Dear Baden-Wuerttemberg Mailing List Friends, We're sure everyone wants to publicize his/her genealogical research interests as widely as possible to reach others who may be researching the same lines or localities. However, many of your fellow 1,000-plus Baden-Wuerttemberg Mailing list members (and later, members of the public who check the list's archives on the RootsWeb site) will not take the time to open and read your messages, unless something in the SUBJECT TITLE catches their attention. If the subject title is vague, overly-general, or is left blank, they may ignore and delete your message *unread.* Keep in mind that message titles like, "Looking for ancestors," or "Great-grandfather from Wuerttemberg," or "Crossing the Atlantic" just don't tell other people very much about your research interests or message content and prompt them to open the message to read it through. :-) To avoid the possibility of having others delete your list messages without even reading them, please try to identify (briefly) the *main focus* of your message in the subject title. Just as a few examples: (1) If asking a question, summarize it in the message title (e.g., "Where is Town [fill in the name]?" or "What's the difference between Baden and Baden-Baden?" or "Who holds copies of emigration records for Wuerttemberg emigrants?") (2) If you are posting a query or other message about a specific ancestor, please include at least the person's SURNAME in the subject title, such as "HAGNER in Wuerttemberg." It is preferable to type the surname all in upper case letters to help it stand out. MOST IMPORTANTLY---***IF*** YOU KNOW the particular ancestral place of origin (i.e., the VILLAGE, TOWN, or CITY *WITHIN* the formerly separate German states of Baden, Wuerttemberg or Hohenzollern covered by this mailing list), please include that as well, such as "HAGNER, Neckargartach, Wuerttemberg." At least *approximate* the time frame (event date, year range, century, etc.) in which your ancestor lived (e.g. "HAGNER, 1840's, Neckargartach, Wuerttemberg"), since not all family seekers are researching the same time periods or generations. We realize that many people, especially those just beginning family research, *may NOT yet have* the critical place of origin information noted above---but some people *do,* and simply forget to include that in a genealogy query. Please give us some SPECIFIC detail in your message titles so that any others researching the same names, localities or families can quickly recognize a mutual interest---and be able to help *you.* Always wishing you the best research success, Carla HELLER, Los Angeles, California USA mscarlah@earthlink.net List Co-Administrator, ROOTSWEB'S Baden-Wuerttemberg Mailing List