I'm sorry that uou wasted so much time on a detailed reply. WHY would you read messages that are specific to names you are NOT researching??? On 21 Sep 99 at 19:46, SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.co wrote: > I do not think that this mailing list is suppose to be used for attitudes > and problems with another's viewpoints. Perhaps it would be easier all > around if people did list all the names or as many as they can in a subject > line. I am sorry to say that after the first one, I read the second one and > then also deleted them with no concern as to what was in the remaining ones > as it was pretty evident they were the same...but...I just don't have time > to read the same email 8 times or more. And each email was identical for > the record..only the subject line was different. After we all saw that each > one was the same, of course we are going to delete them no matter the > subject line cause you named all the family name connections in the first > one didn't you? I don't think anyone is trying to attack you here in the > least - I believe that we are all just saying that with myself being on 14 > mailing lists for genealogy research, I don't have time or patience to read > the same one over and over. It's just a suggestion that has been made at > this stage. Of course we all hope that your names will find a connection > with someone out there. But could we leave it to one email next time? > Thanks!!! :) > > Hope > > P.S. For the record, I believe all of us open each email and scan through > the list of names there so doesn't really matter if "all" the names are on > subject line does it? > > Bye and happy hunting all!!!!!!! > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Dawn Ellis <mellis@nbnet.nb.ca> > To: <SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: 21 September 1999 19:31 > Subject: Re: (Fwd) WALKER > > > > On 21 Sep 99 at 11:22, SCOTLAND-GENWEB-L@rootsweb.co wrote: > > > > > As soon as I saw the second one, I deleted it. Same with all the > others. > > > > You wouldn't have deleted if you were interested in one of the names. > > > > If I had listed all the surnames in one subject line they would not > > all show! > > > > I'm sorry that some people have nothing better to do than complain > > because somebody does things differently from them. If I see > > messages that annoy me or that I'm not interested in I just delete > > them! > > > > Sorry to have caused such a stir!!!!! > > > > Dawn Ellis > > > > mellis@nbnet.nb.ca > > > > ICQ # 33205877 > > > > URL > > http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/4047 > > > > > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > > GENUKI -Main Scotland Page > > http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/sct/ > > > > ============================== > > Support free genealogy on the Internet! Join RootsWeb.com today! > > > > > > > ==== SCOTLAND-GENWEB Mailing List ==== > For Scotland history..... > http://members.aol.com/Skyelander/timeline.html > > ============================== > Search the Social Security Death Index online for FREE! > http://ssdi.genealogy.rootsweb.com/ > The most powerful SSDI search engine on the Internet! > > Dawn Ellis mellis@nbnet.nb.ca ICQ # 33205877 URL http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Shores/4047