Greetings, Listers: I have noticed recently that the number of subscribers for all of the lists I administer has increased by leaps and bounds over the past few weeks. With the holidays over, I know many people have unpacked those new computers and gained access to the World Wide Web and with it, the wonderful world of internet genealogy. So, for you newbies (and old hats), I wanted to take a moment to introduce myself and share briefly the policies for the lists I administer. My name is Vince Leibowitz, and I am the listowner/administrator for this list, and the ones listed at the bottom of this message. All of these lists are unmoderated, meaning that your posts go directly to the list. Therefore, please observe the following rules (in addition to common courtesy such as no flaming, etc.) 1. Please do not post virus warnings to the list. 2. Please do not post cute forwards, chain letters, etc. of any kind to the list. If in doubt, please email the content in question to me at vpltz@peoplescom.net for review. (for example, twice a year I post a forward called "epidemics through time" to all of my lists because it is useful in genealogy.) 3. Please refrain from sending messages to the list like "wow" or "thanks," when that's all you've got in the message. On a lot of lists, someone will post something interesting and there will be a dozen such messages to follow. Please post messages with useful content that relates to the topic and purpose of the list. 4. Roll Calls are only called by the list owner/administrator. They are conducted from January 1-January 10 and from June 15-30 each year. If you feel the need for a roll call at another time, please contact the list administrator. 5. Please use specific subject lines with your posts. For example, if we were all on a SMITH surname mailing list, and every post had the subject "SMITH" we'd be forever reading posts. So, instead of Smith, try "John and Abagail Barrett Smith" or instead of "History" try "History of Syria" or something similar, depending on the list and subject addressed. 6. HAVE FUN! Vince Leibowitz, List Owner/Administrator AFRICAN-HISTORY; ALBANIA; BELARUS; BURKHISER; CZE-JIHOCESKY ;CZE-JIHOMORAVSKY;CZE-PRAHA;CZE-SEVEROCESKY CZE-STREDOCESKY;CZE-VYCHODOCESKY;CZE-ZAPADOCESKY;DOTTERER DRZEWIECKA;DYKOWSKI;FAGUE;GREENAN;KAMINSKI;KNOWLES;KUBECZKA;KUPCAK LEIBOWITZ;LIECHTENSTEIN;MCQUADE;MCQUAID;PEKAR;POL-LUBUSKIE;PRASIFKA;SCHABLE; SHIABLE;SPARGER;SPARGUR;TX-AFAM-GEN;TX-COTTON;TX-COURT-JOURN;TX-CZECH;TX-HIS TORY;TX-JOURNALISTS;TX-LAWTALK;TX-MERCERCOL;TX-MINEOLA-HS;TX-OILGEN;TX-POLIS H;TX-SHARECROP TX-WOODMEN;TXCHAMBE;TXDALLAS;TXHUNT;TXHUNT-ARCHIVES;TXHUNT-OBITS;TXJACKSO TXRAINS;TXTHROCK;TXTITUS;TXWALKER;TXWOOD;WEINBERG;WOLFENSBARGER;WOODMEN-WORL D