If you want to contact us....
PLEASE
READ THIS SECTION *BEFORE* WRITING!
Our e-mail address is below but if you just click on it, your
message probably won't be seen by a human being!
I welcome the thoughts and opinions of those who visit this site, be they complimentary or not. Try to remember that. I'll repeat it a LOT on this page because SO many folks seem to totally ignore it.
I welcome the thoughts and opinions of those who visit this site, be they complimentary or not.
If you're looking for information on how to join,
click on the HOME button in the upper right.
That brings you to the home page where there are THREE (count them! - THREE)
links to that information.
Save us BOTH time and effort. Read that material instead of asking "How do I
join?"
Writing from Africa? VERY IMPORTANT that you click HERE!!!
You should understand that I do not suffer fools gladly nor
will I subject myself to a barrage of e-mails or fits of obscene hysteria simply
because you don't like what's written here. All I ask
is that you use appropriate 'netiquette'. I understand and appreciate
that I may have burst your balloon or
that
you may have read something you're angry about: that's no
reason, though, to engage in name-calling, profanity or multiple duplicate mailings. Please
don't waste your time or mine with proselytizing about your religious
or political
beliefs. This web site is about
Freemasonry: not the religious and/or political beliefs of me, you or what you might think
are those of Freemasons. I will not (please read that carefully: not!)
engage in debate about religious or political issues so
don't bother. I don't CARE what religion you are and mine is
none of your business, thankyouverymuch.
If you feel threatened
by my insistence that you conduct yourself as an adult, then I do feel sorry for
you.
For those who are about to write to me saying, "You
threatened me..." or "Your page about e-mails is far too strong!", take a
deep breath and go back to read what I've written
again - and again - and again until you get it straight that I'm NOT threatening
you or anyone! I'm simply trying to
make sure that those who have legitimate, honest questions/concerns don't have
to stand in line behind a bunch of <insert pejorative here>.
And there's more: Folks, I
really don't need e-mails telling me that you're praying for me. I haven't asked to be notified of such things and if you feel that you should pray
for me, please know that your prayer doesn't need to be announced in order
for it
to be effective. In fact, in light of the recent study that
showed those in the hospital who knew others were praying for them had
worse
outcomes, I'd quite prefer to NOT know about any prayers you might offer on my
behalf, thanks! I also believe that those who feel
compelled to pray for me should instead consider the much worse plight of those
suffering from famine, flood, fires, genocide, torture, terminal diseases, or the many other problems of the
world. Your
thoughtfulness, however misguided I may think it is, is appreciated though! And if you've just spent several hours being
totally fascinated by what you've found on this website, do let me know! Yes, I
really enjoy
getting those messages and appreciate knowing that you've found this little
corner of cyberspace.
T
he "Famous Freemasons"
listing on this
site is NOT designed to be all-inclusive - by ANY stretch of the imagination.
I wanted to simply name some men whom you might recognize but it was never
my plan to become a repository of
all Masons in all times.
I
didn't "forget" anyone,
folks: I
simply didn't try to name them
all!
If, on the other hand, you have someone with whom you've got a personal
affinity and feel should be noted on our site, do write. Providing Masonic
membership credentials are essential (lodge name and location at a minimum).
Oh, and did I say this before? (Well, yes: it's in blue up above
- but people ignore it regardless.... <sigh>) Please don't write to just say "I want information on
joining." Go back to the home page and click on any one of the three links
there and you'll be brought to
nearly two dozen pages about it. If you have some PARTICULAR question or issue
you'd like information or my thoughts/comments on that is not
addressed there, please do feel free to write.
I do NOT have local addresses in Kenya, Nigeria, or wherever. Grand Lodges are
the contact for those who cannot find a local lodge. I appreciate your
cooperation and understanding! You
can contact this site's creator at
This is important - PLEASE make sure the subject line of your
message includes the words MASONICINFO
WEBSITE. A spam
filter is in place to separate the wheat from the chaff
- and if you've at least been diligent enough to read all of this, then I'll definitely
try to answer you. We all get
SO much junk mail and a lot of it is designed to look like 'the real deal'. If
your subject line is "Hi" or "Get real"
or even "I'd like help joining Masonry", your message will
just wind up in the spam file rather than my inbox. You MUST use
the word MASONICINFO in the subject line - and if you don't, please don't blame
me or feel ignored when no response ever arrives.
Oh, and one other thing: if YOU have a SPAM filter service
set up to challenge incoming e-mails, PLEASE add me to your white list BEFORE
you send a message. There are few things more frustrating than to take the time
to reply to someone (and sometimes I write some awfully detailed responses) only
to find I've got to go through a little dance before
getting that reply to you. I won't do it! I ignore challenge requests so if
it's important enough for you to write to me about, please take the extra step of making my
reply available to you. This site does not use any type of tracking which
identifies individuals. Like most other sites hosted by major web hosting firms,
records are kept of which pages are visited most and how long folks spend on
various pages. This information is provided to me in aggregate form ONLY! I have
neither a need nor desire to 'snoop' and don't appreciate it when other sites
try to do it to me/mine. If you write, you will NEVER be
added to any list anywhere. I don't have a mailing list and don't ever plan to.
(After over a decade, I've had plenty of time to think about it - and the
decision is NO! Not then, not now, and not in the future.) I also will never
sell or give your address to anyone else. Period. I also
recognize that some emails are personal in nature. I keep confidences and the
emails I receive about this site are read by NO ONE other than myself - ever!
I use e-mail software that's not prone to
search/spoofing unlike the most common products on the market. Don't fear.
Sometimes when a question asked or issue raised is something I think others would
benefit from knowing about I might add it to the site but I won't associate your
name or e-mail address to it EVER! I value my online privacy and I try to treat
others as I want to be treated. Many of the pages on this site have been created
as a result of questions from readers. Thank you!
My search engine provides information on
which words are used for searches. I believe that this too helps me provide
information relevant to your interests. Again, none of this information
identifies individual visitors and is in aggregate form only. If you have any other questions about these policies/procedures,
please let me know. I'll try to answer - and answer honestly!
And thanks a LOT for visiting. When I envisioned this site, I never in my
wildest dreams imagined it would become what it is today. Visit regularly, check
the What's New page for a running, dated list of new and changed material, and let me
know how the site can be made better. Thanks, Ed On
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