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Ax List: First Notice - doi: January 31, 2006--happy new year!


 

Happy New Year. . .as is the tradition I'm going to start 2006 off right. You all probably know that I run a tight ship when it comes to the very basics of this group and the rediculously easy two requirements: 1) do you own work and 2) Submit a representative tree to the group from our target area.
                                                         [no gedcoms or living individuals in the tree].


Well periodically I send out my Ax list. The Ax list is those folks that have joined but haven't submitted their genealogies. For the first few notices I don't get specific I figure you know who you are so let it be just a notice. Later I'll get specific and as the "Ax Day" (January 31, 2006)  draws near you will definitely know you are about to be cut from the list.

Big Secret: If you want to be spared the Ax please communicate with me (makas@...). . .thats right just toss me an email and say, "Orale Chavo,  let me tell you whats going on with me. I am swamped and need more time, say another 6 months." My answer to a simple request like that would be a simple, "Pues suguro que si. pero despues de 7/31/2006 you're going to be in a situation I can't remedy. So I'd suggest you get me "something" representative of your ties to our area of research by then, okay primo."

Now there are a couple of people in the group that I've let in because they have "strong" feelings that they are tied to our area but haven't actually made the connection. These cases are special exceptions and all I would ask is that they continue trying to make the connection.

I guess the whole point of this is stagnancy. I don't want folks to be stagnant. . .if we call ourselves "serious" researchers, well I don't think we would be doing nothing to advance our work. Well now that brings me to a new requirement I'm thinking of adding. Well probably not a requirement but a suggestion. I think that everyone should occassionally add a little something to their "files" or "online work" (links). I for one am seriously guilty and need to resubmit all my .rtf files as the ones currently submitted have had much more work done to them.

Anyway that last one is not a requirement of the group but like I said a suggestion, lets have it a stong suggestion.

thanks,

Joseph Puentes Owner/Moderator 
mostly aka: joseph