Since it is a New Year, I'd just like to send this
reminder to all the mailing lists that I administer. I
found this article at SomosPrimos.com's January 2005
issue and thought it was important enought to re-post
here. Now if I could only get this across to the
messgae boards I administer... lol Merry New Year
Y'all!
Danielle Brown
dtxn(a)yahoo.com
A Few Basic Tips on Using Genealogy Mailing List ...
If you haven't tried using mailing lists before and
would like to, here are a few basic tips to get you
started:
-Go to
http://www.Rootsweb.com and enter your surnames
in the search boxes. This should direct you to a
surname community that will then inform you how to go
about subscribing to a surname list. Once you are on
the list, you will receive all the e-mail from all the
other subscribers to the list.
-Follow a similar strategy for joining county and
state mailing lists.
-Use
http://www.Cyndislist.com to find ethnic or
other types of lists you might want to subscribe to by
scrolling down her web page and seeing what links she
has to other sites.
-Read subscription instructions carefully and follow
them exactly as they are given in order to guarantee
success.
-Keep a copy of the welcome message you receive for
future reference. It will tell you how to unsubscribe,
how to contact the list owner, and how to post
messages and reply.
-Do not send file attachments to a mailing list. Other
no-no's are junk mail and virus warnings. Also, make
sure what you post is relevant to that particular list
and is on the topic of genealogy. Some people can't
resist making political or other types of personal
statements that are not appropriate for these lists.
-Do not post private or personal information about
yourself unless you are entirely comfortable with this
information becoming public knowledge. Remember
everyone's right to privacy and do not post
information about living relatives to the list. You
may do this in private e-mails to individuals if it is
called for.
-Whenever possible quote your sources. Indicate titles
of books, web site addresses, library names or any
other reference you have used.
Have fun! Read more:
http://www.ldsmag.com/turninghearts/001101cousins.html
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