't do much good to post it every > > week, it only makes people mad. I am getting complaints every day. Let > > it ride, for a few weeks. > > Thanks, > > Jess, > > The way I read part of this is: > > Youre getting complaints everyday about me posting every 2-3 weeks? Cant > > be! > > " There are always "Whiners"about having to click off "subjects" Why dont > > they start their own site that has only "subjects"of their interest. Dont > > > > they know that everything isnt going to interest them or you? > > > > I place queries every 2-3 weeks to the various counties and states,where > > my > > decendants lived from 1790-1900, I have received replies from new people > > each > > time I send these out.( & you receive complaints every day) > > Unless there are rules that restrict me from sending these same queries > > out > > every week,2 weeks or 3weeks, and that restrict the number of counties I > > am > > allowed to search ,as you attempt to do in your email to me,I will > > continue > > to search in the manner in shich I am accustomed. > > > > If there are rules set up by the chief adm.of rootsweb and Im not > > following > > them,then by all means I'll conform.Let me know where they are listed. > > "Cant we all just get along?" > > John Johnston > > > > > >