I have rejected a number of messages, posted to the list and held, because of their size for my approval. A few of you will get a message from Rootsweb telling you why I rejected them. Please, when replying to the list, look at the bottom of your message and see what is repeated. Okay, it is easy to delete most of the message you are responding to and just leave the part that got you to reply with some helpful information. However, look below the repeated message. Do you see all those signature files? Those are what have to all be deleted! What is a signature file? Is is a message automatically added by a number of ways. Check the bottom of my message, my name and website are automatically added to all my messages. Below that you will find something that Rootsweb adds to all messages posted about unsubscribing from the list. Then there are some that are related to the list. The NY-Irish list signature footer starts with: ====NY-Irish Mailing List==== The Irish-American list signature footer starts with: ====Irish American Mailing List===== All of these signature files need to be deleted from the repeated message before sending your reply. Please! Why? First of all, those who get the lists in digest form, have to wade through all the repeated garbage to get to the next message. Sometimes it is hard to find where the messages begin or end and maybe your message won't get read by someone who could really help you with your research. Secondly, and probably the most important reason, is the lists' archives. Try searching for CONNORS and you will get every message I sent repeated over and over due to all the repeated signature files and there probably won't be many messages about the surname, CONNORS. Check out the searchable archives for the Irish American list at: http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/search?path=IRISH-AMERICAN Put in CONNORS in body box and see what you get. Sorry, to belabor this issue but some are just not getting message and I think it is because they don't know what a signature file is. I am sorry I had to reject so many posts to the list this morning but hopefully after the senders see this message, they will resend the message without all the repeated stuff. Thanks for you cooperation. If you need extra help or want to discuss this message, please email me off the list. -- Pat Connors, Sacramento, CA, list admin http://www.connorsgenealogy.com