Hello Ellen, I agree 100%! Nothing is more frustrating than to see one of those "generic" subject lines like "Need Help", "My Family", etc. A format that I have always suggested to the users of the Lists I administer is this: SMITH, James W.; b.1829; m.BROWN, Ann; PA>VA>TN>Smith Co., TX This gives just about optimum subject line content in the shortest possible format. Of course there can be many variations, like: SMITH, James W.; 1840?-1880?; m.Unknown; Speedwell, Smith Co., TX And so forth. In the first example it lets other users know exactly what the original sender needs help on. Here's a couple other "tips" that help when formatting subject lines: 1) Put SURNAMES in ALL-CAPS. (Also applies to surnames in message bodies.) Makes it very easy to pick out names at a glance. 2) When replying, and the replier changes the subject, ALWAYS change the subject line !!!!! Just things I've picked up over the decades doing genealogy research on the Net/Web. Regards, Sarge At 12/26/2006 10:59 AM Tuesday, Ellen Blackstone wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Hi, Greene County list! > >Please take every opportunity to share the names that you are >interested in. Put names and dates in subject lines, whenever >possible. > >It will be much easier for people to find you in the future. > >And even today, people will be more likely to open your message >if there is a surname mentioned, rather than the generic >"ancestor," "grandfather," "family album," "cemetery," etc. > >Don't mean to offend. Just trying to help shed some light. > >Good rooting! > >Ellen Blackstone >Seattle ... not researching Blackstone > > > >------------------------------- >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 **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT***********

Hi, My idea is that those that do NOT change the subject line, don't know how... Can you tell them in a short way ??? Dixie Lea in K.C... ----- Original Message ----- From: George W. Durman To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, December 26, 2006 3:18 PM Subject: Re: [TNGREENE] Surnames in Subject Line, please-- Give us information Hello Ellen, I agree 100%! Nothing is more frustrating than to see one of those "generic" subject lines like "Need Help", "My Family", etc. A format that I have always suggested to the users of the Lists I administer is this: SMITH, James W.; b.1829; m.BROWN, Ann; PA>VA>TN>Smith Co., TX This gives just about optimum subject line content in the shortest possible format. Of course there can be many variations, like: SMITH, James W.; 1840?-1880?; m.Unknown; Speedwell, Smith Co., TX And so forth. In the first example it lets other users know exactly what the original sender needs help on. Here's a couple other "tips" that help when formatting subject lines: 1) Put SURNAMES in ALL-CAPS. (Also applies to surnames in message bodies.) Makes it very easy to pick out names at a glance. 2) When replying, and the replier changes the subject, ALWAYS change the subject line !!!!! Just things I've picked up over the decades doing genealogy research on the Net/Web. Regards, Sarge At 12/26/2006 10:59 AM Tuesday, Ellen Blackstone wrote: *********START OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT********* >Hi, Greene County list! > >Please take every opportunity to share the names that you are >interested in. Put names and dates in subject lines, whenever >possible. > >It will be much easier for people to find you in the future. > >And even today, people will be more likely to open your message >if there is a surname mentioned, rather than the generic >"ancestor," "grandfather," "family album," "cemetery," etc. > >Don't mean to offend. Just trying to help shed some light. > >Good rooting! > >Ellen Blackstone >Seattle ... not researching Blackstone > > > >------------------------------- >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 **********END OF ORIGINAL MESSAGE TEXT*********** ------------------------------- 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