All, After all the discussion I forgot a suitable SUBJECT Line. Situation remedied. Best, Hugh ___________________ In a message dated 06/24/05 4:29:52 PM, HFTHusma writes: << All, Every now and then I get the idea that some guidance needs to be published on genealogical message preparation. It seems simple enough to write a meaningful note. I receive 50 to 100 messages a day, so scanning the subjects is an important way of paring the number down to the meaningful ones. Of course, these are suggestions, but I think useful ones. SUBJECT: It would be ever so nice, if the subject line addressed the message content. Whether it be a person or a place, the time frame is critical. This gives the reader a chance to determine if the message is of interest to him/her. A subject of "hi" or "hello" or "HELP" does no not engender any interest. Personally, I delete them out of hand. TEXT: Seems to me the who, what, when, where and why are the essentials to a good message. Like any ad, brevity is a virtue. I seems a courtesy to send a "thank you" to the person who provided you with the info. The message would go to his personal Email address rather than to an entire List. Had to get it off my chest, again. Best regards, Hugh <hfthusma@aol.com> [DENTON, FRENCH, GOAR, GURNEE, GURNEY, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, KNOX, LEE, MIZNER, POILLON, REIDY, ROSE, RUTGERS, SMOCK, THOMASON, WOOD] >> Best regards, Hugh <hfthusma@aol.com> [DENTON, FRENCH, GOAR, GURNEE, GURNEY, HOFFMAN, HUFFMAN, KNOX, LEE, MIZNER, POILLON, REIDY, ROSE, RUTGERS, SMOCK, THOMASON, WOOD]