everyone just in case ok? not saying i personally emailed any of you in a long time, but in case i did, check puters for blackstone trojan......as I had it and i just finally got rid of it......very dangerous.....makes your computer open to spyware......if you downloaded a program called imesh and that comes with bonzai buddy. get rid of BOTH programs......they are what got me in a big mess........ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mari" <ddmmjm@netins.net> To: <WIGRANT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, February 19, 2002 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [WIGRANT] My inquiry about FTM > The reason that I posted the request that the software questions be done at > the software boards, or the software list, is because there IS a list for > that particular area of concern. Yes, it is genealogy related to a degree, > but there ARE lists specifically for them. > > At 09:00 PM 2/19/02 , Tammie Shelton wrote: > >Apparently I'm not supposed to ask questions about FTM > >on this list. I'm new to genealogy and I didn't > >realize that we had to stick to surnames only. > >Everyone on this list seems so helpful that I thought > >it would be a good place to start. Sorry. > > No need to apologize......that's the reason I posted the explanation. I > didn't say that it had to be surnames ONLY that come through this > list. Burials, cemeteries, anything related to the county and anyone's > ancestors are acceptable. This doesn't necessarily mean JUST a > surname. It can go beyond that, and has. > > It was a good place to start, in that at least you got the information that > there is another list and board where the question can be asked. > > One reason that I request that the software questions remain on the lists > provided for them, is because more often than not, software questions end > up in a battle over which program is better.......a never ending battle, > because everyone works differently, everyone has their own preferences, and > no one software is perfect for everyone. I don't want any wars waged on > any of my lists. :) > > >By the way, what does Rural Route 1 popcorn have to do > >with genealogy? > > Nothing. Popcorn has nothing to do with genealogy at all..........and > that's just one of the reasons that I ended that topic also. It was off > topic, and I did comment on it.......but if you have been admin for a > while, you will soon learn that sometimes it works to comment, and then the > topic dies. That didn't happen, so I ended it by asking that it not be > discussed anymore. > > I'm sorry you took offense at my directive.....It was in no way meant as a > personal affront.........it was informational for you just as it was for > the the whole list. Nothing more, nothing less. I'd not had a post about > software since I took over this list, and it was needful for me to make > known my preferences regarding the topic. As list admin,. I have the > perogative to set the limitations or criteria for the lists I admin. I'm > pretty liberal and congenial for the most part. I very seldom make > requests of this nature, and neither am I in the habit of trying to > embarrass any subscriber, no matter what their level of expertise > is. Especially those who are new to genealogy. Anyone who has known me > for very long can attest to my consistent support for the Newbies. I've > been a staunch supporter of them from day one. > > Again........I apologize for apparently making you feel put upon. That > certainly was not the intention. > > Mari > List Admin > > >===== > >Researching Surnames - BAEHR, BELLAMY, CASHMAN, DARLING, HOLFORD, KREUL, > >MILLER, MONTGOMERY, PIERCE, ROESCH, WILKE. > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 >