>From the welcome message: "The CHINA-L Mailing List is an e-mail discussion list for genealogical research of the Chinese people. The sons and daughters of the Yellow Emperor have spread across the globe. Thus the list is not restricted to the families in their ancestral lands. Discussion of migration patterns, emigration/immigration, historical sketches, settlements, census data, wills, clan genealogies, vital records, web sites, etc. as relates to the diverse peoples of China is encouraged. Public announcements of information of interest to Genealogists in general though it may not be CHINA-specific is permitted but please use discretion. "Do not post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, etc. For information on virus hoaxes and urban legends see http://www.kumite.com/myths/ among others. "Please do not send file attachments (messages with files appended) to the list. If you have a file you would like to share with the members, announce what you have to offer, then send the file only to those who request it, via private email. CHINA is a diverse land with innumerable families and not everyone will want the data on your line. "No rude comments or flaming is permitted on the list! No discussion of flaming is permitted on the list! For definitions of flaming and related information see http://www.man.ac.uk/~zlsiira/Netiquette/flame.html and http://www.pass.wayne.edu/~twk/flaming.html "Do not impose any other rules or conditions, expressed or implied elsewhere, upon this list. Rules of other forums may not necessarily apply here. Do not try to regulate this list. If you do not like the way someone formats their queries or responses, or the content of their subject titles, take it up with the listowner, NOT on the list. The list is for genealogy and history." Please, keep your comments confined to Chinese genealogy or history. If you cannot find anything to say about Chinese genealogy or history, but feel the need to say something, please unsubscribe and find a more appropriate forum to showcase your wit or lack thereof. Sincerely, Dave (the admin) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ David M. Lawrence | Home: (804) 559-9786 9272-G Hanover Crossing Drive | Fax: (804) 559-9787 Mechanicsville, VA 23116 | Email: dave@fuzzo.com USA | http: http://fuzzo.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ "We have met the enemy and he is us." -- Pogo "No trespassing 4/17 of a haiku" -- Richard Brautigan