Dear fellow genealogists-- I was not going to jump into this debate but I was so moved by Mr. Stein's apology, I can no longer keep silent. I've been a member of this list for more than a year now and there have been many messages that irritated me -- especially annoying are the ones that don't mention the state or region being searched. But how do I respond? I use my delete key! Which, I may add, is available to all of us. I was happy to send Nancy a cheery post and to remember her in my prayers (no, I am not a religious fanatic.) And I would hope that if I am in need of good thoughts and prayers sometime in the future that people who share my genealogy interest would be happy to send them. And if not, they can use the delete key. The mean spiritedness and hatred I've heard expressed these last few days is not worthy of any of us. And frankly makes me wonder if this is a list I want to belong to. But optimistically, I prefer to believe that the majority of us are kind hearted and caring human beings. Donna Heron researching Wallace, Rhoades, Fleming and Walker in Perry and Cumberland Counties, Pennsylvania __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/
DITTO Web Site: http://www.mymk.com/smoffett Beauty Consultant for Mary Kay Cosmetics -----Original Message----- From: Donna Heron [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 11:45 AM To: [email protected] Subject: [WALLACE-L] A response to Dennis Stein's apology Dear fellow genealogists-- I was not going to jump into this debate but I was so moved by Mr. Stein's apology, I can no longer keep silent. I've been a member of this list for more than a year now and there have been many messages that irritated me -- especially annoying are the ones that don't mention the state or region being searched. But how do I respond? I use my delete key! Which, I may add, is available to all of us. I was happy to send Nancy a cheery post and to remember her in my prayers (no, I am not a religious fanatic.) And I would hope that if I am in need of good thoughts and prayers sometime in the future that people who share my genealogy interest would be happy to send them. And if not, they can use the delete key. The mean spiritedness and hatred I've heard expressed these last few days is not worthy of any of us. And frankly makes me wonder if this is a list I want to belong to. But optimistically, I prefer to believe that the majority of us are kind hearted and caring human beings. Donna Heron researching Wallace, Rhoades, Fleming and Walker in Perry and Cumberland Counties, Pennsylvania __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/