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From: Leo van de Pas <>
Subject: Re: STADION
Date: Sat, 03 Jul 1999 14:52:04 +0800


Dear Patrician Triplett,
Out of principle I disagree with you.
We have a person who would have done what
you suggest and then have added :"If you
send it to the correct group I will answer
you there." I find that appalling---in my
opinion when a person asks a question,
if you can, you should assist. I did not
see your remark when someone asked for good,
cheap and convenient accomodation in Salt Lake
City.......if the Stadion family is off topic
surely that is!
Too many people regard some of the people on
this list as 'miserable so-and-so' and are
frightened to ask questions, your attitude,
polite or not, may well put you into that
category. As this lady was off-topic, we have
communicated directly and I have been able
to supply more information. I sincerely believe,
and you do not, that we should help each other
when we can, whether we wear the 'correct cap'
or not. If we all are snotty and show people the
door for daring to ask the wrong question, I don't
want to be part of that!
Another point, why were you surprised with
my reaction? When I can, I always try to help,
does this mean you only just have joined gen-medieval?
Best wishes
Leo van de Pas

At 05:05 AM 7/3/99 +0100, you wrote:
>When I saw the first reply to this woman's query, I was very perplexed. It is
>very nice of you Mr. van de Pas, to answer her post politely and offer help.
>She may have been in the wrong place at the wrong time, but to direct her to
>the appropriate place courteously the first time she inquired, surely is all
>that was called for, re quote, "any medieval content, cheers".
>
>Patrician Triplett
>
>Leo van de Pas wrote:
>
>> Dear Deonna,
>> I hope you have seen my other reply to you?
>> If you want I can produce a line (without your
>> Franz), if it helps let me know.
>> Leo van de Pas
>>
>> At 07:01 PM 7/2/99 -0500, you wrote:
>> >Please excuse me for having the audacity to stumble into the lions' den
>> >seeking help. I felt that since this newsgroup dealt with medieval
>> >genealogies, and since the STADION line is documented to at least 1270,
>> >I was posting to a correct forum.
>> >
>> >I hoped that someone from this illustrious group of royalty/nobility
>> >scholars would be so kind as to point me in the right direction for more
>> >information; judging from your response, I may have been incorrect.
>> >
>> >Cheers to you too,
>> >
>> >Deonna Smith Vaughan
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> >> Subject: Re: STADION
>> >> Date: Fri, 2 Jul 1999 09:08:55 -1000
>> >> From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
>> >> To:
>> >>
>> >> Any Medieval content?
>> >>
>> >> Cheers,
>> >>
>> >> D. Spencer Hines
>> >>
>> >> Lux et Veritas
>> >
>> >
>
>

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