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From: "Ron" <>
Subject: Re: NEW British-Genealogy.com BRITISH MAILING LISTS AND WEB SITE
Date: Tue, 18 Mar 2003 15:38:00 +1100
References: <8So+3QE0fkc+EA3i@neep.demon.co.uk> <3E7683F8.8090503@rmit.edu.au>


> 1. You have duplicated existing mailing lists. This forces a choice to
> subscribe to both or one or the other. Neither choice is attractive in
> my opinion.

The question is does everyone know that the other mailing lists exist
How does one find a mailing list
It was quite a process before I found the Rootsweb lists which I presume is
what is meant by the duplicated
But it is quite clear many people do not know those lists are there
Even those on one List do not seem to know how they found it.
I strongly suspect that it might be easy to find British-Genealogy.com

As for counties similar for surname lists and message boards - I am not sure
why there are surname lists as there are message boards
but all to the good. One surname list of my interest seems very quiet but
the boards are active.

The point is all this helps - cousins looking around have plenty of chances
to find something on one of these various places.
I always have a worry about everything being in Rootsweb suppose it
folded........................
The more the merrier

> 4. You seem to be blocking access to archives to those who aren't
> subscribed. I just don't have the time or mailbox space to subscribe to
> all the mailing lists that interest me

Good point - I like the way I can find posts on rootsweb doing google etc
searches
I assume not possible with the new lists

Ron Lankshear - Sydney Aust
(from Shepherds Bush & Chiswick)
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~lankshear/ my family & document
sources
http://members.tripod.com/ronlankshear - try the genealogy links and
suggestion


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