Hey all, I know this is starting to get old. But the venom from the SS list just knows no bounds. So, lesson learned, even though no matter what you day may end up offending someone, the rewards and answers and correspondence in return have more than made up for the ugliness that some people just have to vent over. OK...total overall results. Kicked off of one list for being "off topic" and a huge f lame war on that list, causing ten people to quit the list altogether. (That is the South Side Virginia list....no wonder my ancestor moved away from there). St. Louis list--friendly banter and very good feed-back with a more diverse audience--and no hard feelings except one poor woman who was waiting for an excuse to complain. Germanna list-also great feedback and this list has a lot of very good reseachers who know the ropes. KILBY list is small and no responses from them, though some belong to other lists. VA-General. Only response was from a member of the SS list who sent me the same whining letter twice. (She would have sent it three times except I was kicked off the SS list.) Bottom line, don't be afraid to try new methods and don't be afraid to ask others what they think about something. Regardless of some of the stuff that happened, I think it was a great experiment (although it had some unintended consequences). Don't be shy, and love thy neighbor as you love thyself! Thank to EVERYONE who helped in this. Craig > From: qvarizona <[email protected]> > Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 10:04:20 -0800 (PST) > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [VIRGINIA] Before we read the envelope > Resent-From: [email protected] > Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Dec 2005 11:04:26 -0700 > > Craig, > > You forgot the third type of person who uses these lists: The Presumer. > That's the one who knows more than anyone else, and is absolutely certain > the "rest" of us, (1) use these lists just to learn what the Presumer knows, > and (2) are eternally thankful for the tidbits of nonsense he tosses to > them. > > Joanne > > PS From both your test and your answers, I suggest you "presumeth too > much". > > > Craig Kilby <[email protected]> wrote: > OK everyone, I PROMISE I am about to write the answer to the "quiz", > despite all the flames, which will not deter me. The biggest shock of all > was a very NICE letter from the Culpeper list administrator saying how she > loved this, and another one from the turd who runs the Southside Virginia > list threatening anyone who dared to respond to my quiz with eviction from > "his' list. (Uh, wonder how the people at Rootsweb would take that?). Well, > as we have seen, just goes to prove there are nice people and nasty people > out there. Odd, isn't it? The ones who want to impose all the "rules" that > you don't know about are the very ones who don't apply them to themselves. > Man, I never thought I'd say this, but it's enough to make me vote Democrat! > > Now here is my last message before the answer, which will not have any > editorials (and yes, I think you many last-minute answerers...you have given > some good insights but I think they are MOSTLY well covered in the original > nine)....may all of you have a great new year and learn to love one another, > and treat each other with respect and love. > > Best as always, > Craig > > > Craig Kilby > [email protected] > EarthLink Revolves Around You. > > > ==== VIRGINIA Mailing List ==== > To post to the Virginia list send a message to: > [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx > > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! for Good - Make a difference this year. > > > ==== VIRGINIA Mailing List ==== > To post to the Virginia list send a message to: > [email protected] > > ============================== > Search Family and Local Histories for stories about your family and the > areas they lived. Over 85 million names added in the last 12 months. > Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13966/rd.ashx >