Each and every one of your personal messages to me of a critical nature are being forwarded to Fletch. He has stated to me that he 'owns and opperates' this opperation, so I am holding him personally responsible for the attacks that come to me. I am demanding that he take action and repremand each and every one of the letters that I send to him as he has also done with me. I am unsubscribed, by the way of my own free will. I suspect, that if I recieve enough junk from all of your direction, even Fletch will get shut down from his server. I never meant to upset anyone with my warning about a virus, and if you have any complaints, write them to Fletch. I didn't send personal messages to the addresses of the people that are writing to me, but I will warn you that once you send me a message, I can then lodge a formal complaint with your server, as well as the police if needed. I again apologize for over-reacting today, and surely I have found out that I don't want to have anything to do with this geneology list. I have written to my own server about the problem also. Your messages to my personal E-mail address are now all in the realm of criminal threatenning, and also direct personal harrassment. I suggest you all stop before you loose your Geneology list. I want to also restate that one of those messages that I forwarded that had the "F" word in it was not from me, it was from some guy that has AOL service, which I don't have. I should not have posted that, but in my logic it appeared the right thing to do in light of the situation. I took it as a private threat to my person, and again I thought it would be safer to post it publically so that the person resposible would be properly dealt with. It was used in the context of a threat in my opinion, and that is very, very personal, and very illegal. If any of you have complaints, make them to each other, and stop harrassing me about something that I already apologized for. Bruce W. Aho

To all the Blanchards and friends, From now on, Any messages will only be forwarded to AOL and whatever server you are using if they are of a harrassing nature. Sorry for all the trouble, I guess I used the wrong channels to try to remedy a problem. Have a nice life, all of you. God Bless. By the way, that was the Lord's prayer in Finn that I posted earlier. Bruce Aho

I thought this was a research group not a bunch of fowl mouthed individuals. I find these tactics totally unacceptable. Furthermore, I resent seeing that kind of language on my screen. Please unsubscribe my name a once. Alan G. Weller

Dear listowner, I have long followed this list in hopes of finding my BLANCHARD line. As of today, I'm afraid I have no use for this list anymore. I will not tolerate the language that Bruce has chosen to spread on this list. Such vulgarities are against every rule ever written on e-mail etiquette and considered harrassment. If this kind of behavior is going to be allowed to continue then I will be finding my relatives elsewhere. In my humble opinion, Bruce no longer belongs on this list and should be unsubscribed immediatly. He cries harrassment at those who tried to help him and then feels it is necessary to spread his private e-mail with vulgarities to the list. If you can assure me that he is going to be properly removed and not allowed to continue harrassing everyone, I will remain on this list, otherwise, let me know and I will unsubscribe myself. I did apologize to Bruce for what he took as a harsh response to his virus warning. There is nothing I, nor anyone else can do if he chooses not to let it drop. I'm cc'ing his provider on this also since this is now become true harrasment by Bruce. Thank you for your time. Robin At 11:16 PM 3/5/98 -0500, Bruce Aho wrote: > check this guy out. > >---------- >From: Bruce99col[SMTP:Bruce99col@aol.com] >Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 10:41 PM >To: badrafting@top.monad.net >Subject: Re: FW: FW: Harrassment iin my mail box > >F<rest of word deleted by me, Robin > YOU!!! > > > > >

