Good Morning! :)
There's a couple of things I'd like to address. ...Breath easy. No one's
in hot water but me.
Last night I had a subscriber to this list leave in a huff because they
were unhappy because of the direction the posts had been going. They said:
"The list has become obsessed with the building of these web pages. While
it is an admirable project, it is really not what I believed the list was
designed for." OK....
I want to know how the rest of you feel about this. How do you view this?
Are you having the same feelings? Folks, I had asked that anything
regarding the web page be sent privately for this very reason. Lewis and I
had at times posted something to the list, as you all needed to be
informed, and it is easier than sending a message privately to 300+ people.
However, it seems that this even has been a problem for some.
Maybe some things need to be enumerated here. I had to send in a donation
to Rootsweb to even obtain the web space for the list in the first place.
The money came from my pocket, and the use of this list AND the web site
comes to each of you FREE of charge. I don't have to provide a web space
to coordinate with the list. It's not a mandatory part of running a list.
However, I do feel that it is an asset not only to the list itself, but to
each person who has asked to be put on the researcher page. It's another
place, folks, where you can put your information, another possible means of
connecting with someone.
I have asked repeatedly that if anyone has a problem with the list, with
me, with anything....to contact me privately, and we'd try to get it
resolved. I don't want any bad feelings aired on the list, it's not the
place for it. BUT.....I can't help you, I can't clear up any
misunderstandings, whether they be mine or yours, if you sit back and
remain silent! If you have a complaint, tell me!
I'll tell you what.....it's very discouraging to put as much work into this
thing as I have to find out that it isn't what someone wants. Before I go
any further, I want to know what the general consensus is ..... how the
rest of you feel about this.
If it isn't what you all want, then I'll make changes. Not sure at this
point what they'll be....but it will change. I'm asking you all to let me
know PRIVATELY where you stand on this. If you don't let me know, and you
ARE unhappy, then don't complain later. This is your chance to air your
thoughts.
Mari
ddmmjm(a)netins.net
Listowner
Chapman-L