Diane... no problem at all! I didn't take your e-mail in a negative way in the slightest. It was a good question and probably one that many are asking. I too love genealogy and feel bad that my questioning Mr. Wheatley may have been perceived by some to be inappropriate. Genealogy is lots of fun and very addictive : ) have fun, Amelia >Amelia, > >I agree with you about including identification of location in the >subject line (and not just for the person who sends the cemetery >photos,but for all of who post) and it would also be nice if people >would include dates and location in the body of the email, too. My >point was that it is pretty obvious what the email is going to be >about once you open it and it's very easy to delete right away. > >I hope I didn't hurt anyone's feelings with my previous >posting--that wasn't my intent. I value this opportunity to search >for my family's roots and I want everyone else to see this as a >great way to learn more about their family in particular and >genealogical research in general. I sincerely apologize if I've >hurt anyone's feelings. > >Diane > >--- On Tue, 9/8/09, Amelia James <ajames@artic.edu> wrote: > >> From: Amelia James <ajames@artic.edu> >> Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] Dealing with this kind of Spam >> To: griffin@rootsweb.com >> Date: Tuesday, September 8, 2009, 9:56 AM >> in my view it is a matter of making a >> proper subject line. Everyone >> who uses a list like this, no matter the surname, should >> always put a >> location in the subject line if possible. When I contacted >> this >> person some weeks ago, I was just asking him to put TX or >> Texas in >> the subject line, since every single one of his posts was >> from a >> cemetery in Texas. Another member also asked him to >> distinguish his >> posts in some way. >> >> that's it. >> >> I'm hoping that people will learn from this and remember to >> be >> thoughtful when they create their subject line. >> Amelia >> >> >I'm not sure I understand what all the fuss is >> about. As soon as I >> >open the email and see the word cemetery or grave >> (whatever word >> >they use), I know it doesn't pertain to my Griffins and >> I delete it. >> >In fact, there is rarely an email that pertains to my >> Griffins, but >> >I wouldn't think of asking people not to post just >> because it >> >doesn't pertain to me. >> > >> >--- On Sat, 9/5/09, GriffW <griway@knology.net> >> wrote: >> > >> >> From: GriffW <griway@knology.net> >> >> Subject: Re: [GRIFFIN] Dealing with this >> kind of Spam >> >> To: griffin@rootsweb.com >> >> Date: Saturday, September 5, 2009, 11:09 PM >> >> Kay, >> >> >> >> 1. Leave things as they >> are. >> >> >> >> Waymon Griffin >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Kay Snow wrote, 5 Sep 2009: >> >> > List members, >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > The person posted as t42 is doing a >> wonderful >> >> service. However, I agree I >> >> > wish I didn't have to open each one to >> be sure it >> >> isn't my Griffin Family. >> > > > >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com >> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the >> subject and the body of the message >> > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >GRIFFIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message