AW: Genealogy (Apology)

hannover-l
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In a message dated 10/28/2001 7:18:47 PM Eastern Standard Time,
fredrump@earthlink.net writes:

When in the world have I EVER even suggested that someone,
anyone should not be helped if they asked for it? She asked to be
removed and the response was instant service. My comments were
to the group in general and only expressed my frustration at seeing
how easily people give up without even trying. That to me is the
opposite of genealogy. I have no idea how these folks do their
hobby unless they expect it all to come from others.

The person I wrote about was gone from the list and never saw my
post expressing my chagrin at her NOT asking for help but basically
to be served on a silver platter in the language of her choice. She
did not even want to bother to learn how to unsubscribe and this
right after she managed to subscribe just fine.

Jürgen Drees, who's is maintaining the list at the moment,
immediately removed her as per her wishes.

That this non-interchange even remotely suggested to anyone that I
or anyone else on the list would not help anyone who might ask for it
is preposterous indeed. I started this list and many others with the
main intent for it to be a vehicle to help others. The idea of having a
bilingual list was to somehow bring Germans onto a list that was
essentially an American list as the internet was still very American
communications vehicle. They eventually came and the list is so
much the better for it.

As to grumpy Germans, I see a lot more grumpy Americans here
who simply don't like the fact that there are posts in German which

they can't read.

Fred

Fred, she didn't even know to ask for help. She thought she was doing the
right thing.

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Fred;
I come to this list for genealogy information, not to be called a grump.
Lighten up.
Lee

3

Ok, so you like to argue. She didn't know how to spell HELP, yet
was able to subscribe to a mail list. Since the word HELP was an
unknown concept, she simply asked others to unsubscribe her. All
this goes right in line with her confusion about what a mail list is - a
conversational tool where people talk to each other.

Since you apparently know her mindset so well, perhaps you can
explain to all of us just why she joined the mail list in the first place.

Fred