Hi Tom, I too have been wondering for a long time why we have two lists for the same small county. There seems to me to be little if any difference. Most messages are cross-posted, which wastes everyone's time and bandwidth and costs more for those who pay for time online, and there is normally very little traffic on either anyway. BTW Tom, Rootsweb doesn't start the lists, private individuals do. All Rootsweb does is provide the list facilities. Wouldn't it make more sense to consolidate the LEIX and LAOIS lists - someone???? Listowners???? Regards Pamela At 12:21 29.05.01 -0400, Tom Wilde wrote: >I have just subscribed to the IRL-LEIX-L Mailing List at rootsweb.com >because I was (a) wondering if there was anything that I was missing >and (b) curious as to why rootsweb.com would have two separate mailing >lists for the same county. What's the difference between IRL-LEIX-L >and IRL-LAOIS-L (other than the spelling)? >Just wondering... > Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ.

I quite agree with both comments. I have often wondered why there were two lists for the same county. The fact that there is very little traffic begs the question as to how we can promote the list to other people from Co.Laois who are on the Internet, but are unaware of this particular forum. What about asking local newspapers in the county? Any suggestions anyone On another note Pamela, are you related in anyway to the Dowling's from Coolane, Killeshin, Co.Laois??? Regards and good luck with your research Michael Brennan Kent England Home: michael@janbren.freeserve.co.uk Also researching the MORAN's, BRENNAN's & KELLY's of Co.Laois Ireland. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Pamela Dowling" <iregenie@gmx.net> To: <IRL-LAOIS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, May 30, 2001 11:28 AM Subject: Re: Laois or Leix? > Hi Tom, > > I too have been wondering for a long time why we have two lists for the > same small county. There seems to me to be little if any difference. Most > messages are cross-posted, which wastes everyone's time and bandwidth and > costs more for those who pay for time online, and there is normally very > little traffic on either anyway. > > BTW Tom, Rootsweb doesn't start the lists, private individuals do. All > Rootsweb does is provide the list facilities. > > Wouldn't it make more sense to consolidate the LEIX and LAOIS lists - > someone???? Listowners???? > > Regards > Pamela > > > At 12:21 29.05.01 -0400, Tom Wilde wrote: > >I have just subscribed to the IRL-LEIX-L Mailing List at rootsweb.com > >because I was (a) wondering if there was anything that I was missing > >and (b) curious as to why rootsweb.com would have two separate mailing > >lists for the same county. What's the difference between IRL-LEIX-L > >and IRL-LAOIS-L (other than the spelling)? > >Just wondering... > > > > Aussie transplanted to Rotorua, NZ. >