I for one, appreciate what you're saying here. The information that's written to someone privately may be the information someone else is looking for but wouldn't know it until it's posted. Another example which happened to me when I first started searching on another site was someone who answered me privately told me something I didn't realize until six months later was very relevant. I did save it for awhile but eventually deleted it. Now it's lost. If it had been sent to everyone, I could find it in the archives. Now I can't find the information or the person who sent it. Barbara -----Original Message----- From: M J Moser <mmoser@snet.net> To: PADUTCHgenONLY-L@rootsweb.com <PADUTCHgenONLY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, May 20, 2000 11:35 PM Subject: Re: [PaDgo] "Rhude" German First Name??? >M > >You don't need to apologize. > >The purpose of this list and others like it is so you can post to >everyone at once. Another purpose of this type of list is to share >information. When people respond privately to message that seeks >information about a family or individual, only the person asking the >question benefits from the response. Others looking for the same >information don't receive it. All responses to this list and others >are stored in searchable archives. It is possible to go back through >those archives and look for information that has been sent to the list >that may help you. > >Your question is an interesting one. I'm sure there are others who >will also be interested in the answer. > >Marilyn >CT > >"michael d. mahaffey" wrote: >> >> Hello, >> Sorry to post to everyone at once. I am trying to find out if "Rhude" is a >> German name. If not could it be a misspelling on a record or a shortened >> form for Rudolph??? >> Thank you, M. > >______________________________