Thank you, Twila, for making such a clear definition for all of us -- and for agreeing to take on the responsibility of listowner! Cathy (Behymer) Silva In a message dated 11/1/98 1:23:09 PM, veysey@coos.or.us writes: <<As the new unofficial listowner to be, I am assuming the responsibility of responding to the issue of off-topic messages. 1. The purpose of this list is to provide a place for researchers of the Becklehimer/Picklesimer/Behymer surname and all name variations to share information. The best way to make sure your message is read by all interested parties is to put relevant wording in the subject line. For example: Jacob, b. 1776, VA 2. Most list members are cousins and many members are friends. Therefore, it is appropriate to share personal information, such as news about an upcoming marriage, graduation, birth, serious illness or death in the family. We are also concerned about tragedies regarding a house fire or flooding in the Clermont Co. area last winter. If you are interested in sharing such information, please put "CHAT" in the subject line. If you are not interested, you may delete the message without reading it. If you are not related to someone on the list, please let us know. Everyone should eventually connect to someone here and we would love to figure out where you fit in. If you don't feel like family yet, read the "Chat" messages, join in, and you will soon be one of us! 3. If you have the urge to share jokes, please write "Humor" in the subject line. If you are not interested, you may delete it without reading it. If your message contains personal info, humor and Behymer genealogy, use your best judgement. No flaming allowed. If you are unhappy with the list, please contact me privately. We have never pretended that this list was like other genealogy lists online. We are proud to be different. Together we can accomplish alot and maybe eventually we will be able to make significant progress in tying together our roots. We're glad you are a part of this list. Help us to make it the best place to be on the net! Twila Veysey Future listowner >>