Ian One of the reasons you have not had a response is that people forget where they put messages. . Another reason may be they have changed email address and as it is on the messageboard they would not get their reply notification if their address had changed. As you did put a message on the board, it would be gatewayed to the list, as you know and archived. It may not be the person you wanted to reply to you that does and that could be just as rewarding, if not more so. You never know, the person to whom you replied could be one day searching, find your reply and there you go. If they don't find you others will, I am sure. Carol Admin Moray Mailing List www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/morayweb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Irene Dunne" <irdunne@webtv.net> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:54 PM Subject: Re: [MORAY] Why bother to receive a photograph > Hello Ian; > > I too have found many a response ignored. The bright side is that there > are many who do take time to respond and have exchanged information, > offered help and given encouragement. Please do not be discouraged. > Your elusive "cousin" may be the next person to whom you respond. > > Kind Regards, > > Irene > > Researching: McConnachie in Marnoch and Aberdeen. Jackson in Inverurie > and Aberdeen and Abercrombie in Angus. > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > Don't forget that if you delete a message, you can always visit the > archives of this list http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MORAY/. The > archives are also worth looking at, whether you be a new or established > lister. > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > >

and remember............sometimes things get lost in the 'spam boxes'. I ,myself have accidently deleted something from the "LISTS" I belong to because I had yet to make that person a 'friend". ----- Original Message ----- From: "carol" <carol@wakefieldfhs.org.uk> To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 4:33 PM Subject: Re: [MORAY] Why bother to receive a photograph > Ian > > One of the reasons you have not had a response is that people forget where > they put messages. . > > Another reason may be they have changed email address and as it is on the > messageboard they would not get their reply notification if their address > had changed. > > As you did put a message on the board, it would be gatewayed to the list, as > you know and archived. It may not be the person you wanted to reply to you > that does and that could be just as rewarding, if not more so. > > You never know, the person to whom you replied could be one day searching, > find your reply and there you go. > > If they don't find you others will, I am sure. > > Carol > Admin Moray Mailing List > www.wakefieldfhs.org.uk/morayweb > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Irene Dunne" <irdunne@webtv.net> > To: <MORAY-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2005 9:54 PM > Subject: Re: [MORAY] Why bother to receive a photograph > > > > Hello Ian; > > > > I too have found many a response ignored. The bright side is that there > > are many who do take time to respond and have exchanged information, > > offered help and given encouragement. Please do not be discouraged. > > Your elusive "cousin" may be the next person to whom you respond. > > > > Kind Regards, > > > > Irene > > > > Researching: McConnachie in Marnoch and Aberdeen. Jackson in Inverurie > > and Aberdeen and Abercrombie in Angus. > > > > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > > Don't forget that if you delete a message, you can always visit the > > archives of this list http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/MORAY/. The > > archives are also worth looking at, whether you be a new or established > > lister. > > > > ============================== > > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > ==== MORAY Mailing List ==== > Please do not send virus warnings to this list. If you have concerns about a virus, contact the list admin at MORAY-D-request@rootsweb.com or join VIRUS-DISCUSSIONS-L@rootsweb.com subscribe in the subject line. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > > >

A good point Carol.I have had similar experiences as Ian, sending significant amounts of genealogical info and photos and receiving zilch in reply. However, now when I go to a bit of trouble for someone I make sure to include my full postal address and phone number."Cast your bread upon the waters" is still a good maxim.