Bart, I agree completely with your 2 cents. Charlene ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bart Emanuel" <bartemanuel@yahoo.com> To: <INCLAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, January 24, 2005 8:19 AM Subject: [INCLAY] Side conversations... > > Hi Folks, > > I'd just like to throw my 2 cents in about side conversations. Isee a lot (not just on this board) of cases where two or more people start exchanging information, and then continue in email outside the group. > > One of the benefits of having a medium like this is that messages persist, and someone can search them at a later time and find information they are looking for. But they can't find it if it hasn't been written here! > > Also, how many times have you been reading someone's exchange and found a relative that might be mentioned but not necessarily as the primary subject of the discussion ("chance" findings...) > > So my request is if at all possible, don't take your conversation offline. I can always ignore the threads I'm not interested in... but may learn something from them anyway. > > > > Thanks, > > Bart Emanuel > > > > > Bart Emanuel > > > > > > ==== INCLAY Mailing List ==== > > >