Campbell Researchers, All the politeness aside, I have subscribed to this list for almost ten years and must comment that sometimes I learn things from AT and I am thankful for his insight, knowledge of the S. VA Campbell family, enthusiasm and patience with us citified Campbells, but having said that it also is my perception that AT can also be domineering, rude and can sometimes block-out or take-over other researchers questions, comments and keep others from joining into the conversations. I do not believe this is his intent, but it becomes a perception based on his boldness on the Clan subjects. We wouldn't interrupt the preacher during church just because we did not agree with what he said during the sermon. To add to this comment, I believe many Campbell researchers have decided just to ignore him and have chosen not to engage him or justify their positions which may potentially take away from the value of the list. Again this is my humble opinion and probably why so many Campbell researchers are now choosing to contact each other directly via phone or e-mail, as opposed to posting in this forum. I believe they feel they may run the risk of AT jumping into something that he may not fully understand or agree with and thus this detracts from others participating and this appears to degrade the intent of the forum. The analogy I have here is in a school classroom setting, and you have one person trying to dominate every conversation whether they know the answer or not. I respect this great enthusiasm and energy, but we all must have respect and courtesy for other's opinions, goals and research. These tenants should always be paramount when considering when and what to responded on when posting to anyone's query for assistance. As cold as this may sound, personal current/today information is not necessarily relevant to finding one's ancestors, and I believe that it should be discussed directly with individuals, not the tens of thousands of others who have a focused mission to find that one special brick in the elusive wall. We all may want to consider that in the 1800s the Campbell surname was the fifth most common name in the United States and there are literally hundreds if not thousands of other Campbell families who immigrated into the country and that many of these families are not any direct relation to ATs slice of the Clan. My particular Campbell family apparently may have come from John Campbell, Washington County, VA 1770-1810 so I have an average chance of being a distant cousin with AT. And on a final note, I really do not care how AT responds or what language he chooses to use in his responses. I have seen much more difficult writing and generally understand his writing style and give him kudos for typing away on the keyboard and communication with the forum. Many researchers and Internet users have learned or been taught that when you capitalize something in e-mail it is considered shouting, and can be very distracting from the intended purpose. I know as I read is ATs e-mails SHOUTING, (my perception) it can be annoying. Having said all the above, I will go back into my researcher hole and hope that we all strive to respect each other's research, dreams and goals. AT for you my friend keep us (researchers) straight, but also give us some leash so we can grow. For other researchers, please do not let AT dominate the list and post your information so we all can learn and benefit. Thank you for the opportunity to comment. Delete away my post and I will not be offended. Happy Hunting!! Regards, Robert Campbell Son of Francis Leo Campbell, ID (My dad was supposedly named after one of his Grandfathers) Son of Benjamin Campbell, MO Son of Joshua Campbell, TN Son of David Campbell, TN Son of John Campbell, VA? ??? -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Diana Holland Calderon Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 2:09 PM To: Campbell list Subject: [Campbell] Discord on the list I haven't read all of the postings, I just want to remind everyone that our Creator... by whatever name you know him... made us all unique. All the rootsweb lists are open to ANYONE interested in that particular subject. Many are serious about their research. I'm serious, but don't have alot of time. And I do use my delete key based on the subject line typically. I just happened to read a thread on this. I have had difficulty at times understanding AT's way of writing... but I do believe there's good info to be found in there... Just nothing I can connect to. Bottom line, just remember... we're all in this together... and we all have our own quirks and perks. Doesn't make them right or wrong... it just showcases our Creators talent for variety. Just don't kick a dead horse... all you do is hurt your toe. Bury it and move forward. Have a blessed day! Di 1 Cross + 3 Nails = 4 Given _________________________________________________________________ The New Busy is not the too busy. 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Well said. