Hi all, I have a simple solution to those who want to read about regions that are NOT currently being transcribed AND who can't or won't do the transcribing for those areas.....UNSUBSCRIBE!! All you have to do is periodically (no pun intended!!) search the archives for EITHER your surname or your region...IF in the future, you find that someone has started transcribing the region of your interest , THEN SUBSCRIBE AGAIN!!! I have TONS of newspaper clippings from my grandmother's estate, but unfortunately back then, they did not contain the year in the obit, and while I can guess the newspapers that they came from, I can't be certain, so these articles are not allowed to be submitted. If they WERE, I would be MORE than happy to post them to the list, but I certainly wouldn't be "inspired" to run out and start copying and transcribing particular microfilmed articles just because someone on the list requested a particular area!! Maybe I'm in the minority, but I doubt it!!! Those who DO this transcribing, do it for the enjoyment they get from it, AND for the help it gives others, and it would be very presumptuous to assume that they might ORDER films from outside their particular regions just because someone requests it!! On the other hand, there are those on the list who do not wish to transcribe, but merely to read or search what others transcribe....AND THAT'S OKAY TOO, but it's unlikely that people who aren't currently doing transcriptions, are suddenly going to run out and do so just because someone requested articles from their area!! This list is NEW...the longer it's around, the more subscribers it will get, and the better the odds are that people from other regions will be transcribing articles from THEIR region. Until then, all the complaining and/or requesting of these other regions is more likely than not, going to prove fruitless, and will only serve to insult those who DO work so hard to bring us what they do!! Happy Hunting! Joan

Joan- you said it all very well- thanks for your suggestions, I hope everyone uses the idea of searching the archives--that is the best way to find a name/incident, rather than sitting and "waiting for results"! : )Linda ----- Original Message ----- From: <Jma8763@aol.com> To: <NY-OLD-NEWS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 9:26 AM Subject: [NY-Old-News] Re: "other regions" > Hi all, > > I have a simple solution to those who want to read about regions that are > NOT currently being transcribed AND who can't or won't do the transcribing > for those areas.....UNSUBSCRIBE!! All you have to do is periodically (no pun > intended!!) search the archives for EITHER your surname or your region...IF > in the future, you find that someone has started transcribing the region of > your interest , THEN SUBSCRIBE AGAIN!!! > I have TONS of newspaper clippings from my grandmother's estate, but > unfortunately back then, they did not contain the year in the obit, and while > I can guess the newspapers that they came from, I can't be certain, so these > articles are not allowed to be submitted. If they WERE, I would be MORE than > happy to post them to the list, but I certainly wouldn't be "inspired" to run > out and start copying and transcribing particular microfilmed articles just > because someone on the list requested a particular area!! Maybe I'm in the > minority, but I doubt it!!! Those who DO this transcribing, do it for the > enjoyment they get from it, AND for the help it gives others, and it would be > very presumptuous to assume that they might ORDER films from outside their > particular regions just because someone requests it!! On the other hand, > there are those on the list who do not wish to transcribe, but merely to read > or search what others transcribe....AND THAT'S OKAY TOO, but it's unlikely > that people who aren't currently doing transcriptions, are suddenly going to > run out and do so just because someone requested articles from their area!! > This list is NEW...the longer it's around, the more subscribers it will > get, and the better the odds are that people from other regions will be > transcribing articles from THEIR region. Until then, all the complaining > and/or requesting of these other regions is more likely than not, going to > prove fruitless, and will only serve to insult those who DO work so hard to > bring us what they do!! > > Happy Hunting! > Joan > >