Hi folks, This is a boring message, but one that I have to write so please force yourself to read, ok? I will be having neck surgery to repair a disk on the 2nd of May. I do not know how long I will be out of action and away from my computer. Knowing me, it will not be long and I will sit here even if I can't do anything. True addiction. Anyhow I want to give you some rules beforehand since some access computers thru their workplace and I may not have time to send this on Monday. I will be adding at the very bottom of this message, how to sub and unsub from the list in case you have lost your list papers and in case you will need this while I am away. If by chance you lose this, just ask the list, someone on the list will help you. I am placing Linda Smith in charge as of May 2nd and she will watch the list until I return. Her job will be to monitor the list and make sure that all follow the below rules until I get back. She does not have the ability to unsub or sub you to the list, so please do not ask her. I will not be subbing anyone while I am away so please keep these instructions if you plan to unsub from the list for a few days and want to return. Linda will be watching that only the following rules are followed and I am sure that all will follow them. I have not seen any trouble come across the list since I became listowner and I doubt very seriously that anyone will abuse the list while I am away, but being the listowner, I have to tell you all the below so that if things get out of hand, Linda or my mother will forward this on to you, give you one chance and then if that does not correct the situation, my mother will come into this room and I will direct her from my bed on how to unsub the offender. I have never in 3 years unsubbed anyone and I hope that does not happen. Ok, enough to that, here comes the blah, blah, blah stuff. 1. Absolutely treat each member of the list with respect. No fighting at all will be tolerated. When I am here, I can step in to soften things, this I will be unable to do for at least a week, so there will be zero tolerance for being mean to anyone. Disagreements should be in private. I do not mean that you can not post a correction, or a variation or a difference of lines, just do it nicely. We are all adults and most of us if not all of us are related in some fashion to one another, so let's be nice. Remember, emails can be saved, it could end up in a publication someday, just under your name. <GRIN> 2. Remember to post often, keep the list flowing for me while I am away. This is not an order but a request from me. I need your help, this list is a community effort and it takes all of us to keep it floating. 3. No chain letters, profanity, religion (and in this, I don't mean that you can't discuss what religion a relative may have been a member of) and no jokes, please. Try to keep it genealogy in nature if possible. That is it, list. Not much rules to follow and of course the most important is being respectful to one another. Big no-no if you don't. I am not big on rules but am on that one. Ok, how to sub and unsub, please keep this copy so you can pass on to someone if they are in need of help or to refer to it while I am away. Many write to me asking me to unsub them, and this will keep that from happening. It is easy as pie. (notice the similarity in all addresses) To sub to the list, in mail mode (meaning each message comes to the list one by one as they are sent out) send a new message to this address NCMONT-L-request@rootsweb.com leave subject line blank and in the body of the message (where I am now typing) type only the word "Subscribe" without the quotations" and take off your signature lines, hit send. In a few mins you will receive a notice stating that you have been subbed and it will also have the rules listed. To sub in digest form (same list, same messages, only the mail comes every so often, all bundled up) send to this address: NCMONT-D-request@rootsweb.com leave subject line blank, type only the word "Subscribe" without the quotations, leave off any signature lines and hit send. In a few mins you will receive a notice stating you are subbed and the rules, etc of the list. To unsub from the list, do the same as above, only changes are instead of typing "subscribe" you will type "unsubscribe" without the quotations. Mail mode's address is: NCMONT-L-request@rootsweb.com Digest's address is: NCMONT-D-request@rootsweb.com To send a message to the list so that all can see it: In mail mode send to this address: NCMONT-L@rootsweb.com Notice the request is not in this address, that is only used when subbing or unsubbing. To Send a message to the list in digest form you will use this address: NCMONT-D@rootsweb.com And list, some may not be aware of this, but you will only use the address of the list that you belong to, say, if you subbed to mail mode, then you would use the above address with the L in it. If you belong to the digest mode then you will send to the address with the D here. Ok, think I have pretty much covered all aspects but if you come across something and it is after the 2nd, then email the list or you can contact Linda at: momof7@myexcel.com I will continue to try to get up as many marriages, records, etc as I can until Monday evening. I will not be away for long, but I may not be able to answer mail for at least a week. But who knows, maybe the pain killers will make me superwoman. <Grin?> Cathy Cranford-Ailstock pastseeker@nc.rr.com http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~cranford/cathy1.html Listowner for Montgomery County, NC NCMONTGO-L@rootsweb.com Listowner for The A*I*L*S*T*O*C*K, B*R*U*T*O*N, C*R*A*N*F*O*R*D, F*O*X*H*A*L*L, H*A*T*H*C*O*C*K, J*U*R*Y & O*Z*I*E*R Lists *** To see one's self more clearly One needs to seek the past. C.C. Ailstock