Hi Victor > May be for us but not the younger generation. But it behoves us to teach the younger generation how to do things properly doesn't it? Splitting hairs I know but really don't see any speed difference between lists and facebook, only with lists its far better organised and easier to follow I don't often have the need for a translator add on but will keep that in mind in case I find a long lost foreign speaking person :-) I use firefox and like the way you can have add ons for various things I also use Thunderbird but gave up filing emails in folders as its just unnecessary IMHO with Thunderbird as its search is so good I just archive by year after deleting those I don't want to save I use rootsweb archive search everyday, I do a fair amount of research for others and in so doing need to know what has been posted before or what that enquirer has asked before (as often the enquirer gives too little information to deal with the enquiry, and you often find they have asked the same question before, and often had it answered :-) Also, I am on over 80 lists but can't see every mention of my surnames/subjects of interests, so the archives are a mine of useful information For example there are 16 posts in the archives regarding the name MARKHAM in May 2014, some involving your good self of course, but if you don't periodically check you may be missing a vital and hitherto unknown link posted on some far flung list you would never have thought of joining I don't generally find it a problem keeping track of list posts (unlike facebook which I find a nightmare) if someone replies without including part of the previous post it should refer to, or changes the subject line, I will normally have it on my computer or can find it in the archives in a few seconds I am not saying facebook is useless, far from it, but horses for courses, for swapping chit chat, keeping in contact or funny pictures of cats, facebook is great, but for more structured research and following a line of thought or research, and keeping an easily found record of it, there is nothing IMHO to better the rootsweb lists List posts are much easier on the eye and my screen is not taken up by a hoard of adverts I don't want to see, on facebook I can only actually see a third of the screen for messages, the rest is adverts and things they want me to see, games etc I have zero interest in I know you can avoid adverts using a smart phone or tablet but they have their own drawbacks) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK)

They say that there are no guarantees in life.  E-mail is one of them. It's free, but that doesn't mean you get a certificate of delivery.  You can blame the government for "eating" your e-mail, but there are dozens of reasons.  I once sent an e-mail from my office to me home and it took 7 days to get there!  That's pretty slow for a 16 mile trip.  Internet Service Providers don't make a farthing off of e-mail, so some of them give it very little attention. I'll admit, sometimes the problem is at Rootsweb.  But most of the time the problem is with your own service provider.  I feel sorry for a lot of you when British Telecom decides to reconfigure its e-mail servers.  I lost a ton of e-mail when my service provider "upgraded" their e-mail system in 2010.  So, here's hoping they don't the same to you. I just keep on plugging along.  If I don't get an answer or see my e-mail posted, I just go off and do other things (after making a note to check on it later).  I have a white binder that's bulging with family history sheets with questions written all over them.  That'll keep me busy.     Lou (list admin.) > On Saturday, May 17, 2014 3:33 AM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi Victor > >> May be for us but not the younger generation. > > But it behoves us to teach the younger generation how to do things > properly doesn't it? > > Splitting hairs I know but really don't see any speed difference between > lists and facebook, only with lists its far better organised and easier > to follow > > I don't often have the need for a translator add on but will keep that > in mind in case I find a long lost foreign speaking person :-) > I use firefox and like the way you can have add ons for various things > > I also use Thunderbird but gave up filing emails in folders as its just > unnecessary IMHO with Thunderbird as its search is so good I just > archive by year after deleting those I don't want to save > > I use rootsweb archive search everyday, I do a fair amount of research > for others and in so doing need to know what has been posted before or > what that enquirer has asked before (as often the enquirer gives too > little information to deal with the enquiry, and you often find they > have asked the same question before, and often had it answered :-) > Also, I am on over 80 lists but can't see every mention of my > surnames/subjects of interests, so the archives are a mine of useful > information > > For example there are 16 posts in the archives regarding the name > MARKHAM in May 2014, some involving your good self of course, but if you > don't periodically check you may be missing a vital and hitherto unknown > link posted on some far flung list you would never have thought of joining > > I don't generally find