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From: "Barbara Parker" <>
Subject: Re: Watch out for those Listowners! (was: Advertising on List)
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2000 04:33:02 -0400
References: <5.0.0.25.0.20001015131641.00a12890@m2.sprynet.com> <5.0.0.25.0.20001015190217.00a19680@m2.sprynet.com>


A little more specifics to add to this. This is someone who joined the list
and made no other post, except to advertise their own list.

Barbara

----- Original Message -----
From: "Darrell A. Martin" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2000 8:32 PM
Subject: Re: Watch out for those Listowners! (was: Advertising on List)


> 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:
>
> ----------
> Why?
> ----------
>
> 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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