I am also posting this message for it is also harrassment. Feel free to post my provider, I will also notify them of the problem. Bruce William Aho ---------- From: Robin Helman[SMTP:gfarobin@lse.fullfeed.com] Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 11:39 PM To: Bruce Aho; BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Cc: abuse@top.monad.net Subject: Re: FW: FW: FW: Harrassment iin my mail box Dear listowner, I have long followed this list in hopes of finding my BLANCHARD line. As of today, I'm afraid I have no use for this list anymore. I will not tolerate the language that Bruce has chosen to spread on this list. Such vulgarities are against every rule ever written on e-mail etiquette and considered harrassment. If this kind of behavior is going to be allowed to continue then I will be finding my relatives elsewhere. In my humble opinion, Bruce no longer belongs on this list and should be unsubscribed immediatly. He cries harrassment at those who tried to help him and then feels it is necessary to spread his private e-mail with vulgarities to the list. If you can assure me that he is going to be properly removed and not allowed to continue harrassing everyone, I will remain on this list, otherwise, let me know and I will unsubscribe myself. I did apologize to Bruce for what he took as a harsh response to his virus warning. There is nothing I, nor anyone else can do if he chooses not to let it drop. I'm cc'ing his provider on this also since this is now become true harrasment by Bruce. Thank you for your time. Robin At 11:16 PM 3/5/98 -0500, Bruce Aho wrote: > check this guy out. > >---------- >From: Bruce99col[SMTP:Bruce99col@aol.com] >Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 10:41 PM >To: badrafting@top.monad.net >Subject: Re: FW: FW: Harrassment iin my mail box > >F<rest of word deleted by me, Robin > YOU!!! > > > > >

Hi all! just letting you know, that messages sent like that last one are being forwarded to a representative of AOL that I know personally, and will be dealt with. The bruce99col is not this Bruce. I am no longer subscribed to this geneology list , but when someone does something like that, I will forward it to you all to deal with as a group, because you will eventually also get sick of it. I am not responsible for letters that people keep sending me about things that they can't understand. I will remind everyone here again, that each and every nasty message that I get in private, I will post publically. I apologize that I upset people here today, and never intended to. Let the games begin. It's up to you all, not me. Keep sending messages, and I'll keep posting them. Bruce Aho

Isa Meidan Rukous Isa meidan, joka olet taivaissa Pyhitetty olkoon Sinun nimes; lahestykoon Sinun valtakuntas, tapahtukoon Sinun tahtos niin maassa kuin taivaassaa; anna meille tana paivana meidan jokapaivainen leipamme; ja anna meille meidan syntimme anteeksi, niinkuin mekin anteeksi annamme meidan velvollisillemme; ja ala johdata meita kiusaukseen; vaan paasta meita pahasta; silla Sinun on valtakunta ja voima ja kunnia ijankaikkisesti. Amen.

Dear listserve owner of Blanchard-L@rootsweb.com Would you please post a FAQ for this listserve, so that all may know and follow the rules to it. My mailbox has been filling all day with juvenile email from one particular member, whom I do not wish to receive any further email from. If the list is not controlled, please unsubscribe me immediately. Thanks in advance.

At 11:59 AM 3/5/98 -0500, Bruce Aho wrote: > > Also, scud, you Bastard, > It is not possible to "unsubscribe" from being a Blanchard. > It's a badge one wears with pride for life. > > > > Would you just SHUT UP!!

Also, scud, you Bastard, It is not possible to "unsubscribe" from being a Blanchard. It's a badge one wears with pride for life.

Hi fellow researchers: Today, it is almost humilating, to read what has come through email. Can one get a virus from visiting web pages? I surfaced Sharon FEEMANs website, (re-posted from Sharon to Bruce AHO), searching for the surname BLANCHARD, but couldn't find a single one. Then everything locked up. It's the first time such a thing happened. I subscribed to BLANCHARD-L hoping to exchange information with other BLANCHARD descendants. So far I have been very pleased. Among us are descendants of English BLANCHARDs and of French BLANCHARDs. The fun is tracing our ancestry as far back as is humanly possible. So far, no one has been able to prove to me that the origin of BLANCHARD is either English or French. Could all BLANCHARDs be kissin cousins? I am researching the French Acadian BLANCHARDs, the descendants of Guillaume born 1590c in Martaize, France, who came to Acadia 1640c. The descendants settled in and around Caraquet, New Brunswick, Canada. Come on cousins, write if you are researching this line of BLANCHARDs. Opps, see another email came, the 8th in about a half hour! Martha from Alberta

Reply to: The need to educate I have taken advantage of a little know option in the ListServe software to exclude Mr. Aho from this message. He won't be able to claim harassment since I'm not directing this message to him. I can appreciate Linda's frustration for having to endure Mr. Aho's rantings, just as I can appreciate *his* position. He believes everything he hears, and if he perceives that anyone is sending him any message other than a complement or praise, as we have seen in the past, he immediately takes offense and responds accordingly. This is a predictable pattern, we know he behaves that way, and as a public forum we have to tolerate it or get off ourselves. The problem we are faced with is education. If we don't try and address Mr. Aho's ignorance, like Sharon Freeman did, he will continue to gullible to prank e-mails, and we will have to endure more of his messages about Bill Gates' $1000 or the next "Don't open your e-mail if..." hoax that comes along. Then there was Mr. Anonymous with the address of MERoots214@aol.com. I didn't have to exclude him from this message since he has unsubscribed anyway. His message started off just fine and then he went into the exact kind of ranting that he was criticizing. As if his whole world revolved around this mailing list, he became offended, too, and we shattered his impressions of all of the recipients. Of course he had to tell us he was leaving before he left. Curious... So, I congratulate Sharon in her attempt. The message was not offensive in any fashion, she referenced a credible source of information on the particular topic of interest, and she did not broadcast it to all within the mailing list. Mr. Aho, in turn, took offense, and as promised he forwarded it to the List. Mr. Anonymous will not be missed since most of us aren't overly enamored with those that slam the door on their way out. And now we can get back to the business at hand. This happens on every list in the free world and it will happen again. Guaranteed. It's part of the List culture that we have to live with. scud -- /-----------------------------------------------------------------\ | Mike Scudamore, SPARTA, Inc.| mailto:scud@huntsville.sparta.com | | 4901 Corporate Drive | Voice: (205)837-5282 Ext. 1504 | | Huntsville, AL 35805 | We may doze, but we never close! | \-----------------------------------------------------------------/

Hello, My name is Bruce William Aho. My mother is a Blanchard. I grew up going to the family get together every thanksgiving in Hillsborough NH with my relatives up there where my mom grew up. The Blanchards have been as much a part of my life , all my life, as are the Aho's. I view all of them as dear friends, and until someone proves otherwise, I consider them all my relatives and this goes beyond trends and technology. I don't give a rat's ass about anyone's opinions concerning my concern. Those of you who have lost touch with reality, have forgotten that each and every one of us who are Blanchard descendants are the very people for who and about who this genealogy list is about. I am a very old fashioned person, and I view this like a public post board about Blanchards. I am fairly new at computer stuff, and I was not aware that there are multitudes of hoaxes about viruses. Those of you who like to slam me because of my ignorance, I invite you to come over and I would like to see you play the piano. As a living 'Blanchard', perhaps it might interest you for your files that this 'living descendant' plays Chopin's polonaise in Ab, Opus 53 from memory- all 17 pages of it, and I can almost play it from front to back with my eyes shut. Some have talents, some don't. Some know this and some know that. I am sorry if I overloaded any of your computers with what you may consider "garbage" or unnecessary. Personally, I think 50% of all people are glad if someone makes an effort to tell them these things- I guess those are just us ignorant folk who when told something tend to trust people. Terrible sin, hey? Archaic, isn't it? What a terrible thing to trust...... It shouldn't hurt to be an adult....too bad, but it does sometimes. I didn't bring on this "fight". It was the people who think they have the liberty to offend- kind of like those people who get behind a wheel and become "Almighty". I've often wondered why these same people don't push me and tell me to hurry when I am standing in a bank line, or waiting at the cash register. Perhaps its because I weigh 205 lbs and can lift a telephone pole off the ground on my weak leg. You don't have to believe it, I don't care. Hey, dudes and dudettes, Have a nice day! Honk if your happy! BEEP BEEP Sincerely, Bruce William Aho

---------- From: HeartofTx[SMTP:HeartofTx@aol.com] Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 10:38 AM To: BLANCHARD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: let's get back to the listserve title! I signed on to get information about the surname "Blanchard". I would appreciate the listserve being dedicated to that purpose. I consider it 'harassment' to be involved in personal emails. Yes, this is a public listserve, but it is dedicated to the surname 'Blanchard', not virus warnings, not harassment emails. Thank you for your consideration to others. Linda

