Touche', Brec. Well said. Deloris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Brec Morton" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, December 14, 2005 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [WILLIAMS] Posts-Email Etiquite and helpful suggestions on making your posts get read. > Up front I don't consider myself a know-it-all, but I think a couple of > things can reduce the frustration level and help those seeking information > to actually get someone to read your email. > > A couple of valid points have been made about this discussion on genealogy > programs. I think it is a valid topic. But, the title "What do you think?" > doesn't say much about what is in the email or in any of the replies which > followed. Some of those follow-up emails had little to do with the > original > email. A well thought out subject line can help clear up some of the > problems and may even help some of you get questions answered. > > I delete a lot of those type of emails, especially after a have read a few > with the same subject which hasn't applied to me. > A simple change to the subject line would be "What do you think about FTM > 6?" , or "Does someone have an opinion on the changes in FTM 6?" Even > adding > "I prefer FTM 5" or "Look at LDS program" to the original subject will > alert > everyone that something new is being discussed along the same lines. > > Had I not read through almost all the emails in this thread, I would have > missed a few questions about specific ancestors that someone was looking > for > and used the reply mode to ask the question and didn't change the subject. > Nothing particularly wrong with that. But if you really want some useful > information and get someone who might have that informationn to read your > email, take the time to edit the subject line with some reasonably > specific > information like,."John Williams Barren County KY 1830-1880", Or "Looking > for Hosea Williams marriage to Jane Jones c.1858 in VA". It is more likely > to get someone to read it who can help. and it is also polite to those who > can't help and can delete the email without reading it. > > Just my humble opinion. Hoping it helps someone. > Brec