Your absolutly right!!!!!!!!!!! -----Original Message----- From: Carole Dyke <twcldyke@eoni.com> To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Sunday, March 26, 2000 9:44 AM Subject: Re: POSTING >I agree. Sometimes that is all the info we have! Go ahead and delete them >if you wish, but I read them all, because just one little blurb may lead me >to a gateway through the brick wall. Carole >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Lori Murray" <lorimurray@hotmail.com> >To: <HALL-L@rootsweb.com> >Sent: Saturday, March 25, 2000 9:48 PM >Subject: Re: POSTING > > >> I do agree that it is harder to know if you are giving info on the right >> person when responding to a post like this but knowing how often we as >> researchers grasp at any chance of a straw out there I think any type of >> request is worth a try. I reponded earlier to this post and because there >> was no location or dates it's quite possible that my Minnie is not the >same >> one. I just know that there are alot of very kind people out there that >have >> responded to my vague requests that I had very little info on and I have >hit >> the jackpot. I agree that all specifics should be included with postings >but >> don't pass up that small chance that someone could be out there with your >> info if your just making you requests on names. Those needles are all out >> there and someone has them!!! >> Lori >> >> >From: Kybrenda@aol.com >> >To: HALL-L@rootsweb.com >> >Subject: POSTING >> >Date: Sat, 25 Mar 2000 22:08:28 EST >> > >> > >> > >> ><< does anyone have any info on a Minnie Hall?? My grandpa told me that >> >she >> >was >> > left on a doorstep as a baby >> > >> > She was married to James Sloan. There children included Lloyd and >Stuart >> >and >> > two daughters. Another son of theirs left the family, never to be >heard >> >from >> > again. I will include more specific information later. >> >> > >> >I'm not the list owner of this list, just a member. I see the above type >> >requests all the time. And with the risk of sounding mean, I only mean >> >it >> >in a helpful way. They are a waste of time, no where does the posting >> >above >> >give a date or a place, personally I just delete them as most people >> >probably do. Please remember when posting to a list or board, You should >> >keep it short, listing names (dates or about dates) marriages, and place, >> >county or state at least. >> > >> > >> >> ______________________________________________________ >> Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com >> >