it a problem keeping track of list posts (unlike > facebook which I find a nightmare) if someone replies without including > part of the previous post it should refer to, or changes the subject > line, I will normally have it on my computer or can find it in the > archives in a few seconds > > I am not saying facebook is useless, far from it, but horses for > courses, for swapping chit chat, keeping in contact or funny pictures of > cats, facebook is great, but for more structured research and following > a line of thought or research, and keeping an easily found record of it, > there is nothing IMHO to better the rootsweb lists > > List posts are much easier on the eye and my screen is not taken up by a > hoard of adverts I don't want to see, on facebook I can only actually > see a third of the screen for messages, the rest is adverts and things > they want me to see, games etc I have zero interest in > I know you can avoid adverts using a smart phone or tablet but they have > their own drawbacks) > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I am amazed with what you seem to get through Lou. and that goes to all the clever and helpful Listers out there, and there are many of them, thanks for your service. Bazza On 17 May 2014 19:28, Louis Mills <[email protected]> wrote: > They say that there are no guarantees in life. E-mail is one of them. > > It's free, but that doesn't mean you get a certificate of delivery. You > can blame the government for "eating" your e-mail, but there are dozens of > reasons. I once sent an e-mail from my office to me home and it took 7 > days to get there! That's pretty slow for a 16 mile trip. Internet > Service Providers don't make a farthing off of e-mail, so some of them give > it very little attention. > > I'll admit, sometimes the problem is at Rootsweb. But most of the time > the problem is with your own service provider. I feel sorry for a lot of > you when British Telecom decides to reconfigure its e-mail servers. I lost > a ton of e-mail when my service provider "upgraded" their e-mail system in > 2010. So, here's hoping they don't the same to you. > > I just keep on plugging along. If I don't get an answer or see my e-mail > posted, I just go off and do other things (after making a note to check on > it later). I have a white binder that's bulging with family history sheets > with questions written all over them. That'll keep me busy. > > Lou (list admin.) > > > > > > On Saturday, May 17, 2014 3:33 AM, Nivard Ovington < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Victor > > > >> May be for us but not the younger generation. > > > > But it behoves us to teach the younger generation how to do things > > properly doesn't it? > > > > Splitting hairs I know but really don't see any speed difference between > > lists and facebook, only with lists its far better organised and easier > > to follow > > > > I don't often have the need for a translator add on but will keep that > > in mind in case I find a long lost foreign speaking person :-) > > I use firefox and like the way you can have add ons for various things > > > > I also use Thunderbird but gave up filing emails in folders as its just > > unnecessary IMHO with Thunderbird as its search is so good I just > > archive by year after deleting those I don't want to save > > > > I use rootsweb archive search everyday, I do a fair amount of research > > for others and in so doing need to know what has been posted before or > > what that enquirer has asked before (as often the enquirer gives too > > little information to deal with the enquiry, and you often find they > > have asked the same question before, and often had it answered :-) > > Also, I am on over 80 lists but can't see every mention of my > > surnames/subjects of interests, so the archives are a mine of useful > > information > > > > For example there are 16 posts in the archives regarding the name > > MARKHAM in May 2014, some involving your good self of course, but if you > > don't periodically check you may be missing a vital and hitherto unknown > > link posted on some far flung list you would never have thought of > joining > > > > I don't generally find it a problem keeping track of list posts (unlike > > facebook which I find a nightmare) if someone replies without including > > part of the previous post it should refer to, or changes the subject > > line, I will normally have it on my computer or can find it in the > > archives in a few seconds > > > > I am not saying facebook is useless, far from it, but horses for > > courses, for swapping chit chat, keeping in contact or funny pictures of > > cats, facebook is great, but for more structured research and following > > a line of thought or research, and keeping an easily found record of it, > > there is nothing IMHO to better the rootsweb lists > > > > List posts are much easier on the eye and my screen is not taken up by a > > hoard of adverts I don't want to see, on facebook I can only actually > > see a third of the screen for messages, the rest is adverts and things > > they want me to see, games etc I have zero interest in > > I know you can avoid adverts using a smart phone or tablet but they have > > their own drawbacks) > > > > > > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >