Doug, Unless you have run a list, and I suspect you haven't, your remarks are less than appropriate. The list owner's work is multiplied many times by people too stupid to save instructions on unsubscribing. Since the lists are a free service to us users, I would either sign off or offer to help the list owner if I was unhappy. It only takes a second to delete the message, the title of which is very clear. Hope you think this through. Charles At 12:08 AM 9/3/98 -0600, you wrote: >Sgt George (How appropriate!) > >Your constant sending of this message will cause others to do the same thing I >will do next, UNSUBSCRIBE! > >Doug > >SURNAME-QUERY List Owner wrote: > >> I'm going to post this at least every other day, maybe daily. There are too >> many new users subscribing each day and most don't read the Welcome >> Message. Sorry to bother the rest of you, but after you have read this once, >> you can just delete it from then on. >> >> 1) Us a proper Subject line !!!!! The correct format is: >> >> DOE, John A.; 1780-1910; England>VA>GA >> >> 2) If you have many surnames, try to send email with no more than two >> per message. You can easily type in info for 2 names in the Subject >> line. >> >> 3) In the Subject line AND in the body of the message, type the SURNAME >> in ALLCAPS. This is standard when using the Internet for genealogy >> research. It makes it so much easier to pick out the names from the >> other text. >> >> 4) When replying to a query in the Digest, DO NOT reply with the default >> Subject, e.g., Re: SURNAME-QUERY-D Digest V98 #382. Delete that >> Subject and type in something meaningful, something that is a true >> description of what you are going to talk about. >> >> 5) DO NOT include the entire Digest or the entire text of a single email >> in your reply !!!!! Use your mouse pointer to "highlight" unwanted text >> and delete all but just enough of the original to identify what your >> reply refers to. To AOL Users: things work just the opposite for >> you; when replying to an email, highlight the text you want in the >> reply BEFORE you click the Reply button. >> >> 6) Send your queries to: [email protected] >> NOT to: [email protected] >> >> The address containing "-request" is ONLY for subscribing and >> unsubscribing. >> >> 7) If you want to unsubscribe, DO NOT attempt to do so by "replying" to >> an email you are reading on the List. If you do that, your subject line >> will reflect the subject of the message to which you are applying, and >> will be proceeded by RE: An unsubscribe message with RE: will NOT >> work at RootsWeb. Nothing is done and the message is forwarded to >> me, the Listowner. Then I have to take the time to manually >> unsubscribe you. >> >> 8) You MUST send your unsubscribe message to: >> >> [email protected] >> >> Notice that this is exactly the opposite of sending email to the List. >> If you send an unsubscribe message to: >> >> [email protected] >> >> It won't work and your attempt clutters up the List with unnecessary >> email. >> >> 9) Do not discuss ANYTHING on this List except SURNAME research. >> There are other Lists for just about everything imaginable under the >> sun. Use the RESEARCH-HOWTO List for general genealogy >> research questions. Use the FTM List for discussing the FTM >> genealogy program. (There are also other Lists for other programs.) >> There are also Lists for Country, State, County, Area, Ethnic Origins, >> Specific Surnames, etc., etc., ad infinitum, ad nauseam. >> >> 10) If you wish to discuss anything contained in this notice, DO NOT >> send back to the List. Send to me at the address in the header of >> this message. >> >> 11) If you need to know if a List exists for a certain SURNAME, or for >> a certain ethnic group, or for a certain state, etc., go to the following >> URL and search for the List you want: >> >> http://members.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html >> >> This is John Fuller's web site and he has listed and indexed all the >> Mailing Lists and Discussion Groups on the Net/Web. You will find >> not only all the Lists at RootsWeb, but all the Lists on other servers >> that deal with Genealogy and related Lists/Groups. >> >> If I have forgotten anything let me know privately and I will add to this >> notice. The user list is getting so large that we have to do everything >> possible to cut down on unneeded posts and to make it as easy as >> possible to download the daily messages and read those that apply >> to us. Short posts, good subject lines, and using the proper addresses >> go a long way in reducing the clutter here on the List. >> >> Regards, >> SgtGeorge >> Listowner >> >> ==== SURNAME-QUERY Mailing List ==== >> If not receiving messages, it may mean mail to your address >> has bounced. >> >> Please resubscribe... > > > > >==== SURNAME-QUERY Mailing List ==== >APPROPRIATE SUBJECT LINES: > In an effort to provide meaningful Subject: lines in posts to the > SURNAME-QUERY List, the Listowner asks you to try to adhere to the > following format: > > SURNAME, First MI;dates;places > > An example would look like this: > > BROWNING, Arthur C.;1795-1876;PA>VA>OH > > Users of this SURNAME-QUERY List do not download every day in order > to read each of the hundreds of posts. They are looking for certain > SURNAMES, on which they are doing research, or are willing to help > others with research of said SURNAMES. Therefore, if you do not > provide meaningful Subject: lines, chances are good that your posts > will be deleted without having been read. > > Also, the accepted standard in conducting genealogy research via > the Internet/Web is to spell all SURNAMES in CAPS. > > > > > > Charles Heisterkamp, III [email protected]