If it hadn't been for a Lister posting their findings on the List, I would never have found where my 2xgr.grandfather had gone to, after he left Islay. I think it is quite important to maintain the List unless it is something very personal. Celia. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Iain & Margaret MacIntosh" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:53 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation > Hi all > > I also think that the list has been a major success story, however, it has > also been a victim of its own success. Shortly before Ted's passing, I > had > been discussing the negative side of the researchers database with him. > It > appeared that as more and more of the listers developed a closer > relationship with other listers, they started corresponding directly > (including myself), hence the reduction in the traffic to the list. > > On the one hand this is a sign of the maturation of the list, with close > relationships developing between researchers focussing on particular > families. However Ted agreed that he also had concerns that the > researchers > list reduced the volume of information publicly available to other > existing > and new members. > > What do you think? > > Regards > > Iain > > -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] > [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of laurel > Sent: 01 February 2010 4:32 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation > > Hi Steve, > Good to know you are "still lurking", me too. Was just thinking of you > the > other day. Remember the "Islay Gathering" in BC fondly. The Islay list is > still one of the very best for help and information. > Hope all is well with you and family. > Laurel of Tacoma > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus > signature > database 4822 (20100131) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. > Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > 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 > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2658 - Release Date: 01/30/10 19:35:00

Most everythng I do is posted to the list. One never knows when a lurker will find my info golden. Still looking for CAMPBELLs, CURRIEs, KEITHs, McDOUGALLs, from the early 1800's and even, from the mid 1700's at the beginning of the Islay records, McQUEENs, Carmichaels, McCHARAN/McECHRANs, McDERMIDs and SINCLAIRS. I remain hopeful and lurking, Malcolm CAMPBELL Windsor, ON ----- Original Message ----- From: "Celia Geary" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 3:12 PM Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation > If it hadn't been for a Lister posting their findings on the List, I would > never have found where my 2xgr.grandfather had gone to, after he left > Islay. > I think it is quite important to maintain the List unless it is something > very personal. Celia. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Iain & Margaret MacIntosh" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, February 01, 2010 10:53 PM > Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation > > >> Hi all >> >> I also think that the list has been a major success story, however, it >> has >> also been a victim of its own success. Shortly before Ted's passing, I >> had >> been discussing the negative side of the researchers database with him. >> It >> appeared that as more and more of the listers developed a closer >> relationship with other listers, they started corresponding directly >> (including myself), hence the reduction in the traffic to the list. >> >> On the one hand this is a sign of the maturation of the list, with >> close >> relationships developing between researchers focusing on particular >> families. However Ted agreed that he also had concerns that the >> researchers >> list reduced the volume of information publicly available to other >> existing >> and new members. >> >> What do you think? >> >> Regards >> >> Iain >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] >> On Behalf Of laurel >> Sent: 01 February 2010 4:32 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [SCT-ISLAY] A Birthday Bicentennial and Appreciation >> >> Hi Steve, >> Good to know you are "still lurking", me too. Was just thinking of you >> the >> other day. Remember the "Islay Gathering" in BC fondly. The Islay list is >> still one of the very best for help and information. >> Hope all is well with you and family. >> Laurel of Tacoma >> >> >> __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus >> signature >> database 4822 (20100131) __________ >> >> The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. >> >> http://www.eset.com >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor >> netiquette. >> Please don't do it. >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor >> netiquette. Please don't do it. >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.432 / Virus Database: 271.1.1/2658 - Release Date: 01/30/10 > 19:35:00 > > ------------------------------- > > Quoting the entire text of a previous message in a reply is poor > netiquette. Please don't do it. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >