Hi everybody. Happy New Year to you!! Here are some tips and rules for using this list. Now that the holidays are winding down let's get this list off the ground. GUIDELINES & RULES. Please keep them for future reference: FORMATTING YOUR MESSAGES Post what you know. Let others know you exist. Lurkers never get very far. Be smart and use the list to your best advantage. In your messages, give lots of information. (I can always up the message line limit if needed.). The better to jog someone else's memory. When you post your information, please identify yourself. Home addresses and phone numbers are best kept private, in my opinion, but do share your name. When possible in the subject line, show your ancestors' name(s) + time frame + place name or related subject. The address for posting a message is [email protected] See ROOTSWEB RULES for more! REPLYING TO MESSAGES When possible, snip that query to which you are replying. Also, delete any "tagline" messages following the original query. Consider whether or not the "Subject" should then be changed to relate what your reply is about. If you are changing the subject in your message, change the subject line at the top. SEARCHING FOR OLD MESSAGES This is the url for the Rootsweb search engine where you will eventually go to search out older messages http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl ROOTSWEB RULES! The usual Rootsweb rules apply: No "Roll call" in the subject line!! Rootsweb begs that you follow that rule. Postings of virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, flames, etc. are forbidden and are grounds for immediate removal and exclusion from this mailing list. If you have a question about whether to post anything, ask me first. Please do not send attachments to the list. Rootsweb will bounce it back to you. If you wish to send an attachment to listmembers, announce your offering to the list, then send privately to anyone who requests it. Make sure you turn off html. Only messages sent in text format are acceptable to the listservers. Otherwise, once again, your message will come bouncing back to you. COMMON SENSE If you are going to be away for a few days, be sure to unsubcribe before you leave. You can easily resubscribe when you return home. Remember all messages are archived at Rootsweb so unfriendly words may come back to haunt you. Be sure to post your interest everywhere possible, but especially be sure to post to our GenConnect board at http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ga/Clarke Pass the word about the list to anyone who might be seeking their Clarke County, GA roots. That's it for now. Looks like a lot, I know, but it is pretty standard operating for lists. Good hunting and may the this list bring you many cousins. Carol Middleton