Sherry must be on vacation otherwise surely she would have stepped in and put an end to all this bickering and nonsense.
Brian in CA > -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Young [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Friday, July 02, 2010 4:42 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: Don't beat people up over etiquette... WAS Re: Fwd: RE: > [LegacyUG] Re: Legacy v. RootsMagic > > On 7/2/2010 1:22 AM, Kim S wrote: > > I have been a long time lurker on both the list and the archives and > watching what keeps happening is driving me crazy. > > > > Why do some of you just insist on beating people up over list > etiquette? > > > > For those of you old enough to remember Miss. Manners will know that > she was all about etiquette, but she would also say you don't put it > back in people's face if they mess up. In fact she would say that the > poor etiquette and rude behavior is to point it out the way it is > repeatedly pointed out on this list. > > > > I have watched this list for a long time a feel that there are some > people that are computer/Legacy snobs. That some of you project "air" > of superiority and are very arrogant scaring new people off. In fact > was not a variation of this just discussed a few days ago? > > > > If there are problem posts and users and use issues let the people > that are actually employeed by Millennia Corp/Legacy handle it. Give > people a chance and ignore the post if it is not your cup of tea. > > > > Some things can be handled off list (there email address is in the > post).  Saying hey next time it might not be best to do "X".  > > > > If there is something that needs to be stopped on list let > Millennia/Legacy staff step up. After all it is their list managed > and paid for by their resources. > > > > I suspect every email system these days has options to filter > messages to make it easier to handle email. This list is not even > that large of a volume of email compared to some. If you don't like > post by XYZ person filter that person's emails to the trash. > > > > > > I am sure this rant will get me kicked off the list but i truly think > that if there is chastising to be done it needs to come from the owners > not the users. > > > > Please stop scaring people from posting or wanting to be involved > with the list. > > > > Kim > > > > [For those wondering I changed the Subject line as it is a new > topic. I did the old style etiquette practice and put the new topic, > then WAS then left the old topic so readers knew where the thread came > from.] > > > Kim, > #1- In spite of the fact that you are aware of the subject matter, you > still posted in HTML format. Knowing it was not allowed, and the > reasons for it, yet still doing it appears to me to be rude and > uncaring. Not nice. > > #2- In a perfect world, everyone would READ the follow the list rules > BEFORE posting. This is proper etiquette on all lists and news groups. > Also in a perfect world the list moderators would have enough > man/woman hours to promptly address transgressions. > > #3- Because of #1 & #2 some people get frustrated at the constant > violations of the list rules and behave as humans do on occasion; they > vent. > > #4- Anyone who doesn't make an attempt to read the list rules and > follow > them and search the archives for a solution that has been repeatedly > explained should not get their knickers in a twist. That type of rude > behavior is not tolerated in any level of society in person so why be > surprised if someone gets upset about it here? > > #5- Changing the subject line does not change the subject thread. It > still is threaded under the original subject and is never seen by > anyone > who is ignoring the original thread. If a subject is important enough > to write about it is important enough (and deserves) a brand new > thread. > This is done by selecting to write a new message. It is this reason > that many people are wondering why they didn't get many responses to > their question posted in a "hijacked thread." There was never an > acceptable "old style etiquette practice" of just changing the subject > line. > > Just a few observations that seem to make an awful lot of sense. Can > we > now please return to Legacy, without the HTML. > > -- > > Gene Young > Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada > With Legacy Family Tree > http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm > > > > 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 > 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
