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From: Mary Stewart Kyritsis <>
Subject: Re: List policies
Date: Mon, 22 Nov 1999 08:16:03 +0200


Jim, I'm sorry but I have to agree with the people who are objecting to
this, in this instance. In theory you are correct, but the whole point
of having a surname list is to narrow down the searching area. There
are getting to be too many places online to post things, in my opinion,
and something like a family bible is not the same as general information
books or CDs. 'Commercial' is a word I wouldn't have used in this case.

Mary

Mary Kyritsis
Kifissia, Greece

Jim Petermann wrote:
>
> I'm sorry if some people think I'm too hard-nosed about for "for sale"
> listings here, but remember, Rootsweb provides special lists for
> posting those. That's the appropriate place, and that's where you'll
> be most likely to find your old family bible if someone has it for
> sale. Putting them here instead of there makes it less likely they'll
> be found, not more likely.
>
> You're probably not aware of this, but the automated systems at
> Rootsweb intercept and block many unsolicited "spam" messages each day
> from each list. They all get routed to the listowners and you never
> see them. It takes lots of time to deal with this stuff.
>
> I can't "rethink" the policy, because it's not my policy. Rootsweb
> sells commercial space on the lists so that they can maintain
> these facilities that they provide us for free. It would be stealing
> from Rootsweb to allow people to make money from ads they can post for
> free. If you want to sell something, you must go to the "for sale"
> lists, period.
>
> There are only two rules and one guideline on these lists:.
>
> Rule 1: No flames
> Rule 2: No commercial postings
> Guideline: Remain relatively "on topic."
>
> The Guideline gets enforced mostly by the users themelves. I don't act
> as "topic police" unless I get complaints or something goes way off
> the track.
>
> The Rules get enforced so that everyone is treated fairly, and so that
> no one takes advantage of the free facilities given us by Rootsweb.
>
> It really does pain me greatly that some people have decided they
> can't live with this system. I'd just like to point out that, compared
> to the majority of Internet mailing lists, this one runs actually very
> smoothly. People get along and help each other, which is really quite
> rare. The occasional bump in the road is no reason to leave the road,
> in my humble opinion.
>
> We're all here for the same purpose, and with good will and
> cooperation we can help each other greatly.
>
> Good hunting,
>
> Jim Petermann
>
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