With greatest respect for members' personal views on life, the universe and everything, could we please remember to keep posts on topic? I don't mind a flood of emails about Orkney and all things related, but I don't have room in my already crowded Inbox for rants on people's pet political or moral issues. Trees, auroras, history, holidays, great. The evils of alcohol, out of place here. Juliet

With the greatest respect Juliet, I understood this site to be about Orkney and issues that effect daily living, and information about the Islands past, present and future. What makes Orkney a favourite destination for tourist etc, is not just the local history and scenery but the people who are the Orkney community. Drunkenness among Orkney teenagers/adults is a major issue, often highlighted by the local press, TV and radio. Regrettably this is now part of Orkney culture whether we like it or not, to bury our heads in the sand like the ostrich should not be tolerated. It would seem that my remark regarding the new library has also upset a few. I did not condem the nature of the library, the expense is the issue. Today is tomorrows history, in centuries to come there will be an interest in how we lived our lives and what part we played in shaping these Islands. Let us be remembered as a race who cared and loved the Islands, perhaps I may rant, but these are not the rantings of a mad person. My ancestors are one of the oldest families and my passion for the future of the Islands runs deep. Take care Grumpy -------Original Message------- From: ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com Date: 22 November 2003 00:54:22 To: ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [] Keep to topic please With greatest respect for members' personal views on life, the universe and everything, could we please remember to keep posts on topic? I don't mind a flood of emails about Orkney and all things related, but I don't have room in my already crowded Inbox for rants on people's pet political or moral issues. Trees, auroras, history, holidays, great. The evils of alcohol, out of place here. Juliet To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com

With respect Juliet I think an opinion made by someone here relating to any Orcadian topic is just fine, it may broaden peoples outlook on the Orcadian way of life and how that is viewed by its people. Kindest Regards Janis p.s. it is Sigurd's job to tell folks off about 'off topic' posts if I am not mistaken! ----- Original Message ----- From: "Juliet Marillier" <marill@vianet.net.au> To: <ORCADIA-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2003 12:52 AM Subject: [<orcadia>] Keep to topic please > With greatest respect for members' personal views on life, the universe > and everything, could we please remember to keep posts on topic? I don't > mind a flood of emails about Orkney and all things related, but I don't > have room in my already crowded Inbox for rants on people's pet > political or moral issues. Trees, auroras, history, holidays, great. The > evils of alcohol, out of place here. > > Juliet > > > ==== ORCADIA Mailing List ==== > To unsubscribe from the Orcadia mailing list, send an e-mail with the word > 'unsubscribe' in the message body to orcadia-l-request@rootsweb.com > >