Bless you Rene. I was sure that there was a mistake and ignored it. I find it difficult to believe that all those "intelligent researchers" out there were offended. Keep up the good work. Jane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rene'" <rtreff@stny.rr.com> To: <nydelawa@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, January 20, 2007 3:31 PM Subject: Re: [NYDELAWA] Mailing List Rules > Hello Everyone, > > First I have to say that I'm sorry that I didn't catch the emails last > night > or this morning before things went a little too far - but I think I'm > entitled to a break every once in a while. > > 2nd - I sent an email to Annette OFF LIST telling her that she sent her > note > to the list and that I was sure it was a mistake. It was. > > 3rd - I have this list set to "reply to list", this is because I feel that > anyone replying to genealogical information that is posted from someone > will > someday benefit someone else - so I want it out in the open and on the > list. > Most of us are pretty email savvy and know how to copy and paste addresses > if you want to reply just to the poster. > > 4th - This is a family friendly list. I expect all of us to treat each > other as we would want to be treated - with respect. I do not and will > not > tolerate berating of others on this list. Doing so will cause you to be > moderated and then removed from the list. Be open to what you are > reading - > realize that people make mistakes, there isn't one person among us who > doesn > t. > > 5th - If you have a problem with the list - contact me OFF LIST. Sending > your grievance to the list unsolicited just causes more problems and > wasted > space. You can use my private email extracted from above or > nydelawa-admin@rootsweb.com which is preferred. > > 6th - Please remember to delete the previous emails when replying > especially > if they do not pertain to anything - as this also uses a lot of space and > is > a nightmare for those of us who get digest mail. > > 7th - Please sign your emails either with your name, or nickname. This > way > we all get to know each other and come to know who is researching > different > surnames. > > That is all - now everyone play nice! > > Rene' > NYDelaware List Administrator > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NYDELAWA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >