Is all this some kind of reversion to the childhood "let's play pretend"? or just a medium in which everyone can indulge their fantasies and let off steam? Am I dreaming or did I really wake up to let 20 or so emails - all with a dubious topic - come in to my inbox without someone asking or "begging" for information? IMHO, (and now I'm probably getting off topic too!), this list is not for airing personal views which seem to be unrelated to the aim of helping each other with their research into their own or others' family history or genealogy interests. I really can't find any relevance to what we are supposed to be on this list for. Maybe it's all a surreptitious ploy to band us all together instead of a lot of the vitriol we saw last week? Plus, what a time someone chose to air their views about a republic during the very time of the Diamond Jubilee! Nor do I believe this is the time or place to be frivolously making a list of all one's current favourites for the position of, is it head of state or president, (?) and knocking each others' suggestions on the head. I do have a sense of humour, believe me, and I can see the amusing side of some of what's being said, but please, it's not the most suitable time or place to be discussing what seems to me to be a political matter. What did poor Olly ever do to instigate all this? Is it truly anything to do with him? Nor do I find it amusing to be called a "colonial" in such scathing terms! What adage was I raised with? "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all". Carolyn in Australia.

Amen! I am thoroughly disgusted with Mr. Stockhill, regardless of his expertise. His input causes all sorts of unnecessary clashes, most off topic. I have been on lists where people like him have been permanently ejected. I think that would be the best for all of us. I've had enough of his mean-spirited criticisms. His sign-off quote is very telling about his ego. "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." I, for one, am not going to feed it any longer. My next message will be to 'unsubscribe'. Jeanne > From: dn.wilson@bigpond.com > To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com > Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 08:59:21 +1000 > Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] The current topic of the day. > > Is all this some kind of reversion to the childhood "let's play pretend"? or just a medium in which everyone can indulge their fantasies and let off steam? > Am I dreaming or did I really wake up to let 20 or so emails - all with a dubious topic - come in to my inbox without someone asking or "begging" for information? > IMHO, (and now I'm probably getting off topic too!), this list is not for airing personal views which seem to be unrelated to the aim of helping each other with their research into their own or others' family history or genealogy interests. I really can't find any relevance to what we are supposed to be on this list for. Maybe it's all a surreptitious ploy to band us all together instead of a lot of the vitriol we saw last week? > Plus, what a time someone chose to air their views about a republic during the very time of the Diamond Jubilee! > Nor do I believe this is the time or place to be frivolously making a list of all one's current favourites for the position of, is it head of state or president, (?) and knocking each others' suggestions on the head. > > I do have a sense of humour, believe me, and I can see the amusing side of some of what's being said, but please, it's not the most suitable time or place to be discussing what seems to me to be a political matter. What did poor Olly ever do to instigate all this? Is it truly anything to do with him? > > Nor do I find it amusing to be called a "colonial" in such scathing terms! > > What adage was I raised with? "If you can't say something nice, don't say anything at all".

C'mon! I rarely agree with him, but he livens up what can be a very dull board, and you cannot deny his knowledge Margaret Switzerland On 7 Jun 2012, at 00:52, Jeanne S wrote: > > Amen! I am thoroughly disgusted with Mr. Stockhill, regardless of > his expertise. His input causes all sorts of unnecessary clashes, > most off topic. I have been on lists where people like him have > been permanently ejected. I think that would be the best for all of > us. I've had enough of his mean-spirited criticisms. His sign-off > quote is very telling about his ego. "There is only one thing in > the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." I, for one, am not going to > feed it any longer. My next message will be to 'unsubscribe'. > Jeanne >> From: dn.wilson@bigpond.com >> To: yorksgen@rootsweb.com >> Date: Thu, 7 Jun 2012 08:59:21 +1000 >> Subject: Re: [YORKSGEN] The current topic of the day. >> >> Is all this some kind of reversion to the childhood "let's play >> pretend"? or just a medium in which everyone can indulge their >> fantasies and let off steam? >> Am I dreaming or did I really wake up to let 20 or so emails - all >> with a dubious topic - come in to my inbox without someone asking >> or "begging" for information? >> IMHO, (and now I'm probably getting off topic too!), this list is >> not for airing personal views which seem to be unrelated to the aim >> of helping each other with their research into their own or others' >> family history or genealogy interests. I really can't find any >> relevance to what we are supposed to be on this list for. Maybe >> it's all a surreptitious ploy to band us all together instead of a >> lot of the vitriol we saw last week? >> Plus, what a time someone chose to air their views about a republic >> during the very time of the Diamond Jubilee! >> Nor do I believe this is the time or place to be frivolously making >> a list of all one's current favourites for the position of, is it >> head of state or president, (?) and knocking each others' >> suggestions on the head. >> >> I do have a sense of humour, believe me, and I can see the amusing >> side of some of what's being said, but please, it's not the most >> suitable time or place to be discussing what seems to me to be a >> political matter. What did poor Olly ever do to instigate all this? >> Is it truly anything to do with him? >> >> Nor do I find it amusing to be called a "colonial" in such scathing >> terms! >> >> What adage was I raised with? "If you can't say something nice, >> don't say anything at all". > > ..... > Ancestors in Yorkshire? http://www.genuki.org.uk/big/eng/YKS/index.html > ; > www.ryedalefamilyhistory.org; www.wharfedalefhg.org.uk; > www.yorkshireparishregisters.com; www.yorkshireroots.org.uk; > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to YORKSGEN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and > the body of the message