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From: "Darrell A. Martin" <>
Subject: Re: Watch out for those Listowners! (was: Advertising on List)
Date: Sun, 15 Oct 2000 19:32:01 -0500
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In-Reply-To: <00ab01c03703$ed601320$0101a8c0@pavilion>


At 06:59 PM 10/15/2000, ETM wrote:
>I can't imagine most listowners refusing my request, nor my refusing someone
>else's request, but I do think it is common courtesy to ask a listowner
>about such posts before sending them through.
>
>Elaine

Hi, Elaine:

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Why?
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OK, now that I've got the summary of my message out of the way (and it is
NOT a rhetorical question), let me wax more or less eloquent and/or verbose
<grin>.

First, it appears that a significant number of listowners consider it
discourteous for me to post to their lists without a prior request. So,
should I have the opportunity to make such a post, I will indeed make the
request. It is, truly, a very small price to pay to maintain harmony.

Second, to all listowners: you have carte blanche to post any message to
any list that I admin. I only request that the message should be relevant
to the list and conform to the AUP. I also further request that, as a
courtesy to my overloaded IN basket, you *not* get permission in advance. I
promise, however, NOT to put you on the reject list if you forget and ask
<grin>.

Third, I have still not seen any rationale as to why a message that would
be acceptable, if it came from one of my other subscribers, would be
impolite just because it is from a RootsWeb listowner. I have plenty of
trouble with attempted spammers and bouncing subscribe attempts. Why should
I screen messages from anyone who spends a significant amount of their
spare time helping out genealogists on RootsWeb?

I've got the "what" down pat. I want to know WHY. (Reiterating: if you want
to know how I'm going to **act**, please refer to the paragraph beginning
"First".)

Darrell A. Martin
VTGEN, VTWINDSO, VTORANGE, VTCALEDO, VTLAMOIL,
FELCH, LOWER, and ROUSSEAU/RUSSEAU List Admin


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