Kevin: A lot of times a newcomer submits a query and does not know to put in dates or places. If you ask for this information you are only being polite. I see all of these complaints of yours as examples of just that.....people being friendly and exhibiting common courtesy.Nothing more. Cheers, Boice Kelvin Kean wrote: > I happen to agree with Bill and I subscribe to many lists. I can't fathom > the value of anyone sending an original message or a copy to a list when > the message is something like the following examples that I picked out of > this mornings download from various lists: > > > I about fell off my chair laughing when I read your e-mail!!! :-) Yea, > >I guess they made them tough back then! > > Obviously, the death date for Christian is incorrect. The information > >had been handed down through the family and I've not been able to verify > >it. Hence, trying to locate someone who might know about them. > > Thank you for the information on the marriage date and the names of > >the daughters. I really appreciate it > > or > > >Thanks for the further clarification, Cadia. > > or > > >Great to see a Nairnshire page. I come from there and can help with local > >knowledge. Do you come from Nairn Joseph? Min Walker nee Davidson. > > or > > >Do you have any idea what years you are looking for your James in? > > or > > >Are you looking for Almwick, possibly in Anglesey, north Wales? > > None of them are the least bit informative or enlightening for anyone but > the sender and intended recipient. They only clutter the list and the > archives to the detriment of all. Each should have been sent privately. > Yet messages like this persistently comprise a third or more of the > messages I receive each day taking up space and time that I can use to > better purpose elsewhere. And I'm completely mystified why anyone would > want the world to read such messages, since publicly posting them serves > no useful purpose whatsoever. > > Regards, > > Kelvin Kean > Elverson, Pennsylvania > > P.S. I should add that the subject fields for each of the above added no > useful information either.