Thanks for sending the Welcome message along. My folder with the 'Subscriptions' disappeared along with all of my email addresses for 'no reason at all' - except my dear spouse was trying to 'clean up' some files. Marilyn -----Original Message----- From: David Sylvester <Feliix@bigfoot.com> To: WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com <WASHBURN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, December 01, 2000 6:58 PM Subject: Listowner msg, please read >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* WELCOME *%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >WELCOME to the Washburn Family Discussion List. This is a >discussion area for anyone who has an interest in Genealogy or >History related to the WASHBURN family, including Washbourne, >Washborne, Washband, Washbon, Washburne, or any other related spelling. > >My name is David Sylvester (Feliix@bigfoot.com) >(http://members.mint.net/dws/) <PO Box 135, Searsport, Maine, USA >04974> and I'm the owner of this list. I'm responsible for keeping >it running as smoothly as possible and setting some rules and >guidelines. > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* GENERAL %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >* Please keep this message. I recommend that you keep a copy on >file in your computer as well as a printed paper copy that you can >find easily. > >* Read this message. Yes, I realize it is long but there is a lot >of important information here. > >* You may see some new terms and phrases here along with exacting >instructions about sending commands etc. You will get used to it >soon enough -- don't let it bother you. In order to make things >work well you must follow instructions - to the letter. If you >leave something out of a command or put something extra in, it >won't work. This is because of the way computer programs work. > >* Remember these addresses: > >* If you need help, contact ME. My address is Feliix@bigfoot.com > >* To post a message to this list, i.e. Genealogical data, queries, >etc. (stuff you want other members to read) send it to: >Washburn-l@rootsweb.com > >* To subscribe or unsubscribe send a message to: >Washburn-l-request@rootsweb.com >or >Washburn-d-request@rootsweb.com (for digest mode) > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* RULES *%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >* This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, >primarily regarding Washburn and related families. Discussion of >migration patterns, immigration, heraldry, historical sketches, >Washburn settlements, census data, wills, family Bibles, vital >records, web >sites, etc. as relates to Washburns is encouraged as well as >discussion of collateral families. Public announcements of >information of interest to Genealogists in general though it may >not be Washburn-specific is permitted but please use discretion. > >* Do not post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, >political announcements, current events, items for sale, personal >messages, etc. For information on virus hoaxes and urban legends >see http://www.kumite.com/myths/ among others. > >* Please do not send file attachments (messages with files >appended) to the list. If you have a file you would like to share >with the members, announce what you have to offer, then send the >file only to those who request it, via private email. There are >many Dyer >branches and not everyone will want the data on your line. > >* No rude comments or flaming in the list! No discussion of flaming >in the list. For definitions of flaming and related information see >http://www.man.ac.uk/~zlsiira/Netiquette/flame.html and >http://www.pass.wayne.edu/~twk/flaming.html > >* Do not impose any other rules or conditions, expressed or implied >elsewhere, upon this list. Rules of other forums may not >necessarily apply here. Do not try to regulate this list. If you do >not like the way someone formats their queries or responses, or the >content of their subject titles, take it up with the listowner, NOT >in the list. The list is for Genealogy and History. > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* GUIDELINES %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >* Small gedcom files are discouraged but not banned from the list >(send in a message, NOT as a file attachment) as long as the >resulting message is no larger than 61440 bytes maximum. > >* Try to keep quoting to a minimum. "Quoting" is repeating text of >the message you are replying to. Some quoting is necessary to >remind other readers what the thread is about but do try to use >good judgement. Quoting the previous writer's signature block or >surname list is totally unnecessary. > >* Surname lists are okay but please try to limit them to say, half >a dozen names. Any more than that and many people just won't read >them. Try keeping several small lists and rotate them with each >succeeding message. > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* SUBSCRIPTIONS *%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >* Subscription commands go to >Washburn-l-request@rootsweb.com -or- Washburn-d-request@rootsweb.com >I repeat, to subscribe or to unsubscribe send an email to >Washburn-l-request@rootsweb.com -or- Washburn-d-request@rootsweb.com >and put >subscribe (and nothing else) >or >unsubscribe (and nothing else) >in the body of the message. >Again, all subscription commands go to >Washburn-l-request@rootsweb.com -or- Washburn-d-request@rootsweb.com >not to the list! >You can use CAPS or lowercase, it doesn't matter. > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* POSTING MESSAGES %*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >* To post a message (query, reply or other Washburn data) to the list, >send it to > >Washburn-l@rootsweb.com > >It helps to remember to put something in the "subject line". > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* TIPS %*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >* Accuracy is important and sources are vital. Ancestor lists are >worthless if the information is wrong. > >* All information need not be accompanied by source citations, but I >do recommend strongly that posts either include sources or a note >stating that they are available on request. > >* If information is speculation then label it as such until it is >proven or commonly accepted as fact. > >* When posting your query try to give as much information as you >know, i.e. dates and places of all vital events if known, along with >enough other family members so that the reader can positively >identify if they are researching the same family. "Anyone out there >researching Washburns?" just doesn't cut it. > >* When replying to the list (this also can apply to private replies) >try to quote some portions of the previous message so that other >readers are reminded what the "thread" is about. Make it clear what >is quoted material and what you are adding. Most mail readers take >care of this for you by inserting greater-than signs ">" at the >beginning of each quoted line or possibly double brackets "<<" >before and ">>" after the quoted piece. Use standard Windows >procedures to "cut" unnecessary material. > >* Post your query frequently, perhaps once a month, if you have not >yet found your ancestor. New people are joining the list all the >time and they may have the info you need. > >* Please send Dyer replies to the list, not just to the original >poster. Other members may benefit from the data that you provide. > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* FURTHER INFORMATION %*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >See the following URLs for information on Genealogy lists: >http://users.aol.com/johnf14246/gen_mail.html >http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* ABOUT *%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > >RootsWeb was founded in 1996 by Dr. Brian Leverich and Karen >Isaacson. Due to their foresight, expertise and financial >contributions, we're all here enjoying one or many of the mailing >lists and web offerings which reside here at RootsWeb. >We are fortunate, indeed, to have all this genealogy at our >disposal. To find out more about what else is available, go to ><http://www.rootsweb.com> and explore a bit. And if you are not yet >a member or sponsor of RootsWeb, do consider joining. Your support >added to that of many others can help sustain and nourish this >wonderful resource. > >*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%*%* > > > > > > > > > > >David > >Listowner: Dyer, Foster, Friend, Gamage, Glidden, > Gordon, Merry, Shippee, Sylvester, Washburn > > Feliix@bigfoot.com - http://members.mint.net/dws/ > http://members.mint.net/dws/geneal.html > > _______ > .------|_______ David Sylvester > ------+ _______ PO Box 135 > `------|_______ Searsport, Maine 04974 > >... Genealogist chops down family tree! Microfilm at 11:00 > > @..@ > (----) > ( >__< ) > ^^ ~~ ^^ >