Dear Laura - I agree in general that certain posts - that are incidental "thank yous", etc. or end up as private interactive conversations should be transmitted between parties - not the whole board. BUT, I just find your concern for people who . . . "just have no time to delete or set up preferences or they hate the idea of it . . . a bit misplaced. Genealogy cannot be "spoon fed" - it takes time and one must wade through a lot of material - even if it is just a visit to the local library. In my opinion Genealogy is not for "dabblers" who want the research just handed to them. There is a definite benefit to sending out "posts" to the whole group. If a number of folks had not done that on various boards - I would have missed finding several significant leads to my ancestral lines and would not have tripped across a few "cousins" that have added greatly to my search. I suscribe to 5-6 Eastern Kentucky county lists and about 8-10 Yahoo lists relative to Alternative Building Materials and Methods. And, I have no problem managing the large amount of mail - because I took 2 minutes to set up a filter for each one and have it sent to a folder for later review. If there wasn't group interaction on these type boards / lists then they would be a pretty dry place. If a person just wants "the facts" then rootsweb.com and geneaology.com have great database resources (and no unwanted e-mail gets sent out). Just my two cents. Joe Greene ********************** Laura McKenzie wrote: > Folks, I am the list admin now. > > If the note will help others, please reply on list. If the note says "no" > or "thanks" or something not helpful to the list a private reply is best. > We've had a few folks leave the list today; they probably forsee a big > discussion on this. Hopefully they'll return in a few days. Some folks just > have no time to delete or set up preferences or they hate the idea of it so > its best we all try to keep in mind "helpful to others" or "a quick note to > sender". Thanks! > > We have a good number of new folks on the list. I hope this helps clarify > the best way to handle it. Remember, if you hit "reply" everyone sees your > note. Even the most experienced researcher has accidently replied to the > list with something personal that would be better off left unsaid <laugh> so > be careful! > > So, I didn't get an answer to my question. If anyone comes across a > yearbook or has an opinion on privacy, I'd like to hear from you. > > And now how about posting any breakthroughs anyone has had lately. Mine > haven't been in genealogy I'm afraid :) Once I get my oldest off to college > (a Kentucky college BTW!) and my youngest settled in a little more I should > have more time but for now I'm in a holding pattern. Our adoption was > finalized last Friday <big smile>. > > Laura > *************************** > Laura's pages for Homeschooling, Gardening, and Genealogy > are found here: http://home.att.net/~ekyorigins > yahoo id: ekyorigins > *************************** -- ÿØÿà