Ok, Joseph, I know I’m on the list….and
I won’t offer any excuse. J I’ve just been
avoiding doing it because I don’t know how to and I thought it would take
up a considerable amount of time to figure it out. I do lots with computers, but in all my
years of research I have never uploaded genealogy files! (Believe
it or not!) Also, I have
many living individuals on my tree & don’t know how to block
them. Finally, I have only 1 tree
that includes everyone and it’s terribly outdated. I know this is probably not the best way
to do things, but I used the software at the beginning to simply help me sort
people. Once I got so many others, I got so far behind in data entry that the
tree I have is years behind my current information. Truth is, I’ve
been working so deeply on the extractions and on Spanish research in Pamplona, that I’ve totally neglected updating my tree.
Nonetheless, I promise to make a serious
effort this month to get all this done.
I’m assuming you’ve provided an instruction page somewhere
on how to get this done and I will do my best to get through it.
Thanks for reminding me!
Connie
Connie Dominguez
10537 Candlewood Dr.
El Paso, TX 79925
(915) 799-6036
cdominguez10@elp.rr.com
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From: ranchos@...m
[mailto:ranchos@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
Joseph Puentes
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2005
5:04 AM
To: LosRanchos
Subject: [ranchos] 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
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