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Search the GEN-NEWBIE archives Browse the GEN-NEWBIE archives On 18 Dec 00, at 14:41, Scott & Roxanne Munns wrote: > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mari [mailto:ddmmjm@netins.net] > Sent: Sunday, December 17, 2000 10:38 PM > To: WICRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: [WICRAWFO] Netiquette for the Newbies > > > Hello Everyone :) > Dear Researchers, > > 'Tis the season for new computer and genealogy users to be joining us on our > mailing lists. Cyndi Howells has written an extremely good message for all > of us to remember after the holidays. > > Merry Christmas! > Roxanne > ListHostess > > <snipped> > >Each January we see a huge influx of newbies joining us online > >because Santa was generous and left a sparkling new computer under > >the tree. There are also many after-holidays sales which offer > >people the opportunity to purchase a snazzy new computer or modem. > > > >Many people get online for the first time and enthusiastically don > >their cyber-bikinis, hitting the surf with gusto. They are excited > >to be here and they are (much as we "oldbies" were) rightfully > >overwhelmed by all that there is to see and do. The language here > >is foreign to them. The technology is newer, fancier and zippier > >than they may have used in the past. And the way that we all > >participate in our giant, online genealogical society, while being > >very similar to offline groups, is still a bit different than they > >may be prepared for. In other words, it is a brave new world to them. > > > >I would like to put out a call to each of you to show these newbies > >that we are a friendly, welcoming and helpful group of online > >genealogists. To do so we all need to pitch in and show patience, > >understanding and kindness. We also need to put on our teaching > >caps and be prepared to show them the ropes. > > > >1. Don't make assumptions. > > > >2. Explain things in detail, include URLs and complete > >instructions. > > > >3. Verify details and addresses before you send them to > >people. > > > >4. Offer to help people privately via e-mail, off of the > >mailing lists. > > > >5. Be prepared to explain things more than once, in more > >than one way. > > > >6. Keep in mind that we were all new at one time. > > > >7. Keep in mind that we all learn something new every day. > > > >There are several places online to which you can point newbies in > >order to help them learn about this new research venue. I have > >tried to make these easy to locate by setting up links on my site: > > > >Internet Stuff You Need To Know > >http://www.CyndisList.com/internet.htm > > > >Also be sure to point them to these basic starting places online: > >Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet > >http://www.CyndisList.com > > > >Your genealogical research portal onto the Internet > >RootsWeb > >http://www.RootsWeb.com > > > >See the RootsWeb Help Desk: > >http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com > > > >Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Mailing Lists > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~jfuller/gen_mail.html > > > >USGenWeb > >http://www.USGenWeb.org > > > >Good luck and successful surfing to everyone online - both newbies > >and oldbies, > >Cyndi > >~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* > >Cyndi Howells Puyallup, Washington > >cyndihow@oz.net > > ______________________________ > > > ==== LOY Mailing List ==== > *** Roxanne Munns, ListHostess *** > What have we been talking about? 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