Greetings, A reminder that this list is sponsored by the Mecklenburg County page of the NCGenWeb project for the purpose of genealogy related discussions specific to the county. Promotional announcements no matter how well intended, do not fall under the category of "discussion" and are in violation of our acceptable use policies. Therefore, I ask of those of you who have done so to please refrain from posting any further promotional announcements concerning the Mecklenburg Heritage Book on the NCMECKLE list. Thanks for your cooperation. Regards, Paul Buckley

At 12:59 AM 8/31/02 -0400, you wrote: >The Mecklenburg County page of the NCGenWeb project [is] for the purpose >of genealogy related discussions specific to the county. Promotional >announcements ...do not fall under the category of "discussion" ..... >Therefore, I ask of those of you who have done so to please refrain from >posting any further promotional announcements concerning the Mecklenburg >Heritage Book on the NCMECKLE list. >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> If Heritage books do not fall within the topic of cooperative research in Genealogy, what does? I am not allied with the process of producing the book, but I want to participate and in it and I need all the help I can get. I have submitted to a couple of other Heritage Books, and I profit from reading them, though some stories may need to be "taken with a grain of salt". "Promotion" in my view is advertising a product or event in which a profit is sought. I say - do all you can to get wide participation in the book about Mecklenburg's genealogical heritage. David Huffines Charlotte, NC