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Subject: [DBY] ADMIN-Weekly Info.
Date: 10 Jul 00 03:58:47 GMT


Hi Everyone,

DO NOT REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE!!! This is my alternate address just for sending
this message out on a schedule and I rarely check my e-mail at this address.
If you need to contact me please use the address below.

This is a weekly message being posted here as a reminder of correct procedures
and other such wonderful stuff which hopefully will help you as a subscriber
to this list.

CONTACTING THE LISTOWNER:

I, Jayne McHugh, am the listowner of this list and if you need to contact me I
can be reached at:



My assistant list owner is:

Vic Brocklehurst -

Vic steps in for me when I am unable to manage the list. I also give Vic the
authority to step in should a problem arise on the list at any time without
consulting me first.

POSTING MESSAGES:

1. The correct address to post a message to the list is:



regardless of whether you are in mail mode or digest mode.

2. TURN OFF all HTML and other options. Rootsweb will not accept
messages containing these and you will receive a message letting you know
that your message did not reach the list. For more information on this
please check the site at:

http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/listowners/html-off.htm

UNSUBSCRIBING:

1. Before unsubscribing please make sure that you are using the correct
address:

Use: if you are receiving the list
messages as individual messages.

Use: if you are receiving the list
messages in one large e-mail.

2. If you subscribed to the list and then change your e-mail address
please unsubscribe from your old address BEFORE subscribing with your new
address.

3. If you forget to do this and want to unsubscribe you may find yourself
unable to do so as you cannot unsubscribe an old address using a new address.
Just write to me, tell me which address to unsubscribe and I will take care of
it.

4. PLEASE unsubscribe if you plan on being away from the list for a
period of time, if you use an ISP that limits the amount of mail you are
allowed to receive we will start to receive error messages from your address
and you will be automatically removed from the list.

SUBSCRIBING

1. If you use YAHOO as your ISP you have to be manually subscribed to the
list. So if you unsubscribe and then wish to resubscribe your request
will come to one of us and we will then resubscribe you. I'm telling you this
because you may not receive confirmation of your subscription right away and
there is no need to keep sending in the command to subscribe, OK?

NOT RECEIVING MESSAGES:

If you suddenly stop receiving messages from the list let me know right
away. It could be that you have been unsubscribed from the list (this can
happen for a wide range of reasons) and I will need to check your
subscription status.

NEWBIES TO INTERNET/GENEALOGY:

New to genealogy or the internet? Want to know what all those abbreviations
mean and so on? Then visit the following page:

http://users.ap.net/~lancelot/gen/newbies.html


SUBJECT LINES:

When posting a message to the list please make sure that the subject line is
relevant to the topic in hand. Subjects such as "My Surnames", "Help", and
such will not help you, if anything subscribers tend to delete these types of
messages.

CAPITALIZING SURNAMES:

When posting your interests please make sure that all surnames you are
researching are typed in CAPITAL letters not the whole message just the
surnames. This makes it much easier for others to read.

NO FLAMING:

Flaming will not be tolerated on this list. There will be no rude comments,
no derogatory remarks or and no discussion of flaming on the list. For
definitions of flaming and related information see:

http://www.matisse.net/files/glossary.html#F

Anyone violating this rule WILL BE removed!

DO NOT...

.impose any other rules or conditions, expressed
or implied elsewhere, upon this list. Rules of 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 one of us, NOT via the list. The list
is for Genealogy and History.

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS:

Please acknowledge replies to your queries. This is a regular occurrence where
someone will reply to your message but receive no acknowledgement that you
have received it and not even a simple thank you for any information they have
furnished you with.

REPLIES:

When REPLYING to a message sent to the list decide if
this is information that all the list members would like
to know about or whether it would only be of interest
to the individual you are replying too. If you feel that
all list members would find it of interest then by all
means post your reply to the list but if it includes
such details that would only be of interest to this one
person then please just reply to that person. Thank you.


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
info you need.

TAGLINES:

Make it a habit to read the TAGLINES (those little blurbs at the end of all
messages sent to the list) you will find important tips and links in them.

If you're in digest mode read the DIGEST ADMIN at the beginning of each
digest.

FAQ:

There is a FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions) for this list and it can be
found at:

http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~spire/derbysfaq/faq.htm

OTHER WEBSITES OF INTEREST:

Can be found by reading the FAQ.

If you feel there is something that I have not addressed here please let me
know, thank you.

.and last but not least. When signing off your message just add where you're
from so when someone replies to you they know where their message is going.
:-)


Take care

Jayne & Vic



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