My APOLOGY for returning the note in question to the list. I posted a public note and wasn't paying attention that the reply came back private. For some reason I always lose the automatic mailto address from lists when I hit "re: mail" so I just copied the normal one like I always do. I should have been more careful. It was the wrong thing to do, and it won't be a problem in the future. Steven A. Bridges Jill C. wrote: > > Hamrick's~ > If the below message was part of a PUBLIC message to this list and not > privately sent to Steven Bridges then it is a breach of etiquette on the > list, if it was sent privately to Steven it should not of been sent back to > the whole list. > > This the type of "discussion" which I do NOT allow on this list. > It is counter productive nee destructive, and amounts to a public flame, > and is not acceptable. > > Guess what? This is NOT a democracy, this is a list I started, which I > maintain and I set the rules. Period. End of discussion. > NO PUTDOWNS are ALLOWED to the list, about individuals. Private messages > should remain private or sent to me for ajudication. This is NOT > negotiable. > Now we have lost one of our most knowledgable and helpful members and that > is awful. I am very upset Steven Bridges has unsubscribed, he has always > helped me and many many others, while encouraging folks to make their own > discoveries. > This list is for the cordial or at least civil discussion of family > history. > > If you forgot the rules on flames they are at > http://www.maui.net/~mauifun/email.htm > > Any questions????? Someone let me know if this was publicly sent or > privately sent please. > Thank you for your cooperation and understanding, this is NOT easy. > > Jill O'Neall Ching > [email protected]