Tgrumpy@aol.com wrote: > I am appalled at the comments of supposed researchers into the name of > Carpenter.If you can't keep your bitchy remarks to yourselves then I suggest > you unsubscribe and leave this space to the rest of us.From an English > CARPENTER and proud of it. As a long time user (1988) of the Internet as a regional manager for Sun Microsystems, I have a reasonably good handle on e-mail etiquette. I suggested a month or so ago, that all controversial e-mails contesting sources or opinions be taken offline and up with the parties directly. I see that John is doing his best to follow that rule. I see that professor Bruce either is ignorant of e-mail etiquettte or chooses to ignore this fundamental rule of internet communication. Bruce, will you try a little harder to contribute only your genealogical contributions, which are interesting if one forgets the personality behind the information, to the list. Deal one on one with those that you have a difference of opinion with. ( I know that we shouldn't be ending sentences with prepositions). Otherwise the connections that are being made by Carpenters all over the US by the data base that many of us maintain will suffer since I see that many are just unsubscribing. Wonder how many are unsubscribing with no explanatory e-mail? -- ************************************************** | Jerry Carpenter, Managing Principal | | CCS - Continental Consulting Strategies | | Phone/Fax 253-891-3090 | | mailto:jcarp@ccstrat.com | | http://www.ccstrat.com | **************************************************