Marvin, While I agree with you on the name presentation.. Identity theft is a growing problem on the internet.. I understand there were over 90,000 folks who had their identity stolen last year.. Law enforcement and security experts tell us to not give out over the net... UNLESS you know who you are dealing with..things like: Your full name Your address, even your town and state Your phone number Your Social Security number Your credit card numbers, etc Any information concerning the above on living relatives.. People who have had their identity stolen have spent years trying to get their lives out of the mess.. these thieves had left them in and most cases so far in debt... that their lives were ruined.. Newbies should be aware that...... Security is our own responsibility!! Jackie Researching the families of: Morgan, Brewer, Howell, Ballard, Beck, Ricker, Knight, Woods, Simmons and Buffington ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 11, 2002 10:33 PM Subject: [HOWELL] It's HOWELLS, not HOWELL'S To: All the Howells and researchers From: Marvin Howell Here's a friendly reminder to our family from the editorial writer for this list, and the former editor of the column, "HOWELLing." We are the "Howells," not the "Howell's." Avoid making the mistake of using an apostrophe to the make a family name plural. More than one Howell is written as Howells. More than one Johnson, is Johnsons. Example: "There are many Howells, Bushes, Johnsons, Burtons, Joneses, and Clarks in Middleton." Write it "Howell's" only to show ownership, as "Joseph Howell's residence was in Morrow County." "The Clarks' lineage can be traced back to Benjamin Clark." If someone uses this error in a subject line, correct the error in YOUR subject line before you reply. Avoid insulting a family by calling them the Howell's, the Bush's, or the Burton's, and perpetuating the error in post after post. Another tip: Give your full name, town, and state when posting to a genealogy list. This is very helpful, and the polite thing to do. We wouldn't think of just signing "Mary" or "Carl" from nowhere, when we make an inquiry by US mail. People don't like to read anonymous letters--or anonymous e-mail. And it's often very helpful to learn the surname and location of the writer, and can result in other contacts with helpful genealogy information. AOL and many other servers provide a "signature" feature that affixes name, address, website, and even a quotation, to each e-mail message that we send, so that we don't have to type it each time. Try it! Your readers will appreciate it! Marvin Howell Sacramento, California [email protected] http://ourtown.sacbee.com/179 ==== HOWELL Mailing List ==== To unsubscribe from the HOWELL discussion list, send a message to [email protected] (mail mode) or [email protected] (digest) with the word unsubscribe in the subject line.