List related reminders / suggestions LIST MESSAGES Would subscribers please include a small "text content reminder" (portion of text from the message content to which they are responding) to their messages. Doing so helps remind other subscribers which thread your message is related to. Please DO NOT rely on the "Subject line" text to act as a reminder to the message thread, as the same "Subject line" text is often used for different message threads. Also its usual for list subscribers to empty their list message folder regularly and are therefore without the short reminder text, unable to remember the thread without having to access and search through the list archives. After all, it does only take a couple of seconds to copy a sentence or two from the original message and paste it into your response message. Please remember to always add your place of residence (ie. City or County or Country, etc) along with your name at the end of each list posting. Knowing whether or not you reside in or are local to Sheffield has a significance on any advice offered by fellow subscribers willing to respnd to your query. Adding your signature also makes for a much more friendler message. Typing your research "SURNAMEs" in capital letters (UPPERCASE) in your messages makes it "kinder to the eye" and really does make for easier browsing of the message. ------------------------------------------------- ENG-SHEFFIELD mailing list has its own website "Sheffield Genealogy Family & Social History" (click on the url address at the end of this message). The website is continually updated and will be of interest to most list subscribers. There are links to other useful sites and webpages that have information of interest not only for Sheffield and surrounding areas but also other far reaching areas. Many answers to the queries asked onlist can be found by making use of the website and visiting the links to other websites. Recent list messages can be found by browsing or searching through the list archives. (click either of the archive button links on the website hompage) ------------------------------------ CHATROOM Sheffield Genealogy MSN Chat Group Contact any of the following for more information Karen Karenhill_is@hotmail.com (England) Danielle francis.lafranchise@sympatico.ca (North America) Sharon sharichishere@hotmail.com (Australia) ------------------------------------ UPDATES/BACKUPS Remember to check regularly for update patches for your anti virus, firewall and other security programs and also access Windows Update regularly for Microsoft Updates. Its always a good idea to make backups of all your data (especially your research and URLs etc) either to disk or hard copy in case of any computer problem. The dreaded computer crash can and does happen and could easily happen to you. ------------------------------------ As always your feedback regarding the website is welcome. I am always happy to recieve "material" and / or "ideas for content" that can be added to the list website (copyright permitting). Anyone willing to submit material or have suggestions regarding content etc please contact the list admin. For all list & website related queries contact the list admin at: ENG-SHEFFIELD-admin@rootsweb.com Regards Gordon List Admin (in Sheffield) Sheffield Genealogy Website : http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~engsheffield -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.8.5 - Release Date: 03/02/2005