Hear, hear, Kim Karen [lurker]
On 7/2/10 07:22 , 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.] > > > > > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Re: Legacy v. RootsMagic > Date: Thu, 1 Jul 2010 18:41:28 -0400 > From: Ron Bernier <[email protected]> > Reply-To: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > > I'm curious why people feel the need to talk about a competitor product > on the list? This is definitely against the rule of etiquette for this list, > but then the rules of etiquette for this list have obviously gone out the > window. We have one poster who apparently only read the parts of the rules > of etiquette that she felt like reading. She told us that off topic just > meant that you can't talk about recipes. She has decided (must be a new list > administrator) that any genealogy topic is ok. She as well as many on this > list have chosen to ignore the fact that the rules of etiquette say that you > can only talk about Legacy and the Legacy add on products. When did RM > become a Legacy or Legacy add on product? I apparently missed the big > announcement from Ken and Dave. > > We need even more new people on this list who make their own decision > that the Rules of Etiquette for Legacy don't mean a d..n. > > > > > 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
