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

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 >