Well said! On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 9:14 AM, Charles Apple <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello and Welcome everyone, > > As a Newbie to Legacy and the LUG I welcome all comments from everyone on > the LUG, whether mild mannered or harsh. I have learned, and am learning > from each and everyone of you. Even the 2 percent that have been labeled > incredibly rude, have something important to contribute. > > Political Correctness, rude, mild mannered and a variety of other adjectives > are subjective at best. What is Polite to one, is Rude to another. > > Yes, I have received some replies to my queries that could be considered > very rude and perhaps deservedly so, but my point is this, "I have learned, > and am learning from each and everyone of the members that contribute on > this list." > > When I ask a question regarding a particular problem that I am having with > Legacy, I am seeking a solution. The manner in which that solution is > explained is irrelevent to my question. > > Thank you to "ALL" memebers of the LUG, > > Charles > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Marvin & Angelique Welch" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, January 06, 2010 7:05 PM > Subject: [LegacyUG] Suggestions > > > Hello Everyone, > > I recently joined because I love Legacy and have used it for a few years > now, but still have a lot to learn. However, my purpose for posting > today is to share some things about the group that make me feel > uncomfortable as a newbie, and then offer some suggestions to help our > group function more smoothly. > > My first concern is regarding the tone of some of the responses, whether > they are from group members or Legacy support, there have been posts > that come off rude from the perspective of someone just joining. My > suggestion is for everyone to /please/ try to speak to each other as if > we are in the same room. In other words, be nice and respect each other, > pretty please with hot chocolate, marshmallows and whipped cream on top. > > Second concern is regarding the hundreds of posts I have read regarding > errors when people try to verify their subscriptions. This seems to be > due to an error in a hyperlink if I understand correctly? The link > provided has a space between two characters right? It really does seem > to me that it is the responsibility of Legacy support to fix the error > in the hyperlink. Wouldn't that save thousands of responses instructing > the individual to remove the space themselves? > > This leads to my third concern, while there are posts about people > having issues verifying their subscription, at the same time you have > individuals just joining who wish to change their group status to digest > mode because of inbox fill-up. My suggestion is similar to what others > have already offered, such as adding some type of attributes to the font > (bold, underline, etc.) on the website indicating there is no digest or > moving the text somewhere it is more likely to be seen. I opt for moving > it to somewhere it is more likely to be seen before someone clicks to join. > > I feel that since the group was most likely created without the digest > format and does indicate there is no digest, it is not the > responsibility of Legacy support to incorporate this format. But I do > feel it is their responsibility (unless they want to keep responding to > questions about digests) to make it more clear that there isn't one > before people even join. > > On the page, it looks like the best place in the source code to put it > where people can see it is here: > > <p align="left">Sign up for [...] list with news about Legacy events and > meetings in Utah.</p> <-------------After this paragraph and before the > centered form > > <p align="left">Please Note: No digest version of this list is > available.</p> <--- It would help if this were centered, in a larger font, > bold, or whatever else may help > > > Thanks :) > > Angelique Welch > > Books to the ceiling,/ Books to the sky,/ My pile of books is a mile high./ > How I love them! How I need them!/ I'll have a long beard by the time I read > > them. > > - Arnold Lobel > > > > > __________ Information from ESET Smart Security, version of virus signature > database 4751 (20100107) __________ > > The message was checked by ESET Smart Security. > > http://www.eset.com > > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > >
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