To the list...I won't be able to take advantage of the tour, but it certainly intrigued me and I gave it a lot of thought. You will all enjoy it and get a lot for your research and just the pleasure of being there. Have fun!! Laurel Tacoma ----- Original Message ----- From: "Cheryl Babbe" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 31, 2000 9:35 AM Subject: Ricky Nelson's SPAM response > Okay, so Ricky Nelson was right! "You can't please everyone, so you've got > to please yourself!" > > I am not sure why I didn't get the e-mails where individuals who felt the > notice of this trip was spamming of our list, yet I say to you--just delete > them as I delete the messages that are of no value to me! I currently live > in Alaska and was intriqued by the trips genealogical-based stops; I > considered it until their was a date-conflict! > > Trust me, I understand about spam mail (I return spammed messges to my ISP > at a rate of five+ a day so that they can block them from our service). This > mail came to my address--I signed up for information relating to > genealogy--the tour information seemed appropriate. > > Please don't become like the Schleswig-Holstein, Cook-County, Rally-l, and > Alasace-Lorraine lists I belong too--learn to use the delete key and learn > that the list isn't always about you and what you may want. Don't drag the > list down because you felt bantering was more important than deleting or > considering others may find THIS genealogical information of interest. There > are more of us out there than just you and your branch of the family tree! > > > ============================== > Ancestry.com now has more than 200,000 subscribers! To celebrate, > access to ALL of Ancestry.com will be free from July 18 to July 31! > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/freepromo.asp?sourcecode=A11AM >