[or-roots] Posting from 1st time user

[PoesGirl at aol.com]

In a message dated 5/26/2005 1:20:25 PM Pacific Standard Time, 
JNCRIDGE at aol.com writes:
While the reply from PoesGirl provided some useful information, it could have 
been much better.
   1 The negative remark about Walt Davies was not necessary.  It is a great 
discourtesy to the other list members to start a flame war.
Walt is an old curmudgeon - don't blush Walt! - and shows the characteristic 
impatience of people who know they have limited time left, when someone wastes 
their time.  Walt is also a tremendous source of information I have not seen 
provided by anybody else. Part of genealogical research does involve 
extracting information from people who have it, and life's pains are not tranformed 
into bliss merely because you have presented your email.  Deal with it.
  
   2 Each person was new to genealogy at one time.  What Kay Profitt needed 
was not answers; what was needed was instruction about how to find the 
information.  

   3 It would save a lot of time if we could, as a group, develop 
instructions for newbies, letting them know how to post and how to do research, and then 
have listmom make the information available as a distinct web page.  The tips 
might include.
    A. Typing in capital letters is called shouting.  It is considered rude, 
as it is more difficult to read. SO PLEASE DON'T DO IT ANY MORE.
    B. You will get better results if you provide appropriate levels of 
information.  If you ask for help finding Dave Jones in Oregon, you may not get any 
response.  If you ask for help finding David P. Jones, born in Benton Co. in 
1917, lived in Salem in the 1960's, married to Agnes Phillips, you may hear 
from a cousin in short order.  Names of parents, siblings, spouse, children, and 
date of birth, marriage, death, places born and lived, are all important.  
State if you are sure about some facts, and wish to verify others.
    C. If you get information over the internet, put the source of the 
information in your documents, and don't take credit for another person's work.  
Don't assume that all information you receive is correct, especially if no 
sources are cited.  Not everybody came over on the Mayflower.
    D. Have fun with it.  There are a lot of really nice people working on 
their family histories, and it can be exciting when you solve some of the 
puzzles.



Jon Ridgeway, Seattle
    
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Well gee, I'm sorry my information wasn't useful enough for you, hope it is 
for Kay.   You will notice I've given her nothing but original sources and I'm 
showing her how to research by example because I have the sources and she 
probably doesn't yet,  while you pontificate.  Might be the right Buck, might not. 
Who is typing in Caps?  You people are too funny.

1920 census Justice Texas, sheet 6B, lines 78-81.  Wright Webster, white 
male, age 52 married, born Missouri, father born Kentucky, mother born Missour, 
occupation (keeper?), restaurant.  
Amanda Webster, wife, age 34, born Indiana, father born Switsland, language 
Swedes OH, mother born Indiana, occupation cook, restaurant
Henriette Webster, (mother?) white female, age 77, widow, born Missouri, 
father and mother born United States.
Arxel W. Holsey, grandson, white male, age 8, born Texas, father born United 
States, mother born Texas.  
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