Thank you Bill! I had not realized the end result of the "Thread" at Rootsweb. It all makes sense to me now. I understand completely. Thanks again! > I agree with you, however I am guilty of replying to these Searching For The > Powells queries also. These queries are gatewayed from the Powell Rootsweb > Message Board. The reverse is not true!!! If you want to harp about it, > You need to do it on that message board. The Searching for Powells Tread has > been around for a while and and is long. When I reply to a specific reply > to a specific reply, etc., I will continue to do so under that threads name. > When I create a new posting, I usually do as you suggest. > > Bill Thornhill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Thursday, December 31, 2009 7:36 PM > Subject: Re: [POWELL] BE MORE SPECIFIC IN THE SUBJECT LINE > > >>I agree entirely with Jo-Ann. No doubt many answers are available if the >>query was >> read. At minimum should be locality and time period. Productive research >> is the >> key. >> Relatively Speaking >> >>> >>> >>> Please everybody! I keep harping on this problem for us digest readers; >>> if you are not specific with an individual's whole name or a town and >>> state, >>> we simply ignore the message, i.e., "Searching for Powells". That's >>> what >>> this site is...searching for Powells...we need you to have more info in >>> subject lines. >>> >>> I have never been able to understand what the site administrators don't >>> complain about this problem. The purpose of the digest is to narrow >>> down the >>> message and not have to read every single message; perhaps it's a lost >>> cause for us. >>> >>> Jo-Ann Seitzinger >>> >>> >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> [email protected] >>> with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the >>> body of the >>> message >>> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > message >