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From: "Peter S. Wyant" <>
Subject: Re: ADMIN. POST - Re: [SFK-UK] New URL
Date: Tue, 12 Aug 2003 17:10:29 -0600
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Folks,

Keith makes some good points, however, let's not forget who provides us
all with this FREE listmail service ... Ancestry ... and even though we
might have some issues with their commercial practices, those issues are
off-topic for this list. If anyone has issues with Ancestry and/or their
practices, the place to air them is elsewhere, not here.

As for the posting of commercial site addresses, I simply ask that they
be cleared through me first for approval, that's all, so that I can be
sure the posts don't violate the AUP, which I'm sure we have all memorised.

Users' experiences with commercial sites (good and bad) are welcome as
long as there's no "commercial" aspect to those posts (such as
references to fee structures, etc.).

If this seems somewhat harsh to some, I apologise, but that's the way it is.

Thanks,

Peter

Keith wrote:

> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Peter S. Wyant" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Wednesday, August 13, 2003 9:46 AM
> Subject: ADMIN. POST - Re: [SFK-UK] New URL
>
>
>>In any event, as this is a commercial site, its advertisment is NOT
>>ALLOWED on the SUFFOLK List, in conformity with RootsWeb's Acceptable
>>Use Policy. However, users' limited comments on their experiences, as
>>long as fees and other commercial terms are not mentioned, is OK.
>>
>
>
> Which begs the question as to why Ancestry.com (who own Rootsweb) harvest
> email addresses from Rootsweb lists and advertise their wares to all and
> sundry. Hmmmmm
>
> To my mind making others aware of new services, but not actively promoting
> them, is just part of what we are all here for. This new service is just as
> commercial as the PRO's wills online, or the 1901 census site, yet I have
> yet to see complaints about them being "adverstised".
>
> Keith
> Wellington, NZ
>
>
>


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