>----Original Message Follows---- >From: Budnpat0@aol.com >Don't mean to rant - but the "REPLY" button is being grossly over-used! >The snip I've inserted here ran on for over 1200 lines, just because >some >of the listers don't know how to reply to a message... No probably not, since Christmas time is the time for getting new computers which means we get new people (and lots of new cousins) to our lists. They are already nervous about the new computers, coming online and joining these lists with the high hopes of making new friends, cousins and finding out their ancestry, and might even think they are doing rather well. But, instead of being taught correct netiquette, they are opening there email to this post and wondering if it is all worth it. >Please - clean 'em up - I know some subscribers who've left the list > >because of this and others who are threatening to leave.. I, myself, am more apt to leave because of this one post...someone that could well be your cousin...that could hold your key...that newbie out there reading this could be thinking "Do I really want to find out I am related to this one?" >Thanks... >Bud Everyone...from the experienced (although I am sure there are a few who will never go look at these) to the not so experienced can benefit from these URLS on email netiquette: http://www.writerswrite.com/journal/dec99/pirillo1.htm http://www.kassj.com/netiquette/netiquette.html http://email.about.com/cs/netiquette/ Lainee _________________________________________________________________ MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus