I would very much like it if this list could now get back to the reason
for its existence - namely family history in the old county of
Monmouthshire.
If anyone has anything they feel they have to share with me about Mr
Mike John then please email me privately - However I would ask you to
think about the following first.
If you were standing in a roomful of family historians and heard someone
say "My little suggestion is to Keep your big trap shut" to someone who
had addressed another person would you feel inclined to remonstrate with
that person?
This mailing list is the same public arena as that roomful of people and
as the listowner I really believe that it is the same as having you all
in my study discussing genealogy. I would not allow such behaviour to go
unchecked if it came from one of my own children and I see no reason why
anyone else's child should get away with it - in my house!
Bear in mind also that I know Mr Mike John personally and I have said
nothing here or in my email to him that I would not say to his face - I
probably will say it next time I see him, as long as it is not in the
Library where other researchers may be disturbed.
this subject is now off limits for the list, please do not prolong
everyone's agony by continuing to refer to it.
Ann Macey
Listowner