I'm listing these again below... PLEASE follow them, all the wrong ones that are coming to me because you are sending to the wrong address for postings I am just DELETING. Please *read the directions* ___________________________________ SHAMROCK Ancestor Party Guidelines The party will begin on Wednesday , March 16 and go through Thursday evening, March 23' [this is so it will end before Good Friday and Easter plans] (All times are US Central time, please adjust to suit your time zone.) Let's try and "dig up" some ancestors, and make some connections! Please follow the guidelines below in order to ensure we all enjoy the party! Ancestor Party Guidelines ****************************** 1. DON'T put "Ancestor Party" in the subject line! DO NOT put "Roll Call" in the subject line either! 2. Subject line should be your surnames in ALL CAPS with either a comma (,), dash (-) or something inbetween them to distinguish. Try not to use / as it makes the surnames run together. 3. Locations, dates etc in subject line should be in regular case. Example subject lines.... DOE, John - Waterford> NY c. 1700 DOE, DEER, SMITH, McCarthy to Australia Due to the volume of mail this party generates, the subject line is VERY IMPORTANT as many people will only read the ones of interest to them. 4. Please send ONE email with all your surnames.(not a separate email for each name) or at least those which will fit on in the subject line. Later in the week, you might want to send another email if you have forgotten some. Many of us send more than one email ... breaking it up into family groups. 5. Text of message -- please send ** just the basics** in the text. Don't tell the life story of these people, just the years, locations -- the basic facts. If anyone thinks they connect with you, they will contact you OFF LIST for more details. Don't just send a GEDCOM file. Follow the KISS procedure (Keep It Simple Sweetie) 6. Contact people OFF LIST for details. 7. Posts get sent to SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com Sounds simple, but people still send posts to the "request address" instead of the correct address. Due to the large amount of emails this generates, I cannot guarantee that your email will ever get to the list if you don't send it to the correct address. 8. This is only for surnames from Ireland.... please don't send every name in your family tree. 9. Remember, mailng lists are archived. Think about what you are going to send. Use your subject line wisely and keep it simple! 10. Those of you with regular questions might want to wait til this is over to ask them, as your questions might get overlooked in all the mail. And lastly, the regular rules of the SHAMROCK list still apply. Flames etc should not ever be sent to the list. So, enjoy, and may we all "dig" up some ancestors! Remember! ** Use subject line for **surnames, locations and dates ** ** KISS :) ** Posts go to SHAMROCK-L@rootsweb.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> Maura Petzolt maurasminis@hotmail.com <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> _________________________________________________________________ Dont just search. Find. Check out the new MSN Search! http://search.msn.click-url.com/go/onm00200636ave/direct/01/