Wow now that wad a mouthful for sure. My comment was from a personal level only. Everyone including me has the right to their own opinion. That being said lets drop this sillyness and get back to important genealogical issues.Nancy and Steve ????------ Original message------From: Stephen KangasDate: Fri, Mar 29, 2019 2:50 PMTo: [email protected];Cc: Subject:[BOWEN] Re: Fwd: I have created a Facebook Group for BOWEN (and related spellings) surname genealogyWow. I am amazed that apparently even on email group forums like this onethat there are folks that jump to wild conclusions and start flaming.Expanding the reach of a discussion topic of interest to multiple methods ofcommunication is always a good thing to do. There are some that won't eversubscribe to a group like this on Google, Yahoo, etc, for variousreasons...particularly Google given its checkered past in privacy, identitytheft, etc...while others won't ever be on Facebook and others on Twitterand others on Instagram and others on Slack...you get the idea. They areall very popular forums, and it's a "to each his/her own" thing as to whichsingle or multiple ones they prefer. With that said, and having been a marketing executive dealing with theimportance of reaching audiences on a variety of topics, I'll share thatFacebook does have certain advantages, not the least of which is it muchmore populated with Bowens/relatives than here...it's simply a much largersocial media community than this platform. That should make it moreinteresting regarding Bowen genealogy, as it is already there for othersurnames & relatives. Just my somewhat expert opinion, but again: to eachtheir own, if you want to be selective about what social media sites youhave accounts with (like me), than you are not legally bound to subscribeto, or leave from, any of them.Stephen (son of Grace Brooks Bowen, b1909 Scottsboro AL, d1992 Wasilla AK)-----Original Message-----From: Kathleen B. Simons Sent: Friday, March 29, 2019 10:24 AMTo: [email protected]: [BOWEN] Fwd: I have created a Facebook Group for BOWEN (and relatedspellings) surname genealogyAnother member of this BOWEN mail list wrote me directly and theyinterpreted my message somehow that due to my starting aBOWEN surname FBgroup, this mail list would not longer exist, so let me clarify...I am not involved in the administration of this BOWEN mail list whatsoever.I am a subscriber to this list as I have a great interest in BOWEN research(my maiden surname!) but I am in no way involved in it's existence,continuation or monitoring!I, simply as one of however many subscribers here, just wanted to post infoas I started a BOWEN FB group and naturally thought that those who aresubscribers to this mail list may find that of interest.Any subscriber herecan choose to do so or not.If anyone here doesn't become a member of my FB group, it won't have anyimpact whatsoever on their being on this list.The ONLY thing this mail list and my new FB group have in common is bothwill be there, independent of each other, for people interested inresearching BOWENs (and variants spellings)~Thanks!=====Kathleen Bowen SimonsLorton, Virginia*Do not mock a pain you haven't endured *---------- Forwarded message ---------From: Kathleen B. Simons Date: Fri, Mar 29, 2019 at 10:08 AMSubject: I have created a Facebook Group for BOWEN (and related spellings)surname genealogyTo: If you are interested in participating, please click onhttps://www.facebook.com/groups/371877900084110/ and join.THANKS!!=====Kathleen Bowen SimonsLorton, Virginia*Do not mock a pain you haven't endured *_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribehttps://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions:https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb isfunded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community_______________________________________________ _______________________________________________Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebprefUnsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blogRootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community