I do not have a problem with Roll Calls and I am busy on many lists, plus a list owner of 11 lists, of which also have generated thier own Roll Calls. Not to mention 2 are very busy with Cherokee posts. They get as more people on and off as this list gets in mail . I am doing Matney-Cooper-for the most part 1800-to present. Also Roundtree- Applegate- Lindsay-ey- McCulley- Broadwater'surname and given with Broadwater Matney- and Brooks'-and given name Brooks Matney. Who ever in Macon CO is doing any of these see my web site http://www.angelfire.com/or/matney Dan List manners are served best when people feel like complaing (but dont)!! That just creats more useless mail. <<><>*<><>> ---------- > From: Allison Butler <alli@sydtech.com> > To: TNMACON-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: LIST ETIQUETTE (Re: ROLL CALL) > Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 7:25 AM > > > -----Original Message----- > From: hgdonald@leo.infi.net <hgdonald@leo.infi.net> > To: <TNMACON-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Friday, November 20, 1998 8:15 AM > Subject: Re: LIST ETIQUETTE (Re: ROLL CALL) > > > >I don't entirely agree with the comment on posting > >of genealogical information. As long as the subject > >line identifies the surname addressed by the e-mail, > >who is to judge whether or nor someone else May Be > >interested. Failure to reply to a list-generated > >query by replying to the entire list, could mean that > >someone out there will miss out on valuable information. > > > I don't want to get into a big flame war, (I already got one rather snippy > reply to my post.) I would just like to clarify my position. I agree very > much about exchanging info! Please don't get me wrong! I just seem to have > gotten a lot of "Dear Bob"-type emails under the heading of "ROLL CALL" > (with NO SURNAME in the subject line, btw.) Heck, I'm interested in the roll > call stuff, that's why I open them & read them. If the subject line was > "BELUGIA/FLINTSTONE Roll Call" I wouldn't care a lick. > > >Overall, the Macon County list is relatively small with > >a relatively low volume of e-mail. Replies that carry > >the surname in the subject line should Not be a burden > >to anyone, and a potential help to others on a > >geographically > >specific mail list. > > > I agree ENTIRELY! But again, no surnames in the ones I've been > getting...just "Re: ROLL CALL." Also, my research is all over the country > and beyond, so I subscribe to many different lists & my box does tend to get > full. I personally would appreciate any help in making it easier to wade > through. > > On another "mail management" note, I would love it if the Macon County list > would automatically put a "TNMACON" in the subject line of the messages. It > would help me a lot personally. > > I'm very enthusiastic about the amount of traffic on the list following the > "Roll Call" request. I hope we do them regularly. It's enabled me to find at > least one other person who is researching the same surname I am in the same > area. That's what it's for! However, I also know that many genealogical > researchers aren't specifically experienced computer users, and I thought > perhaps that some people didn't realize that they were replying to the list. > I felt that a reminder to folks might be in order. Perhaps I didn't word it > well - I was trying to be a little funny about it - but I've been stunned by > the level of hostility it's generated towards me. > > > >