In a message dated 8/1/2000 1:35:10 PM Central Daylight Time, barroncogene@webtv.net writes: > Now you all know why Barron County Genealogical Society will NOT be > putting more TOUR offers on the mailing lists. > I've been kinda sitting back, watching this debate. May I just say that 1) yes, it was a little annoying having constant notices about the tour; 2) all I had to do to alleviate the annoyance was click delete; 3) I would hope to have A notification of any tours like this in the future because there may be one to any area where my family was; and 4) I don't really think it's necessary for anyone to get nasty with each other. Each of us is trying to learn something about our roots, and, hopefully, we're also trying to help others on the list. I delete many many emails every day because they either don't pertain to my family or because I have no information to offer. I shouldn't holler that only messages that are of interest to me should be posted - nor should I get upset if people don't like getting repeat messages about the same thing. Many of us are on multiple mailing lists, and it's unlikely we will miss something sent to several lists. So I guess what I'm saying is we need to watch out for overkill, and we need to remember we're adults when we don't like something that occurs on a list. Now, could we all smile, "shake hands", and get back to what we all love? Star O