Instead of trying to stretch a Buffalo genealogy list to be all Buffalo things to all Buffalo people, may I humbly suggest that people who want to talk about non-genealogy matters simply go where these things are already on topic, and, I might add, wildly popular? http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BuffaloHistory/ --- Linda Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote: > > The point is not if someone enjoys a post or not. I have > enjoyed some of > the posts, but the point is this is a list on genealogy,<< > > At the risk of adding more 'clutter' to this mail list - > I want to > offer an > idea from another list that I belong to. > I subscribed to the Sheltie list this past weekend- and > the "Rules" > when you > subscribe look daunting! they are very particular as to the > material you > send in--however, after re-reading it a couple times, and > starting to > receive messages, now I can see how it is a very effective > system. > First, you have to sign up for the topics you want - you > can sign up > for ALL - or individual topics (for ex., a few includ, > behavior, show, > breeding, grooming, etc) > also, the list admin. has assigned these topics in abbreviated > form, so you > have to write that in the subject line when you send a message > - > for ex., > BEHA: biting > [Behavior: biting] > And a BIG help is to write directly to the person whose > question you are > answering, > OFFLINE - privately to them, not everyone cares about certain > topics > [as per the plenty of emails not wanting to hear about sponge > candy ] > I'm sending this on so perhaps a similar solution could be > found for this > list - > it would alleviate some problems - if you don't want to talk > about local > customs/foods, etc., you wouldn't sign up for those topics. > Perhaps the Erie co. list admin. can see if it would be > do-able. > Just an idea. > And while I'm here, I'd like to say that a lot of what > some people > consider non-genealogy related, can be very helpful - it was > to me - last > year, listers > were discussing candy stores of long-ago Buffalo, and I was > able to find > where some of my family had worked --and it was great to add > those pieces > to my genealogy-puzzle - it makes the people I never knew more > real to me. > And besides, sponge candy and beef on wick are part of the > western NY > culture! > Linda > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > *:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:*'``'*:-.,_,.-:**:-.,_,.-* Cynthia Van Ness, MLS, bettybarcode AT yahoo DOT com http://www.BuffaloResearch.com "Everyone claims to want a city, but no one here wants city living. City living by its definition is crowded. It is tolerant of other people. It is dependent on a sophisticated population that makes a hundred compromises daily so that they can benefit from the collective energy that a city generates." --Robert N. Davis, Jr. (1955-2007)