Forwarded Message! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Joyce Hensley" <jjploka@pine-net.com> To: <KILGORE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2002 9:06 AM Subject: {not a subscriber} RE: [KILGORE] Re: KILGORE-L > I agree with Jerry. I joined the list to find something out about my > ancestors. I have not gotten anything out of this list. I don't think Jerry > meant to be unkind any more than I do. Let's look at others expectatioons of > this list too. I just thought this site was to help others find their > families and share information about their families. Sorry if anyone take > this the wrong way. I have posted severral times and no one replies to my > questions oer my posts. I have been holding on hoping someone will give me > a glimmer of hope. > Joyce. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim [mailto:jkilgore@charter.net] > Sent: Tuesday, February 26, 2002 10:41 PM > To: KILGORE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [KILGORE] Re: KILGORE-L > > > > Jerry - > > I recently asked to be put on the list, and am realizing that I'm not > getting much out of it and would like to be removed. The one > tidbit today (GA gold lottery) was just about worth it, but my issue > is one of managing my e-mail which already takes too much time and > attention for me both at work and home. Have quit other listserves > for similar reasons in the past, too many messages, not enough with > real relevance to me or from people who I could help out. A chronic > problem with listservers is particularly acute on this list: people who > want to communicate with individuals keep replying to the server, > so a lot of the traffic is "me too" "Welcome aboard" from the twelfth > current member, etc. I don't want to be a curmudgeon, but it's hard to > understand why so many people who just don't get it, that the direct > reply is more engaging and intimate and less annoying to those who > not only aren't the intended recipients, but who even feel funny about > reading somebody else's mail. List administrators must get hoarse > fingetips from nagging people not to do this., so I'm glad not to have > to do it myself. > > Happy hunting and I'll contact you or another known list member > if I hear anything juicy. > > > ==== KILGORE Mailing List ==== > Introduce a person to a very frustrating hobby, > Genealogy, and invite them to join our board! > > >