Dear WOODS list member: Please show respect for other WOODS list members by following these "subject" guidelines in all messages to the WOODS list. It will also help others who search the archives of the list as well as those who receive the messages in either Index or Digest mode. Not all subscribers have the time or energy to read all messages in search for that elusive match. Many, open only those which appear promising. MAXIMISE the chances of YOUR MESSAGE BEING READ BY YOUR INTENDED AUDIENCE, that is YOUR MATCH! HOW? Use the SUBJECT LINE to give very SPECIFIC DETAILS about the individual/family your are looking for. Subscribers to most other genealogy lists do precisely that. Furthermore, to facilitate reading, they tend to follow some sort of 'not so rigid format'. Examples: WOOD John, b1840, Miami, Florida, USA WOODWARD Timothy, m1790, SMITH E., in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil WOODY, Ray, Elaine, Susan, res. 1870, in Bs As, Argentina WOODS Joshua & Jessie, res. 1891, Portage la Prairie, Manitoba, Canada Notice the pattern? 1) SURNAME always in capital letter (even within the text of the email), then 2) First and Second names of individuals. Commas to separate individuals. 3) Date with a letter indicating whether it is birth, marriage, death, residing. Worthwhile, even if it is very broad. If someone is looking for WOODS in 1600s, they don't really mind if your 1800 date is off by some years. 4) Location, State, Country. In full, to reach those yet unfamiliar with the area and its abbreviations. Subscribers AVOID using subject lines that may not carry sufficient meaning to others, such as: Woods family My family My Woods My neck of the Woods Aim for QUALITY AUDIENCE: YOUR MATCH. These guidelines were created by: Jorge Woods, in Canberra, Australia. Thanx, Chris Lamefield WOODS list Owner/Moderator ==== WOODS Mailing List ==== Do NOT send messages to the WOODS list that are also sent "TO" or "CC"ed to others. If you must send messages to multiple private or list addresses do it using "BC" so the addresses cannot be harvested by spammers. I will permanently remove anyone who does not follow this rule.