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bob Campbell" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 7:58 PM Subject: Re: [Campbell] Discord on the list > Campbell Researchers, > > All the politeness aside, I have subscribed to this list for almost ten > years and must comment that sometimes I learn things from AT and I am > thankful for his insight, knowledge of the S. VA Campbell family, > enthusiasm > and patience with us citified Campbells, but having said that it also is > my > perception that AT can also be domineering, rude and can sometimes > block-out > or take-over other researchers questions, comments and keep others from > joining into the conversations. I do not believe this is his intent, but > it > becomes a perception based on his boldness on the Clan subjects. We > wouldn't > interrupt the preacher during church just because we did not agree with > what > he said during the sermon. > > To add to this comment, I believe many Campbell researchers have decided > just to ignore him and have chosen not to engage him or justify their > positions which may potentially take away from the value of the list. > Again > this is my humble opinion and probably why so many Campbell researchers > are > now choosing to contact each other directly via phone or e-mail, as > opposed > to posting in this forum. I believe they feel they may run the risk of AT > jumping into something that he may not fully understand or agree with and > thus this detracts from others participating and this appears to degrade > the > intent of the forum. > > The analogy I have here is in a school classroom setting, and you have one > person trying to dominate every conversation whether they know the answer > or > not. I respect this great enthusiasm and energy, but we all must have > respect and courtesy for other's opinions, goals and research. These > tenants should always be paramount when considering when and what to > responded on when posting to anyone's query for assistance. As cold as > this > may sound, personal current/today information is not necessarily relevant > to > finding one's ancestors, and I believe that it should be discussed > directly > with individuals, not the tens of thousands of others who have a focused > mission to find that one special brick in the elusive wall. > > We all may want to consider that in the 1800s the Campbell surname was the > fifth most common name in the United States and there are literally > hundreds > if not thousands of other Campbell families who immigrated into the > country > and that many of these families are not any direct relation to ATs slice > of > the Clan. My particular Campbell family apparently may have come from > John > Campbell, Washington County, VA 1770-1810 so I have an average chance of > being a distant cousin with AT. > > And on a final note, I really do not care how AT responds or what language > he chooses to use in his responses. I have seen much more difficult > writing > and generally understand his writing style and give him kudos for typing > away on the keyboard and communication with the forum. Many researchers > and > Internet users have learned or been taught that when you capitalize > something in e-mail it is considered shouting, and can be very distracting > from the intended purpose. I know as I read is ATs e-mails SHOUTING, (my > perception) it can be annoying. > > Having said all the above, I will go back into my researcher hole and hope > that we all strive to respect each other's research, dreams and goals. AT > for you my friend keep us (researchers) straight, but also give us some > leash so we can grow. For other researchers, please do not let AT > dominate > the list and post your information so we all can learn and benefit. Thank > you for the opportunity to comment. Delete away my post and I will not be > offended. Happy Hunting!! > > Regards, > Robert Campbell > > Son of Francis Leo Campbell, ID (My dad was supposedly named after one of > his Grandfathers) > Son of Benjamin Campbell, MO > Son of Joshua Campbell, TN > Son of David Campbell, TN > Son of John Campbell, VA? > ??? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Diana Holland Calderon > Sent: Monday, July 19, 2010 2:09 PM > To: Campbell list > Subject: [Campbell] Discord on the list > > > I haven't read all of the postings, I just want to remind everyone that > our > Creator... by whatever name you know him... made us all unique. > > > > All the rootsweb lists are open to ANYONE interested in that particular > subject. Many are serious about their research. I'm serious, but don't > have alot of time. And I do use my delete key based on the subject line > typically. I just happened to read a thread on this. > > > > I have had difficulty at times understanding AT's way of writing... but I > do > believe there's good info to be found in there... Just nothing I can > connect to. > > > > Bottom line, just remember... we're all in this together... and we all > have > our own quirks and perks. Doesn't make them right or wrong... it just > showcases our Creators talent for variety. > > > > Just don't kick a dead horse... all you do is hurt your toe. Bury it and > move forward. > > > > Have a blessed day! > Di > > > 1 Cross + 3 Nails = 4 Given > _________________________________________________________________ > The New Busy is not the too busy. Combine all your e-mail accounts with > Hotmail. > http://www.windowslive.com/campaign/thenewbusy?tile=multiaccount&ocid=PID283 > 26::T:WLMTAGL:ON:WL:en-US:WM_HMP:042010_4 > _______________________________________ > > Remember to search the archives use this address > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=CAMPBELL > > Browse the archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAMPBELL/ > > Contact the List Manager > mailto:[email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > > Remember to search the archives use this address > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/?list=CAMPBELL > > Browse the archives at > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/CAMPBELL/ > > Contact the List Manager > mailto:[email protected] > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message