Hi Derick and fellow NCGenWeb CCs,
I just want to take this opportunity to publicly say that I believe Derick
is doing a fine job as SC. I believe it is great that he is getting volunteers
to help him with his duties.
I have just skimmed over some of the Discuss messages that have been
posted over the last week or so. It seems the same old stuff that we have
been hearing for years and years now. I really feel that we could better
use our talents. I don't watch soap operas because I don't care for the
atmosphere they bring into my home. But reading over our Discuss list
messages is sometimes just as depressing. Can't we please use our
talents, energies and equipment for the one thing we all have in common,
GENEALOGY?
Let's keep in mind that our US Presidents are elected to do a job, but
they are able to appoint many folks to help them in their heavy workload.
Churches are the same way. You don't expect the Pastor of a church to
do everything that needs doing. That's why you have Deacons, Sunday
School teachers, building comities and such. And no, they are not always
voted on. Sometimes they are volunteers or appointees.
In future years when we are no longer around, just what sort of ugly
spirit are we leaving around on all the list archives for our descendants to
dig up in the future. Frankly, I'd like my "internet footprints" to be
something
that folks will be glad to have descended from rather than for my descendants
to hope that maybe they were adopted and therefore not kin to me at all!
I know in the past that Derick was sharply scolded because he had made
some comment about kindergartners. But I'm afraid I agree with him. There
are some really childish things going on, and most of us would scold our children
if they were behaving this same way. Please, lets agree to disagree on some
of these things and get on with what we ALL love. Genealogy.
Sincerely,
Sharon William son