Re: Removals from the list

["John S. Quarterman" <jsq@quarterman.org>]

Folks,

Having discussed the situation with both parties,
I have put them both back on the list, effective now.

Welcome back, cousins.  Any recent discussion you may have missed
is available to you through the archives,
 http://sinclair.quarterman.org/archive/

And, may I suggest that everyone gathered here in the mud puddle
in the middle of the cow pasture take a moment to reread the brief
list of advisories that you saw posted on the gate as you came in.
A copy is appended.

John S. Quarterman <jsq@quarterman.org>


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Etiquette for posting genealogical information to this list

     * Do some background reading on the web pages, especially the ones
       on [48]genealogy, which include links to many related web servers
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     * Join a [49]clan organization so you will get a clan newsletter.
     * It is best to post a genealogical query to the entire list,
       because it is impossible to predict who among the many subscribers
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     * When you post your query, tell us all you can about dates or
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       who they married. Include county names whenever you can. We hope
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       Speak up!

Etiquette for posting historical information to this list

     * Do some background reading on the web pages, such as those on
       [52]history, the [53]FAQ, and the [54]Sinclair 2000 gathering.
     * Join a [55]clan organization so you will get a clan newsletter.
     * Be careful with copyrighted information.
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     * Speak up! Your historical tidbit may be just as fascinating as
       anything about a famous historical personage.

   Don't be afraid to ask; we're all learning here.

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   which are hoaxes, myths, and urban legends, try these URLs. But do not
   send virus reports to this list.
   real viruses  [56]http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/
      hoaxes     [57]http://www.datafellows.com/virus-info/hoax/
    more hoaxes  [58]http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACHoaxes.html
       myths     [59]http://kumite.com/myths/index0.htm
   urban legends [60]http://www.urbanlegends.com/

  Related Web Pages

   Much related information may be found in
     * the [61]Clan Sinclair web pages, sinclair.quarterman.org/,
     * in [62]Paul Sinclair's history and genealogy pages,
       kingcrest.com/sinclair/,
     * in the [63]Clan Sinclair Trust web pages www.clansinclair.org/,
     * and in the [64]Clan Sinclair Association U.S.A. web pages,
       www.clansinclairusa.org/,

   or through the many links they contain.

List Maintainer

   The list maintainer is [65]John Sinclair Quarterman (jsq). Please
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   gets posted or not. I merely set up and maintain the mechanics of the
   list. The content of the list is up to you, the subscribers.

>From the List to the Web Pages

   [66][Clan Sinclair] Messages posted to this list often find their way
   into the [67]Clan Sinclair web pages, sinclair.quarterman.org/. In
   fact, the great majority of the material in those web pages came from
   the list. The [68]web page maintainer asks permission before using
   material in the web pages, with the exception of brief anonymous
   excerpts for use in the [69]comments about the list and the
   [70]comments about the web pages.
     _________________________________________________________________

   Last changed: $Date: 2001/12/10 15:39:16 $

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