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From: "Marilynn Masten" <>
Subject: Re: [GARDNER] List admin is "leaving" (cc: to LISTOWNERS-L)
Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2003 14:23:26 -0500
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Oh, Darrell, I am going to miss you SO much! No other List administrator
was ever so much fun.

Marilynn
----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell A. Martin" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, February 11, 2003 1:00 AM
Subject: [GARDNER] List admin is "leaving" (cc: to LISTOWNERS-L)


> Greetings:
>
> ** Please do not "REPLY" to this message in such a way that the response
> goes to the list, unless you believe that your response truly is for the
> whole list to see. **
>
> It is with a sense of sadness that I announce to you that a sudden,
> unexpected, and very significant change in the demands on my time will
> require me to turn almost all of my RootsWeb list administration duties
> over to someone else. I enjoy what I have been doing for the lists, and I
> wish I could continue. There are three lists that I will still admin; if
> you are reading this message, this list is not one of them (or is
> LISTOWNERS-L, which is receiving an FYI copy). The choice of whether to
> continue being an admin for any list, and if so which one(s), was a very
> difficult one for me.
>
> For the curious, this is not a disaster, like a death in the family, a
> health problem, or the loss of my job. Life has just taken a sharp turn,
> and I need to be flexible enough to reset priorities and move on to the
new
> challenges and opportunities that present themselves. Beyond that, I hope
> you understand that it is a personal matter that I will not be discussing
> except with immediate family.
>
> I encourage anyone who may be interested in being admin for this list to
> contact me. For each list, if there is more than one person qualified, I
> will pick the person who in my opinion is best suited to support the list
> and move it forward. This will *NOT* be "first come, first served" in any
> way, shape, or form. To the extent that it is a contest, all the entries
> are already in. It may be a matter of weeks rather than days before the
> list changes hands. If there is no interest, the RootsWeb staff will be
> informed and the list will be handed back to them. I will of course be
> available for assistance to the new list admin, for a while.
>
> I have come to appreciate and know many of you, over the last few years,
as
> you have posted messages ranging from brick wall queries; to long
pedigrees
> with documentation; to announcements of births, marriages, and deaths in
> your own families; to Christmas greetings. That is one reason why for most
> of "my" lists I will remain a subscriber. As Bilbo Baggins said, quoting
> from memory, "I know less than half of you more than half as well as I
> would like; and more than half of you less than half as well as you
deserve."
>
> ** Again, make sure that any replies that go to the list are those that
> belong there. Please send any requests to take over the reins to me,
> privately, *ONLY*. Thank you. **
>
> Darrell
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> RootsWeb List Admin - 5 VT and 1 MA location lists
> Darrell A. Martin - 18 surnames lists, 1 Scottish clan list
> - 1 genealogy software list
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> It is more important to BE a good ancestor than to FIND one.
> Fortunately, one does not usually have to choose between the two.
> -- List admin.
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