All, IMHO, the "Guideline" is a bit MUCH. SURNAME(S) in CAPS---the rest should go in the BODY. This makes "opening the message" more fun ! :) Please, lets not make this list SO RIGID, that its NO FUN, like the Harold Helms Lists. We're not providing material here to be "harvested" and placed on CD, are we ? Cheers Cliff At 10:23 PM 3/8/98 -0800, John T. O'Melia wrote: >The more of us that come forward the better it is > >But we all need to "KEEP ON TRUCKING" > >"THE VIPER" > > > >JP1952MP wrote: > >> glad someone had the guts finally to say something.... >> >> ==== 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. > > > > >==== SURNAME-QUERY Mailing List ==== >If not receiving messages, it may mean mail to your address >has bounced. > >Please resubscribe... > > > > >