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From: Dave Carlsen <>
Subject: Re: Bucks Surname List Additions
Date: Sat, 22 May 1999 12:41:01 -0500


Hello Linda,

At 3:44 PM +0100 5/15/99, you wrote:
>Hi Dave
>
>I have very good reason to be grateful to your surname list
>so the following is intended to be a query and not a
>criticism!
>
Thanks for your words...I take no offense to the following...as a matter of
fact, I have had the same experience at times.

>I find it most odd to email someone who has only just put
>their name on the list and to receive no reply. ( I have
>allowed for them possibly being on leave or ill). How long
>does it take to say "Sorry - no connection with your
>research"?
>
>I don't know if I've been unlucky or whether others have
>similar experience, and I appreciate you cannot be
>responsible for some individuals' lack of courtesy! But
>it led me to wonder about how relevant entries are that
>have been on the list for sometime. Do you have time to
>do any checks - for example, perhaps when they have been on
>the list for a year, emailing them to find out if the
>submitters wished their entries to remain?
>
You pose an excellent question. I have had the idea from time to time to
check the validity of the entries, but have not found the time. I've come
to the conclusion that what I need is a volunteer to help me.

Do I have any takers? If so, please contact me privately and we'll arrange
the details.

Regards,

Dave

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