George, thank you for posting this. I would like to think that most of us here feel as you do and want to enjoy our hobby. At one point, I know this was the case here, though lately I have to seriously question why some folks are here. It seems that a large number of folks lately seem to have lost sight of their better natures (and their Delete keys). What I find particularly annoying is that so many of those who complain the loudest about the content of others' posts are those who have contributed little or no content of their own, other than their diatribes. While there is no requirement that listmembers must post and lurkers are always welcome, I would like each person who is contemplating complaining about someone else's posts to create at least one of their own that is a positive contribution of information to the list. A mailing list is a form of community; if its members want it to be a productive, healthy place, they need to participate in a positive fashion. Here's the bottom line, folks: If you feel that behavior like Agatha's post about Dora and Mary Jane was acceptable, do the rest of us a favor and unsubscribe now. Understand that I am not questioning Agatha's right to her own opinion, I am however questioning the way she expressed it. There's a world of difference between making a suggestion and being flagrantly rude and intolerant. If you cannot refrain from being negative, find somewhere else to be. While you're at it, ask yourself what you've contributed lately to the online genealogy community. Let this serve also as a reminder that the topic here is Chester County genealogy: let's keep our focus, folks. -Mary Harris, listowner ----- Original Message ----- From: George Drennon <gdrennon@islc.net> To: <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 9:20 PM Subject: RE: [PACHESTE] ADMIN: ONLIST RUDENESS, PLEASE READ!!!! > I usually stay out of things like this, but it appears that many need to > take a step back and maybe a course in computer etiquette. As a listmanager > I agree that we need to keep the order on our respective lists. > > Many of us want to find out about our ancestors not squabble about nothing. > > Happy hunting to those who are out for the joy of finding our roots. > > > George Drennon > Drennon Family Mail List owner > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gail Steckel [mailto:gailstec@pa.net] > Sent: Thursday, October 12, 2000 5:47 PM > To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [PACHESTE] ADMIN: ONLIST RUDENESS, PLEASE READ!!!! > > > Sorry, I agree with Agatha. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mary Harris <mhharris1@yahoo.com> > To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com <PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Thursday, October 12, 2000 8:34 AM > Subject: [PACHESTE] ADMIN: ONLIST RUDENESS, PLEASE READ!!!! > > > >Agatha, this type of post is completely and totally unacceptable here > >on this list. If you wish to continue to be a member of this group, > >apologize publicly in this forum to Dora And Mary Jane within the next > >24 hours from this posting or you will be removed from this list and > >prevented from rejoining. > > > >It is posts like yours that drive people from mailing lists, not the > >occasional off-topic post from folks who contribute regularly. Rudeness > >such as you have displayed here has no place on this place and WILL NOT > >be tolerated. > > > >Mary Harris, listowner, pacheste-l@rootsweb.com > > > >Please reply to mhharris@pcbank.net > > > > > >---------- Original Message ------------------------ > >From: "agatha kenneth" <agathakenneth@hotmail.com> > > > >Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2000 11:32:08 GMT > > > >Dora, I can tell you what's wrong, and why you haven't gotten anything > >from > >the Chester list. You, and that bright star have ruined it, just like > >you > >did with that New England list. You went on and on about your and > >your > >families mental illness (was that your excuse for you behavior?), > >stupid > >things like all that blue junk, clogged the inbox with useless URLs, > >attacked people and drove off all the nice people that took time to > >answer > >queries. This use to be such a good list, but you took care of that. I > > > >stayed on, hoping that it would get better, but it hasn't , and I hope > >you're satisfied. I'm unsubmitting now, along with all the others. > >Now I > >suppose you'll start on some other poor bunch of people on some other > >list. > > Agatha > > > > > > > > > > > >>From: Dora Smith <tiggernut_48@yahoo.com> > >>To: PACHESTE-L@rootsweb.com > >>Subject: [PACHESTE] TESTING > >>Date: Wed, 11 Oct 2000 16:56:43 -0700 (PDT) > >> > >>I haven't gotten ANY mail today, folks. I'm > >>testing to see what is going on. > >> > >>Dora > >> > > > >_________________________________________________________________________ > > > >Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at > >http://www.hotmail.com. > > > >Share information about yourself, create your own public profile at > >http://profiles.msn.com. > > > > > >==== PACHESTE Mailing List ==== > >Stop by our associated website for Chester County Genealogy at > >http://www.rootsweb.com/~pacheste/chester.htm > > > > > > > > > > > > > >__________________________________________________ > >Do You Yahoo!? > >Get Yahoo! 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