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From: John Reeb <>
Subject: Posting to this list
Date: Mon, 16 Aug 2004 09:10:11 -0700 (PDT)


I think most of us want good communications when it comes to family history. I have noticed that so often on the e-mail lists, not just Reeb, but others, people often respond only to the sender and in their responses provide some very good information which could also be appreciated by most if not all the list subscribers. Sometimes this can also have some negative results. For example the person who posted the subject message may interpret the words expressed in the responding e-mail to be similar or even the same as the other subscribers on the list. However, I have noticed also that in the past few years one e-mail list suddenly became a place for some arrogant and sarcastic posts and I am hopeful that we can avoid that type of communication on this list.

I want to request that everyone who posts and reads on this list to please be as positive as possible with your posts. Also, I want to advise everyone that I have selected the option for the responses to all posts to go to the list not just to the sender of the e-mail the response is to. In other words, each time you click in on the reply option just remember that you are now communicating with everyone who is then subscribed to the list and not just the person whose e-mail you just read.

Also, I want to make it clear that this is a place for us to communicate and exchange information with each other. My purpose in revising and re-starting this list was not to be devisive with people who post and read on the Reeb-Roots list. However, I am devoted to our own family and I think that we are a large family with many branches, many who descend from the sisters and aunts of our Reeb, Rape, Reap, Reph, and other variations of the name, grandfathers and multiple great grandfathers. Those of you who have copies or at least are knowledgable of the book The Rape Family Tree may remember that we are a inclusive family when it comes to our own. We realize full well that the descendants of Elizabeth Rape Shute Hancock and the descendants of her sister Catharine Rape Funderburk are Reeb descendants just the same as Peter, Gustavus and Henry Rape. Similarly, often the step and adopted children of our families are an important part of our family history, at least to the bran!
ch of the
family they were part of.

Please feel free to voice your opinions to me about this list or even seek support from other subscribers on the list if you wish but lets keep the communications not just polite but kind. Our purpose is genealogy and getting to know our family members.

John V. Reeb

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