From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Wed Apr 12 15:51:17 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3CLpHjb021700; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:51:17 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3CLpG20025559 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:51:16 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k3CJJ1FI024575 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:19:01 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k3CJJ1w8024574 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:19:01 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k3CJEwFI024521 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:14:58 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k3CLl2Zl020522 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:47:02 -0600 X-Envelope-From: treviawbeverly@houston.rr.com Wed Apr 12 15:47:02 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k3CLl2jb020513 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:47:02 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com (ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com [24.93.47.41]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k3CLkxdH023811 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 15:46:59 -0600 Received: from oemcomputer (cpe-24-175-91-92.houston.res.rr.com [24.175.91.92]) by ms-smtp-02.texas.rr.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with SMTP id k3CLkwvb021210 for ; Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:46:58 -0500 (CDT) Message-ID: <003e01c65e7b$4099fde0$6401a8c0@oemcomputer> From: "Trevia W Beverly" To: References: <376.1c052f9.316ebb95@aol.com> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] All Caps Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2006 16:51:27 -0500 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2800.1506 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2800.1506 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Just opened another e-mail ... So we're still kicking this subject around at the end of the day. I wonder if perhaps this topic can be laid to rest? I'm sure the person who made what some people feel was a mistake is terribly hurt and feel chastised. Enough of the 'wet noodles' already! There was a time - remember? or am I the only one old enough? - that we were instructed to PLACE ALL SURNAMES IN CAPS ... Of course, that was the day before computers where now we can use fancy typeface to set those names off, or use color to do so ... There are those who are more concerned about this than other things. And we all have preferences .. as a teacher and lecturer, I always recommend that people include not just the town and state but also the county since all records - even the federal census - is accessed by the county. Some people do not use their spell check and then say it does not matter ... yes, it does. And even when you do use spell check it will not distinguish between which word you meant to use ... two or too or to? So we still need to read and catch it if we can. There are some of you out there that I recognize as doing research for others and some that I know want to. If you are not careful in this, then how can I be sure you'll be careful in your research and in the typing of your report? The e-mail is all we see of some of you. The 'first impression' saying is true. And how you word your e-mail, especially when asking for help, is important. If it's sloppy it tells me that you may not care to make the job easier ... so should I care as well? Are you simply telling me that while you are asking for my help you don't care enough about that first impression - you don't care what I (others) may think of you? I want to always help when I can but my schedule does not always allow for the time it would take to wade through something that someone just sends without reading it over, making sure it is in some kind of readable form, gives dates and locations, etc. Not time to give a class here but we should all try to improve ..... CAPS are the last thing that I worry about ... who made the rules anyway? And who would consider it shouting if a sentence asking for help is in CAPS? Eyesight or training or habit ... A lot of times I note a thread can be run in the ground with nothing new added. It the question has been asked and answered then, unless we have something NEW to add, we should not. In each instance where I have used CAPS it is not because I am shouting at you .. no voice for it! But it is because I wanted to emphasis ... Perhaps we can call it a day .... Good hunting, Everyone! Success to you all in your search! Trevia Wooster Beverly Houston, Texas ----- Original Message -----