Hi Gareth, Yes, I am one of those but I will try and remember in future. After 35 years here we are moving to St Albans next week so will be unsubed for a while. Any messages re RICHARDS & DUGGAN to me by e-mai please. John Richards. (London UK) Searching RICHARDS, WIFFEN, DAY (London & Middx.) WIFFEN & NORRIS (Stock, Essex) RICHARDS & DUGGAN (Pembs) DFHS 2715 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gareth" <W/[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 09, 2001 2:58 PM Subject: [WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE] Off list responses > The practice of sending list queries to the sender *only* is one that occurs > on all lists that I am on, including those covering Dyfed. > For the sake of saying so, if we do this then several things may happen; > > <other listers are deprived of the opportunity to read/digest it, and ask > supplementaries perhaps, so a thread doesn't develop. > > <if a response off list is incomplete or even incorrect then someone gets > mislead. We are all capable of gettting it wrong on occasion, I personally > take comfort that someone will pick up on any of my blunders ! > > <the list appears to be unresponsive, and suffers for it when new listers > leave having got the wrong impression of how helpful a list really is. Or > are inhibited from asking at all if other people apparently don't get a > reply. > > I could go on and on but I think the point is made :-) > > Gareth > List Administrator for Dyfed, CGN & PEM. > Lookup Exchange http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/lookup.html > Help Page http://www.johngareth.freeserve.co.uk/hicks.html > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.228 / Virus Database: 109 - Release Date: 17/01/01