Listmembers:
I am most certain that almost all of you have been on our list for quite
sometime.
I have tried recently to go through our list archives and also our list
"rules".
I have attempted to make them a little more lax in some areas and also more
clear on others.
Most of us know all the basics, however there are new subscribers at the
rate of about 10 per week.
Aside from what alot of persons think, I am not a meany. I am attempting to
create a list that we can all gain alot of info and data from. I love to
chat as well if not more then the next person, however, I do it off the
list.
Reasoning for this is that any mail going to the list is in our archives.
Many personal, chatty items don't need to be there.
I am going to start incorporating some basic and helpful guidelines in the
taglines that are attached to every email sent to the list.
Please use these, as they will assist you in accessing the archives and give
instructions in other areas.
My pet peeve as everyone knows is the usage of the subject line. This is
most important..not only for your own benefit but for the purpose of
archiving. If you wish to find something you posted last year, you would
need to enter a word from either the subject line or the message text. If
the subject line is irrelevant, then you would never find the item. So it
really helps everyone.
I am sending out the next post with the new and improved guidelines for the
list, this is mainly to be able to get this into the archives so that new
subbers can access it as needed.
It is a great list when we all post for the best results for everyone.So the
next posting entitled Rules will pertain to that.
Debbie Jennings
debbiej(a)iquest.net
"Following the footprints through time"
Researching in IN,KY,TN,NC,PA,NJ,VT,NY,MA,MD,
VA,CAN,GER,ENG