Some of us have been members of our mailing list for so long that I thought it would be appropriate to review the mailing list "guidelines" (I hate that word, but the only other word I can think of is "rules" and that's worse!) Okay, here we go...... Please be considerate of your fellow list members. Remember, some people are beginners at computers, some are new at genealogy, and others do not use English as their primary language. Never be impatient with simple questions or expressions which are difficult to understand. Try not to use acronyms but be specific (eg. state abbreviations (WI, MN, CA, etc.); SSDI = Social Security Death Index). We are here to help each other. Personal attacks, criticism, and/or 'flaming' are not permitted on this list, ever. This mailing list is for genealogy-related messages regarding/related to the FOUST surname only. Off-topic messages are not permitted on our list. This includes virus warnings and hoaxes, chain letters, and similar messages. If you have a matter of an administrative nature that you feel needs my attention, let me know and let me handle it as the list administrator. Do not try to handle such matters yourself either on or off the list. Contact me at FOUST-admin@rootsweb.com. When posting a new message to the list select an informative but concise subject line. When replying to a post, remember to change the subject line if the subject being discussed changes. When replying to a message, if you intend your reply to go privately or to the list - be sure to check that the intended address(es) are showing in the Send To box of your email BEFORE clicking on SEND. Genealogical information should be directed to the list as others may benefit from your reply as well as the intended recipient. Personal notes should be sent to the individual only. Please try to remove as much of the original message as possible while still making sense. ESPECIALLY if you receive the digest version of this mailing list, be sure to cut all but the pertinent parts - otherwise the whole digest is quoted in your reply. ALL messages posted to this mailing list are permanently archived at RootsWeb and cannot be edited or removed. Please consider this before posting your message or reply on the list. Messages posted to the FOUST RootsWeb/Ancestry Message Board are gatewayed to this Mailing List. When you see a post to the list that is gatewayed from the Board, remember that the person posting the message may not be a mailing list subscriber. Please post your reply to these messages on the Message Board by clicking on the URL link included in the gatewayed message and/or by replying by private e-mail to the author of the message. Roxanne Munns (your ListHostess) -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.392 / Virus Database: 268.5.6/337 - Release Date: 5/11/2006