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From: "pegadon" <>
Subject: Re: [OBITL] Reminder to those who request look-ups.
Date: Thu, 2 Dec 2004 13:36:04 -0500
References: <HLENKFAGJBOMJKOMBBPJOEFDDGAA.paulharris@nc.rr.com>


You are absolutly right. If I don't get a simple thank you when I provide
information to someone, they don't get a response from me a second time.
Don Lutz
Virginia Beach
----- Original Message -----
From: "Paul J. Harris" <>
To: <>
Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 11:25 AM
Subject: RE: [OBITL] Reminder to those who request look-ups.


> Sheryl
>
> Thank you for posting this.
>
> Paul
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [mailto:]
> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 2004 10:03 AM
> To:
> Subject: [OBITL] Reminder to those who request look-ups.
>
>
> I know most of you who received look-ups from volunteers are gracious and
> remember to thank those who find the obits you need. However, some people
> seem
> to forget their manners and neglect to thank the volunteer or at least
> acknowledge the fact that they received the look-up they requested.
>
> This is discouraging to the person who goes to the trouble (and sometimes
> the
> expense) of doing the look-up. Last month at least two of the people for
> whom I found obits never acknowleged receipt of the articles (and in both
> cases I
> sent them to their personal emails, as well as posted one of the obits on
> the
> list). Perhaps I'm being too sensitive, but I think most of our mothers
> taught us to say "thank you."
>
> Sheryl
>
>
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