As an "experienced" email and mail-list person, I understand both sides of that referenced discussion. As with many things... there is always a need for some folks to "raise" their level of understanding and others to "lower" their expectations to achieve a balance for the common good. *BUT* I would like to *RESPECTFULLY* disagree with one small, but important (in my mind) thing that Lauren has stated. IF list members were to ALL "typically respond to the sender of messages versus sending my answers to the list"... I believe that impairs the purpose and effectiveness of the list IMHO. Excluding the replies/answers to list queries, subjugates the list to being "something less" than even a genaalogy forum on Ancestry, Rootsweb or Genealogy.com. Often forgotten is the fact that this list and MANY others are ARCHIVED for later search/browsing and aids researchers that are new "to the fold" or have now progressed to a further point and NOW could use that valuable information that did not make it to the list. I, warmly, suggest folks not adopt this thinking and instead post any and all "on-topic" replies/info to the list, for the better good. I have no problem each with individual's choices and and do not want to come across as saying anybody is wrong. I only speak to advance my personal opinion that what benefits the list is MORE exchange "on" the list. Down from my soapbox, now... -=Kevin Benson=- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:01 AM Subject: [NYOSWEGO] RE: E-Mail from NYOSWEGO-L > Re: --Original Message---From: Patricia M Lehnerz [mailto:[email protected]] > Monday, September 08, 2003 7:54 PM > To: [email protected] E-Mail from NYOSWEGO-L > The original point that was trying to be conveyed was; from your e-mail "IN BOX" > there is nothing that identifies the message coming from NYOSWEGO-L. <snip it> > I think we all would like to see the following when we first open our e-mail > program. < end snipit > My response: > Not me! I want every space available 'to immediately' show me the nature of the > message - surname - county and yr > I just want to include 'what I prefer to see'. Only a few spaces are allocated > and I prefer not to see the name of the mail list over and over again in my > program. > > PS I typically respond to the sender of messages versus sending my answers to > the list. It seemed to me that many on the list might not be interested in the > various answers if the answers have nothing to do with them. Since the list > administrator sent out her warning not to fight amongst our selves, I decided to > send my comments to the list. This means I have to spend more time doing a cut > and past to the list' instead of the 'one click' necessary to respond only to > the person who wrote the message. > > Lauren Rowe Syracuse NY

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I am referring to issues having nothing to do with genealogy, the 'intent' of this list. I have been using lists for years and have the ability to discern when people on the list 'might be interested' in the tread. But I accept your thoughts. I believe too much time has been given to this issue 'on the list', it has nothing to do with researching genealogy, which is the reason I joined. I prefer to keep my comments restricted to the 'original poster' but to keep faith with the administrators request, as I understand it, I post my comments to the list. No matter what I feel in response to this issue in the future, I will not continue to comment on this issue. I am only interested in genealogy issues from this list. Warmly, Lauren -----Original Message----- From: Kevin Benson [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 9:01 AM To: [email protected] Subject: Responding to sender instead of [NYOSWEGO] list - WAS RE: E-Mail from NYOSWEGO-L As an "experienced" email and mail-list person, I understand both sides of that referenced discussion. As with many things... there is always a need for some folks to "raise" their level of understanding and others to "lower" their expectations to achieve a balance for the common good. *BUT* I would like to *RESPECTFULLY* disagree with one small, but important (in my mind) thing that Lauren has stated. IF list members were to ALL "typically respond to the sender of messages versus sending my answers to the list"... I believe that impairs the purpose and effectiveness of the list IMHO. Excluding the replies/answers to list queries, subjugates the list to being "something less" than even a genaalogy forum on Ancestry, Rootsweb or Genealogy.com. Often forgotten is the fact that this list and MANY others are ARCHIVED for later search/browsing and aids researchers that are new "to the fold" or have now progressed to a further point and NOW could use that valuable information that did not make it to the list. I, warmly, suggest folks not adopt this thinking and instead post any and all "on-topic" replies/info to the list, for the better good. I have no problem each with individual's choices and and do not want to come across as saying anybody is wrong. I only speak to advance my personal opinion that what benefits the list is MORE exchange "on" the list. Down from my soapbox, now... -=Kevin Benson=- ----- Original Message ----- From: "Lauren" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, September 22, 2003 8:01 AM Subject: [NYOSWEGO] RE: E-Mail from NYOSWEGO-L > Re: --Original Message---From: Patricia M Lehnerz [mailto:[email protected]] > Monday, September 08, 2003 7:54 PM > To: [email protected] E-Mail from NYOSWEGO-L > The original point that was trying to be conveyed was; from your e-mail "IN BOX" > there is nothing that identifies the message coming from NYOSWEGO-L. <snip it> > I think we all would like to see the following when we first open our e-mail > program. < end snipit > My response: > Not me! I want every space available 'to immediately' show me the nature of the > message - surname - county and yr > I just want to include 'what I prefer to see'. Only a few spaces are allocated > and I prefer not to see the name of the mail list over and over again in my > program. > > PS I typically respond to the sender of messages versus sending my answers to > the list. It seemed to me that many on the list might not be interested in the > various answers if the answers have nothing to do with them. Since the list > administrator sent out her warning not to fight amongst our selves, I decided to > send my comments to the list. This means I have to spend more time doing a cut > and past to the list' instead of the 'one click' necessary to respond only to > the person who wrote the message. > > Lauren Rowe Syracuse NY ______________________________