Re: purpose of this list

[Jean Stokes <sinead@milamba.com>]

Dear Barbara
I've only been  following the list for a year and like you I find it an
invaluable resource. My interest in my family  came alive in 1993 when my
husband Mark and I met Niven and were guided by him around Roslyn ,
Sinclair Girnigoe and Wick. The photographs and memories of those all too
brief days in the middle of a world trip are kept even more alive by the
list. And it started from a phone call to check a date for my Uncle Bob. He
and Niven are first cousins.
Any way my request is that John - please keep the list going. It breaks
down the isolation that we Australians feel at times. And praise for the
good work of the years.
Jean Sinclair Stokes.
At 08:20 PM 20/06/00 -0400, you wrote:
>John and all Sinclair/St Clairs,
>
>I've followed this list for approx. 2-3 years, and have always been amazed
>at how much knowledge many of you hold.  I responded last Fall to an
>arguement that I felt strongly about and though I received nice replies from
>some of you, the person who so many disagreed with was not happy and felt
>that she and her beliefs were being attacked.  I have not seen this person
>on the list since that date.  This saddens me as no one should have to run
>and hide because we don't all agree with their point of view.
>
>There have been many arguements that I thought were out of line and as my
>Uncle Bruce stated in his recent email, I just delete them.   It would be
>nice if we could all accept the fact that we all have opinions and beliefs
>that aren't always going to go along with someone elses beliefs and
>opinions.  We should try to respect others and if we can't respond politely,
>then do not respond at all.
>
>I appreciate the work that John and others put into this list and would miss
>them and this list, as I do the one that has remained quiet since last Fall,
>if we were to lose them or the list due to threats or attacks to other
>members.
>
>Neither option as outlined by John, is acceptable, as both options deprive
>the family, both the good and the bad, of valuable resources, knowledge and
>familial companionship.  Though, if I have any say or vote in this matter, I
>vote in favor of preserving as much of the resources of the clan as
>possible.  If you must do something, John, then let it be option #2.
>
>Barb Kyler
>
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