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Subject: Re: [NYC] FYI--Adoption Investigative Course
Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 12:36:43 EDT
Thanks for the clarification, Carol.
Will post URLs in the future.
Barb
writes:
>
> Barb,
>
> I totally realize that your intention was to share, rather than post an
> advertisement - that was never in question.
>
> However, given that we do not want lists full of advertisements, we need to
> have a strict guideline in that area.
>
> A commercial post is a a commercial post - one that offers materials or
> services for a fee. If the material or service is on-topic (and I agree
> that the one under discussion is), post about it with an url pointing to
> the specifics such as the fee.
>
> Yes, listmembers automatically are subbed to RootsWeb Review, but they may
> have unsubbed from it, or their ISP may block it because of the size or
> whatever. If such is the case, the listmembers can read the newsletter
> online in the archives.
>
> Yes, Ancestry is also owned by MyFamily, which owns RootsWeb.
>
> Flaming is flaming - it is not PC to flame ANYONE on this list, and I have
> a zero flame tolerance - you know that, Barb. I think it is especially
> ungrateful and unethical to flame the folks who provide the very list we
> are using, but as you know, I will react just as strongly no matter who the
> target of the flame might be.
>
> Carol
>
>
>
> At 03:29 AM 6/2/2004, wrote:
> >Dear Carol and all on NYC-L,
> >
> >Oppppppps!
> >
> >So sorry if I offended anyone one, my intention was to share.
> >
> >I automaticaly received Rootsweb Review when I signed onto the NYC-L list.
> >
> >This is a commercial site?
> >
> >I thought these lists are part of Rootsweb, and even had that impression
> from
> >the
> >
> >URL included in the listowner's post of 5/12/2004 [see below] that we are
> >all part of
> >
> >Rootsweb and Ancestry, which is why "flaming" of those two resources is
> >politically
> >
> >incorrect on online genealogy lists.
> >
> >Since Ancestry, our "sponsoring agent," is offering the course, I have no
> >personal
> >
> >financial gain from posting it, and the topic is pertient to NYC genealogy
> >and many
> >
> >members who posted on NYC-L...
> >
> >Call me Befuddled in NY,
> >Barb.
> >
> >
> >
> >Subj: Re: [NYC] FYI--Adoption Investigative Course
> >Date: 6/1/2004 1:14:11 AM Eastern Daylight Time
> >From:
> >To:
> >Sent from the Internet (Details)
> >Please do not send commercial posts to this list -
> >Thanks -
> >Carol
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >t 11:24 PM 5/31/2004, wrote:
> > >RootsWeb Review, 26 May 2004, Vol. 7 No. 21
> > >
> > > >
> > > > ADOPTION INVESTIGATIVE COURSE ($199.95). Starts June 2.
> > > > Every year, thousands of Americans start searching for long-lost
> parents
> > > > and children given up for adoption. Now for the first time on the Web,
> a
> > > > professional investigator will share her secrets for successful family
> > > > reunions. Save hundreds of dollars by learning how to do the research
> > > > yourself. Taught by Linda Rakita, an international search specialist,
> > > > this course shows you where to begin, how to write to agencies, what
> to
> > > > request, how to make that first contact and much more.
> > > > http://ancestry.myfamily.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=5032&sourceid=481
> > >
> > >
> > >==== NYC-ROOTS Mailing List ====
> > >NYC-ROOTS website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/NYC.htm
> >
> >~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> >
> >Subj: [NYC] Listowner Post - Ancestry's new One World Tree
> >Date: 5/12/2004 12:06:39 PM Eastern Daylight Time
> >From:
> >To:
> >Please read the official information at these websites about the new
> >for-a-fee Ancestry.com feature, OneWorldTree, rather than believe rumors
> >(and paranoia) circulating about it.
> >
> >http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/
> >http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/announce.html#OWT
> >http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/owt.html
> >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/board/an/topics.ancestry.ancsite
> >
> >If you have further questions, ask at the RootsWeb Helpdesk, on the
> >Ancestry Message board (the bottom url above), or at
> >http://ancestry.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/ancestry.cfg/php/enduser/ask.php
> >
> >Your listowner,
> >
> >Carol C-H <>
> ><> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/
> >
> >
> >==== NYC-ROOTS Mailing List ====
> >NYC-ROOTS website - http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/NYC.htm
>
> Carol C-H <>
> <> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/
>
>
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