---------- From: Rick Duffy[SMTP:fsduffy@iaxs.net] Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 11:02 AM To: Bruce Aho Subject: Re: FW: Harrassment iin my mail box Bruce, If you take your private battles out on to the list, you are breaking the list rules. They are set up with the intention of protecting every one who uses the list. What you do in private between you an another is private, not public. I for one, would be most appreciative if you would not drag a private issue out on the list, unless of course it has some benefit for the whole list community, such as a person who sold you genealogical information and in some way ripped you off. This is not the 1600s and the list is not a stockade in which to embarass the "sinners" in your eyes. Please respond to me privately on this if you wish, I've had my say and have no further intention to say anything more about it to anyone. Sincerely, Rick Duffy

unsubscribe I don't know what this stuff is all about, but I don't have time for this. Dale Anne Blanchard (14th generation)

---------- From: Sharon Freeman[SMTP:sfreeman@ptd.net] Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 10:20 AM To: Bruce Aho Subject: Re: Harassment Hi Bruce: It's a matter of some people getting tired of hearing the same thing over and over again. If you want to know about the virus alerts, there is a place called "Tip World" in which you get an update every day of all the viruses expected to be released and extra warnings on new viruses. Their address is: tips@tipworld.com Since I have signed up, I take all other viruses with a grain of salt, although I do keep my guard up and "think" about some of the warning msgs received. Sharon -- Surnames:PA Counties:Schuykill,Berks/Dauphin,Luzerne,Monroe,Susquehanna,Jefferson,Erie ANDERSON-BERGER-BLAKESLEE-BROWN-FAUST-MANBECK-MILLER-RIETH/REED-RUSSELL-SPIRKO-WATSON NY:Chatauqua Co:FREEMAN-HONEYSETT-NIND-VAN VALKENBURGH Visit my homepage at: http://www.geocities.com/~blakeslee

Every one of you who choose to waste my time with personal messages of a rude nature, I will also post those. Be forwarned. Bruce Aho

This is self explainatory. I will also send these to all who care to bother me, also. When people become rude and harrass you are now in trouble. Sorry to all other's on this list viewing this stuff, but as far as I am concerned, this list is public and this is the way I deal with trouble makers. Please read and be informed. Bruce Aho ---------- From: Bruce Aho[SMTP:badrafting@top.monad.net] Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 8:46 AM To: 'tsinth@BIX.com' Subject: Harrassment iin my mail box Dear sir, Please do not ever write to me again either or I will forward it to the local police. I forwarded the virus warning in good will. I don't ever want to see a message from you in my computer again. I will never send a private message to your computer unless you continue to harrass me, I will continue to warn you with further legal action. One other thing that my father does for a living is court work. Have a very nice day. The Blanchard geneology list is a public thing, and I considered it a public message. Now you are making it a personal and a private matter. Stop. One more letter, and it will go to the police. Bruce William Aho

Following my letter is an example of what one should not do. This is exactly what I am talking about. A real example of rudeness and in light of the fact that I have clearly warned against harrassment, it is already crossing the borders of the law. I have sent a return warning, but do not want any more of these "personal" messages sent to my mail box. If someone has something to post publically concerning the Blanchard files, I like to read it also. If they have something constructive, I think that should be OK too. I do welcome friendly letters, though, and thankyou, by the way. I do not want insulting mail coming in to my computer from people with nothing better to do, and again, I warn I will forward it to the police when this happens. Again, if someone has nothing good to say, don't say it to me- you may post it- or do whatever you want, but also be aware that there are laws agains harrassment and don't send it to my computer. There are much better things to do with one's time. Bruce William Aho ---------- From: tsinth@BIX.com[SMTP:tsinth@BIX.com] Sent: Thursday, March 05, 1998 2:00 AM To: badrafting@top.monad.net Subject: your warning Please stop sending these messages. I recieve this message at least 25 times a month. It's a pain. Last month I recieved this one AND the idiotic one about Bill Gates sending 1,000.00 to whomever would "pass this msg on to as many people as you can". I don t care what anyone does for a living. I don't care what their grade-points are. I have been online for over 10 years and I have NEVER picked up a virus. I have never had a crash. I have never had to reconfigure. I don't care to recieve your messages in a forum devoted to genealogy. Send your warnings to your friends who know you.