Well said, Helen. Kathy (usually another lurker) --- On Sat, 26/9/09, Helen Castle <helenlcastle@yahoo.com.au> wrote: > From: Helen Castle <helenlcastle@yahoo.com.au> > Subject: Re: new cemeteries online in Australia - New South Wales - Central Coast > To: genanz@rootsweb.com > Received: Saturday, 26 September, 2009, 6:44 PM > I see this group/list/site as a place > where people meet and exchange views - > a sort of electronic morning tea/meeting/visit. > > I often read in the background and never say anything, > sometimes I blurt > out, sometimes I contribute and then I don't turn up for > months at a time. > > However I always say who I am and where I come from - sort > of a name badge > for strangers. > > Dropping in and letting fly with: > >> please test and give feedback > > is not appropriate in your day to day life and I see it as > extremely rude in > this instance as well. > > Not having the manners to sign your post or explain > anything is just another > example of the lack of day to day niceties that are > becoming worse the more > people use the internet. > Where is it written that because you use the internet you > can expect instant > gratification and have no need to use basic good manners? > (wont start on the lack of use of punctuation and > formatting by adults who > should know better) > > Climbing off my high horse and resuming my seat > > Helen Castle > Narangba Qld 4504 > > > "Ron Lankshear in Sydney NSW" <ronlank@hotmail.com> > wrote in message > news:4ABDCED7.8050502@hotmail.com... > > Helen Castle wrote: > >> Forgive me but it appears you are advertising > yourself as a web designer > >> who creates websites for cemeteries > >> > >> Are you doing this commercially or as a volunteer? > Your answer to this > >> would tell me what my feedback would be. I would > have a higher > >> expectation of you if you are charging for > creating the websites and I > >> would expect a different level of complexity in > the websites. If you are > >> doing them for free then I have a lower > expectation. > >> > >> A page setting out who you are and what you do is > always a good way to > >> get positive feedback. > >> > >> If you are advertising your services then some > info would be appreciated > >> that you are doing so. > >> > >> If you want us to test each individual website > that you have designed > >> then an explanation of what you want us to do is > appropriate. > >> > >> Helen Castle > >> Narangba Qld > >> > >> "Cemetery Lady" <cemeterylady@iprimus.com.au> > wrote in message > >> news:h8udp6$1nnp$1@adenine.netfront.net... > >> http://www.blackwall.info/ > >> > >> > >> > >> please test and give feedback > > I saw the first posts and wondered what the test was. > > Not sure I understand why Woy Woy Web Design is also > this cemetery lady. > > Must have more web sites than me. > > Anyhow Woy Woy site says a web takes about an hour and > is $40 an hour > > > > The sites and cemetery pictures appear to be personal > effort by Woy Woy > > design > > > > -- > > Ron Lankshear -Sydney NSW (from London-Shepherds > Bush/Chiswick) > > try my links http://freepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~lankshear/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GENANZ-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > __________________________________________________________________________________ Get more done like never before with Yahoo!7 Mail. Learn more: http://au.overview.mail.yahoo.com/