Well said, Calvin....on with the research!
Jessie
-----Original Message-----
From: CALVIN E PHILLIPS [SMTP:PHILLIPSCALVIN@prodigy.net]
Sent: Sunday, August 27, 2000 5:18 PM
To: CARROLL-L(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: [CARROLL] Listowner Comments
I think a few comments are in order regarding the recent
bit of unpleasantness. My wife (a CARROLL descendant) and I started
this
List several years ago,
because we thought it would be useful in CARROLL
family research, and - because no one else seemed to
want to do it! We continue to volunteer our time (mostly
mine) and money (mostly ours) to support it with minimal
rules. There are, however, two that I insist on: 1) the List
is for CARROLL genealogy and submissions are to be
directly related to that topic and 2) unpleasant postings
will NOT be tolerated. If a someone has something
derogatory to say to another subscriber (including
the Listowner), say it personally and directly, not to the entire List.
Regarding the recent postings:
First, the question about the FHC was entirely
appropriate. I'm sure that there were others who might
have had the same question. Further, it is hard to imagine anyone
doing
serious research who does not
find the Family History Centers a valuable resource.
Second, the first response to that question was entirely
inappropriate-that individual was removed from the
subscriber list.
Third, I consider a couple of the dissertations that followed also
inappropriate - those senders were also
unsubscribed.
Further, this is not a "moderated" List. I do not "filter" or
attempt to
"police" material sent to the List. I see a message at the same time
everyone else does. It is my philosophy that the members of the List
are,
for the vast part, intelligent adults doing serious CARROLL family
genealogy
research.
Enough said.
Cal
phillipscalvin(a)prodigy.net