Hi everyone, This time every year, we seem to get a lot of new people joining our lists, and I would like to pass on a site that will give you a few good tips on mailing lists, virus scams, chain letters, and much more. You won't go wrong by taking a few minutes browsing through the links that Cyndi has found. >From my own experience, as long as you 'remember your manners' as your Mother, Grandmother, and 5th grade English teacher taught you, you'll be fine. <grin> Oh, and remember, if you type in all capital letters, that means you are shouting, and most people get really upset when someone yells at them, even when they have earplugs in their ears. Don't pass on chain letters or virus warnings, especially to mailing lists. Nothing is calculated to upset people more than that. Don't subscribe to a lot of mail lists for areas that have nothing to do with your ancestors' location on the odd chance that someone might recognize the name. You would be better off subscribing to a state or regional list, rather than a county list if you aren't sure about the location. Our NEGenWeb Coordinators help to monitor both of the Nebraska lists, and will try to help you if they have enough information. For Nebraska, try our County Unknown site for more information on how to find where your ancestors may have lived in Nebraska. Our Resource Center is another excellent place to look for more information. Both of those sites can be found from our main NEGenWeb State page. The link is below my name. Now, for a list of links that will help someone new to all this, please go to Cyndi's "Internet Stuff You Need to Know" page, and start checking out her links, especially the one on Nettiquette: http://www.CyndisList.com/internet.htm Once you've checked that out, then check out her main page, and have fun! You won't believe just how many links she has there for genealogy. Don't forget to check out the USGenWeb Project too. http://www.CyndisList.com/ Connie Snyder <cjsnyder@midusa.net> NEGenWeb State Coordinator http://www.rootsweb.com/~negenweb/ PS (this is a shameless 'help wanted' note. We have several counties that could use the loving care of a special volunteer to take them over. Please check our County Selection list for the names of those counties that are adoptable, and then you can contact me.)