In a message dated 24/06/2002 7:35:18 am. W. Australia Standard Time, [email protected] writes: Hello Listers Jenny thank you for your input ... valued as it always is. May I point out that even though Rootsweb may be a 'commercial' concern in one way or another, the information is always provided free through the archives searches. Additionally, I live in Western Australia and when it comes to services and products of any kind we are more disadvantaged that anyone... and for those who don't know, Perth is the remotest capital city in the world. This means we pay more postage etc than others. I have some 150 sets of grandparents in the trees of my four grandparents, some lines are back to 1500's and all my information has been compiled through extending my network of researchers of similar interests. Aside from that ... there are numerous professional genealogist who subscribe to this list who never tell anyone they are, nor do they canvas clients on list. I also point out that from the 50+ lists that I maintain around the globe, the only two I have encounter this discussion are the two Tasmanian ones!!! I also might point out that both these lists have people on the reject list for flaming me. Now, the Rootsweb policy IS the policy and on my lists we stick to it. NO prices of services are discussed nor do genealogists professional or otherwise canvas ONLIST clients in any way, shape or form, nor are prices for products/services given. Quite simple. And like ALL things, if you abide by the guidelines things progress extremely well and everyone is happy. THE TOPIC IS NO LONGER OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. Good luck with your research everyone. Bright Blessings Sandie > Hear hear from one of the interstaters. > > phil b..... > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: jfawcett [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Saturday, 22 June 2002 12:12 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [TAS-CONVICTS] Fees > > > With respect to the list -master, who does a wonderful and most welcome > job, > I hope I might be able to contribute another angle to this issue of > advertising.... > > Given that Rootsweb are a VERY commercial concern, their objections might > be > seen to ensure that other's do not get a share of the market?. Given that > people are usually charging minimal fees for any work undertaken ,(and from > experience and in business terms these fees wouldn't come within a bulls > roar of covering costs, time and etc).....it seems unfair that some gentle > advertising is not a feasible consideration. > > The beauty of the net is that Genealogy is finally being brought out of > the > dark ages (and out of the financial monopoly of a former assured few) and > it > has been of enormous value to all. > I respect that each list owner has the right to their own policies, and if > it is that no advertising is allowed, then that is their right, as they > bear > the brunt of running their mailing list, including any costs and etc. > But if we are imaginitive and foreseeing, then through mailing lists we > have > the opportunity to > bring to all, the wealth of material that is available on convicts. I > cannot > get to Tasmania, and probably never will. I have little income and as I > have spent the last five years researching a history of Port Fairy and > given > that all the settlers here were from Tas, I need to access records in > Tasmania. I haven;t a hope in hades of affording full research fees, and I > usually swap services where possible to obtain records I need. If it were > not for those who let me know what they have, I couldn;t even get the > material I need, as I am not a Proffessor Joe Bloggs with unlimited > funding.! > So perhaps' list owner's might consider a middle road policy on > advertising, > the how and why I am not familiar with but I do enjoy Genanz and > Australia-l's liberal policies. > yours > Jenny Fawcett > > From: "Ann Hamilton" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Saturday, June 22, 2002 11:50 AM > Subject: Re: [TAS-CONVICTS] Fees > > > > Dear Sandi > > I completely agree with your policy on not advertising for paying clients > on > > the mailing list, however the $1.10 fee that was asked for, is that > charged > > per page by the Archives for a photocopy of their records. I have been > > fortunate enough to be able to visit the Archives myself when visiting > > Hobart, (an absolutely wonderful resource) but for those for whom this is > > impossible, it must be a wonderful service that Sue has offered to > provide. > > She has not specifically asked to be paid for her services but obviously > a > > donation to cover her costs eg parking, I am sure would be welcomed and > > would be at the discretion of the sender. I fail to see how this > breaches > > the rules and would not like to see her / other listers punished for her > > efforts. > > > > Ann, Auckland, NZ > > > > > this is a reminder that the Rootsweb mailing lists are not for > canvassing > > > paying clients for research. Rootsweb policy is quite emphatic. Only > one > > > warning will be issued. > > > > > > Bright Blessings > > > Sandie > > > List Admin > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > > > Please link your webpages to the Australian Families Webring and > Tasmanian > > Convicts - let's unite!!! The navigation bar is located at: > > > Http://hometown.aol.com/romniroser/myhomepage/newsletter.html > > > > > > ============================== > > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy > records, > > go to: > > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > > Please link your webpages to the Australian Families Webring and > Tasmanian > Convicts - let's unite!!! The navigation bar is located at: > > Http://hometown.aol.com/romniroser/myhomepage/newsletter.html > > > > ============================== > > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > Please link your webpages to the Australian Families Webring and Tasmanian > Convicts - let's unite!!! The navigation bar is located at: > Http://hometown.aol.com/romniroser/myhomepage/newsletter.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go > to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > > > ==== AUS-TAS-CONVICTS Mailing List ==== > Please link your webpages to the Australian Families Webring and Tasmanian > Convicts - let's unite!!! The navigation bar is located at: > Http://hometown.aol.com/romniroser/myhomepage/newsletter.html > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, > go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > >