I have names that have more than one spelling, and if you type in just one, you only get posts with that one spelling....easier to browse the subjects than to type in 10 spellings of the same name. Besides, I like to brouse, looking for anything of interest, and what is in the subject slot if most important....if it didn't matter why have a subject slot , or bother to put in a subject at all? ----- Original Message ----- From: "Sue Sohn" <ssohn@bright.net> To: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 4:32 PM Subject: Re: [OHJEFFER] correct subject in the subject slot > When I do an archival search of any mailing list I print the surname I am > looking for, hit search, and find what I'm looking for if it is there. I > don't follow subject lines when I am doing an archival search of the mailing > lists. Since the subject line isn't important to a search engine why are > you insisting that people post their names in the subject line? > Check this example: > http://listsearches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl?list=OHROOTS > or this > http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/OH/ > The Rootsweb mailing lists have these search engines set up for whoever > would like to examine past messages dated by year for each mailing list. I > use these searches often to see if I have missed a message from past years. > I type in the surname, hit search, not bothering to wade through dozens of > messages since it is not necessary to do so or even to check the subject > line of any message to find what I need. > . > Sue > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Sandra Ferguson" <ferg@ntelos.net> > To: <OHJEFFER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 3:35 PM > Subject: [OHJEFFER] correct subject in the subject slot > > > > The Archives of these gen. lists are surfed by many, looking for specific > names. It is therefore important that what appears in the subject slot > reflects the ACTUAL subject of the posting.......the best thing is a name > and date, giving "surfers" a clear idea of what they'll find if they click > on the posting. Most who surf simply ignore of the the 'non-subject' > subjects, such as family history, genealogy, roll call, or the one used in > the email below.... Re: OHJEFFER-D Digest V03 #121 The aim of all our > postings is to try to get folks to look at our query and offer any help they > can, or, in the case of the archives, present information that others might > find useful. In either case, it is important that what is in the subject > slot actually reflect the information in the posting. > > > > > > Re: OHJEFFER-D Digest V03 #121 > > > > > > > > cheryl enyart <trayne1837inc@yahoo.com> > > > > > > I want to thank Kitty, Mary and Robert for breaking down the brick wall > > that has existed for nearly 30 years. They simply shared a website that > > had all the info that I needed. > > The funny thing is that when I went to > > the website it had just been posted the day before my query appeared on > > this list. > > > > I was searching for the family of Mary E. Daniels Thomas. > > If you want to see what was sent me I am perfectly fine with sharing it. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=jdonnell&id=I75 > > > > If > > you would like information about Mary E.Daniels Thomas then simply email > > me. I have not posted all the information for her anywhere yet. > > > > She is the daughter of Jesse Frederick Daniels who appears on that > website. > > She married > > Solomon Thomas b Meigs Co, 1823, in January of 1866. They had a son > Solomon > > Thomas b1866, d 1926. He married Dora Maude Moore. They had a son John > > Richard , my father. > > > > I hope that this clears up what was sent to me and > > I failed to share with the list. > > > > I will now unsubscribe , because I have > > found my information, and will move on with my research. > > > > Thank you for your help. > > > > Cheryl Ann Thomas Enyart > > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > > Do you Yahoo!? > > The New Yahoo! Shopping - with improved product search > > > > > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > >