"Rh Domino" <rhdomino@hotmail.com> DIDN'T write: > [ Methods is about ... > > Methods is unusual in that it is a *moderated* newsgroup/mailing > list, which means every article is read and approved by the > moderator before it is distributed to the group's participants. > > Cheers, Mod. ] Even more unusual is a moderated group where the moderator edits articles rather than just returning them to the poster for editing! [ I do edit the articles, but in a very restricted sense. I try to standardize the formatting, so experienced Methods readers can understand the messages as quickly and easily as possible. I occasionally trim material quoted from earlier posts. I very occasionally fix trivial typos. I never make changes that in any way alter the meaning of a message. I *greatly* appreciate experienced Methods posters who submit their articles in the standard format. ] Speaking of charter is there a FAQ available someplace? I've read off and on for a few months and never seen one posted or refered to... [ For whatever reason, there seem to be remarkably few questions that get asked so often in Methods that a FAQ would be of much use. The Methods archives, though, are arguably the world's best (and certainly the most interesting!) source of genealogical information. Karen and I have occasionally thought about distilling one or several "The Collective Wisdom of the Methods Community" books out of the archives. http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/GENMTD Cheers, Mod ] Tom "Tom Morris" <tmorris-NOSPAM@SPAMFREE.nh.ultranet.com>