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WELCOME to the CARTER Family mailing list. You are currently subscribed in
"mail mode", which means that you will receive every posting made to CARTER
Family lists, as a separate e-mail. The directions on how to change to
"digest" mode are given below. This is a discussion area for anyone who
has an interest in Genealogy or History related to the CARTER Family,
including CARTIER, MC CARTER, or any other related spelling.
My name is Charles E. ("Chuck") Carter, and I'm the owner of this list.
I'm responsible for keeping it running as smoothly as possible and setting
some rules and guidelines.
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* Please keep this message. I recommend that you keep a copy on file in
your computer as well as a printed paper copy that you can easily find.
* You may see some new terms and prases here along with exacting
instructions about sending commands, etc. You will get used to it soon
enough - don't let it bother you. In order to make things work well, you
must follow the instructions - to the letter. If you leave something out
of a command or put something extra in, it won't work. This is because of
the way computer programs work.
* Remember these addresses:
* If you need help, contact ME. My address is:
cetracer(a)ameritech.net
* To post a message to this list, i.e. Genealogical data, queries, etc
(stuff you want other members to read) send it to:
CARTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
* To subscribe or unsubscribe, send a message to:
CARTER-L-request(a)rootsweb.com ( for the MAIL mode )
or
CARTER-D-request(a)rootsweb.com ( for DIGEST mode )
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* This list is for the discussion of Genealogy and History, primarily
regarding CARTER and related families. Discussion of migration patterns,
immigration, healdry, historical sketches, CARTER settlements, census
data, wills, family Bibles, vital records, web sites, etc., as relates to
the CARTER family is encouraged as well as discussion ofcollateral
families. Public announcements of information of interest to Genealogists
in general, thought it may not be CARTER specific is permitted, but please
use discretion.
* Do not post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political
announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, etc. For
information on virus hoaxes and urban legends, see:
http://www.kumite.com/myths/ among others.
* Please do not send attachments (messages with files appended) to the
list. If you have a file you would like to share with members, announce
what you have to offer, then send the file only to those who request it,
via private email. There are many CARTER branches, and not everyone will
want the data on your file.
* No rude comments or flaiming in this list! No discussion of flaming in
the list. For definitions of flaming and related information, see:
http://www.man.ac.uk/~zisiira/Netiquette/flame.html
and
http://www.pass.wayne.edu/~twk/flaming.html
* Do not impose any other rules or conditions, expressed or implied
elsewhere, upon this list. Rules for other forums may not necessarily
apply here. Do not try to regulate this list. If you do not like the way
someone formats their queries or responses, or the content of their subject
titles, take it up with the listowner (ME), NOT in the list. The list is
for Genealogy and History.
* Advertising. Technically, RootsWeb has a "no commercial use" policy. Like
all RootsWeb policies, though, the last thing that we want is for policy to
get in the way of our doing genealogy. Therefore, the CARTER Family list
will accept brief announcements of books and other resource material for
sale that is specifically related to this county. Don't include prices
and ordering info; just include a pointer to a URL, a commercial mailing
list, or an e-mail address where the complete ordering information can be
found. In case In case of doubt, send the message to the me, Charles E.
Carter, list custodian, at <cetracer(a)ameritech.net>, and I'll review it
and forward it to the list if appropriate.
* Copyrights. Any person sending a message to this list retains the
copyright to it. By sending the message, you grant to the list custodian,
and to his heirs and assigns forever, permission to distribute copies of
the message to other list members, to store archival copies of the message,
and to make the archival copies available to the Internet community at large
You also grant to other list members the right to quote your message in part
or in total as a part of their replies sent back to the list.
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* Small gedcom files are discouraged but not banned from the list (send in
a message, NOT as a file attachment) as long as the resulting message is no
larger than 61,440 bytes maximum.
* Try to keep quoting to a minimum. "Quoting" is repeating text of the
message you are replying to. Some quoting is necessary to remind other
readers what the thread is about, but do try to use good judgement.
Quoting the previous writer's signature block or surname list is totally
unnecessary.
* Surname lists are okay, but please try to limit them to say, half a dozen
names. Any more than that and many people just won't read them. Try
keeping several small lists and rotate them with each succeeding message.
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* Subscription commands to to:
CARTER-L-request(a)rootsweb.com - or - CARTER-D-request(a)rootsweb.com
I repeat, to subscribe or to unsubscribe send an email to:
CARTER-L-request(a)rootsweb.com - or - CARTER-D-request(a)rootsweb.com
and put
subscribe (and nothing else)
or
unsubscribe (and nothing else)
in the body of the message.
Please remember, commands go to:
CARTER-L-request(a)rootsweb.com - or - CARTER-D-request(a)rootsweb.com
and not to the list! You can use CAPS or lowercase, it doesn't matter.
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* To post a message (query, reply or other CARTER data) to the list, send
it to:
CARTER-L(a)rootsweb.com
It also helps to remember to put something in the "subject line".
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* Accuracy is important and sources are vital. Ancestor lists are
worthless if the information is wrong.
* All information need not be accompanied by source citations, but I do
recommend strongly that posts either include sources or a note stating that
they are available on request.
* If information is speculation, then label it as such until it is proven
or commonly accepted as fact.
* When posting your query, try to give as much informaiton as you know,
i.e. dates and places of all vital events, if known, along with enough
other readers can positively identify if they are researching the same
family. "Anyone out there researching CARTER's?" just doesn't cut it!
* When replying to the list (this can also apply to "private" replies), try
to quote some portions of the previous message so that othe readers are
reminded what the "thread" is about. Make it clear what is quoted
material and what you are adding. Most mail readers take care of this for
you be inserting greater-than signs ">" at the beginning of each quoted
line or possibly double brackets "<<" before and ">>"
after the quoted
piece. Use standard Windows procedures to "cut" unnecessary material.
* Post your query frequently, perhaps once a month, if you have not yet
found your ancestor. New people are joining the list all the time and they
may have the information you need.
* Please send CARTER replies to the list, not just to the original poster.
Other members may benefit from the data you provide.
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http://www.rootsweb.com/~maillist
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Happy hunting,
Charles E. Carter
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