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From: "bcunning" <>
Subject: Re: [Lon] Helpful Advice for London Listers - *Updated*
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 2004 06:36:32 +1100
References: <5.1.0.14.2.20040102160733.00ac55e0@pop.totalserve.co.uk>


If you cannot find anything better to do than to vent your sarcasm on Liz,
do us all a favour and leave the list !!!!! I for one cannot stand your
moronic ramblings, you are not welcome here. Bob in Australia.



----- Original Message -----
From: "Alan England" <>
To: <>
Sent: Saturday, January 03, 2004 3:57 AM
Subject: Re: [Lon] Helpful Advice for London Listers - *Updated*


> This email from John Brown substantiates my point; I do not believe that I
> misunderstood at all!
>
> The large numbers of emails about customs in places near to and far from
> London are not relevant to research about family history in London.
>
> I observe that you style yourself as "Co-owner LONDON-L", which makes your
> excuse about not having "had access to my computer over the last few days
"
> that much less credible. What is the role of your other "Co-owner(s) of
the
> London List"? Do you not communicate with them? Do you not cooperate with
> them? Do they not cooperate with you? Do/can they not monitor postings on
> the List in your absence?
>
> It seems remarkable to me that a single email from me is, allegedly, more
> "disruptive" than all the other emails on the topic of "relationship"?
What
> kind of judgement is that?
>
> You need to get down from your high horse, and try to be more calm and
> rational. Try to realise that one can communicate (as I have done) without
> using words such as "paranoid" or "arrogant" or "pandering to egos". There
> are many who would agree that telling others that they "have misunderstood
> a great deal" is not polite. Indeed, they might well regard those who took
> it upon themselves to pass such judgements as insolent. I may admit the
> possibility of myself misunderstanding something, but that does not give
> you licence to abandon the normal canons of polite conduct.
>
> Alan ENGLAND,
> York, England.
>
>
> At 18:52 01/01/04 +0000, John Brown wrote:
> >This regular post is a guide, especially for newcomers to London
> >genealogy and to this List, but also for any others who may find it
> >useful. It is posted with the permission of the Listowners.
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Note : urls added since the last posting are marked **
> >------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >Dear All,
> >
> >This is a post designed to help all of those newer members of the list,
> >and any of the older ones who feel they need it, to identify where they
> >may be able to obtain information for themselves before posting
> >questions to the List. The intention is to help List members to help
> >themselves, to avoid the posting of repetitive or unrealistic requests,
> >as sometimes happens, and to make it easier for other List members to
> >identify the subject and to respond effectively.
> ><snip>
> >
> >This List deals with London; before you start posting, find out what
> >that actually means. 'London' has covered different areas at different
> >periods in history; the confusion caused by boundary changes involving
> >the surrounding counties of Middlesex, Surrey, Essex and Kent, and the
> >creation of an administrative county of 'London', is something we all
> >have to deal with - do not expect simply to appear here with a 'I'm new
> >here please tell me everything I need to know' message. Try searching
> >'Google' for some of the history or do some research at your local
> >library, even consider a visit to a bookshop.
> >
> >Obtain a good understanding of the area in which your ancestors lived;
[ie
> >London, England]
> >this may tell you much more than can be gleaned from a simple address.
> >Do not ask questions about the various localities of London before you
> >have bought a map or tried asking a few questions of 'Google' - you'll
> >be amazed what knowledge you can put together and what satisfaction
> >you will get from doing it yourself :-)
> >
> ><snip>
> >
> >John Brown
> >Leic., Eng.
>
>
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