Double BRAVO ! ! ! Bunny/OH BRAVO! > Hi all- I never cease to be amazed at the number of queries that are posted > in genealogy message boards that ask-almost demand- information, and end > with no expression of thanks-just a name at the end of the message. Worse, > on a number of occasions where info was provided, the requestor responded > without any hint of appreciation. They just wanted more data. Gentle > suggestions that they "may have forgotten a note of thanks" often resulted > in flickering or roaring flames.
Hi to everyone: Another one here seconding these thoughts. Even the newest beginner on any given subject should have learned the word Thank You as one of his/her very first words spoken. No one who has put together a few weeks or a few years of research 'Owes' anyone else that hard earned data. Most genealogy researchers are not real pros, but do not want their research to die with them and therefore share it willingly in the hopes that others will keep adding to known findings. Whether we receive one new date, or several generous pages of information, or even duplicate data that we already have in our files, we OWE the person a few kinds words for trying to help. Never let us forget that by saying "Thanks so much, that was kind of you to share!" we may even receive additional information from the same person who updated our files a few months ago, as he/she finds more. And this street runs both ways. File their names and addresses, dated, with the data we received and return notes that may be relevant to them as well. These things are only common curtesy, June BC Canada ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bunny" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Saturday, February 08, 2003 9:26 PM Subject: Re: [NEWGEN] The "Gimme" crowd > Double BRAVO ! ! ! > Bunny/OH > > BRAVO! > > Hi all- I never cease to be amazed at the number of queries that are > posted > > in genealogy message boards that ask-almost demand- information, and end > > with no expression of thanks-just a name at the end of the message. Worse, > > on a number of occasions where info was provided, the requestor responded > > without any hint of appreciation. They just wanted more data. Gentle > > suggestions that they "may have forgotten a note of thanks" often resulted > > in flickering or roaring flames.