Thank You, Jeff! You have my full support & understanding in this matter. Politics makes a strange bedfellow, indeed, and is certainly one of the two easiest ways to initiate flaming & hard feelings. I will cheerfully abide by the policy as decreed by RootsWeb and post no further references to this matter. I value all of you (even those who cannot agree with my views) too much to risk having myself removed. Sometimes we can have some very enlightening discussions in this forum, and I look forward to our returning to such discussions. Mike, IBSSG > [Original Message] > Rootsweb's decree on the discussion of the current political situation > is a very rare occurance. > > As listmanager I have to follow the rules as set by our FREE provider, > and they indicate that a listowner who doesn't comply on this one will > risk removal. > > I am "compelled" to ban the subject of the Gulf War on all my lists. > > Unlike the despot on the other side of the world, I will do as > requested, and comply. > > I would like to thank the list for keeping the subject, as we discussed > it, under control, and even though we had a few rough spots, everyone > seemed to take the spirit of good conversation to heart. > > Lets continue to discuss OTHER matters in the same spirit. > > Thanks. > -- > > > > Jeffery Scism, > http://blacksheep.rootsweb.com/ > International Blacksheep Society of Genealogists > > Links to my Homepages: http://homepages.rootsweb.com/~scismfam/ > > Genealogy is the art of the living haunting the dead.... > > Heritage is the anchor in the sea of life, > holding us steady, giving us a standard to live up to or beyond, > a compass for our course, and a place to call home. > > > ==== BLACKSHEEP-CHAT Mailing List ==== > Creative use of your delete key is encouraged. If you disagree with the subject, CHANGE the subject. > > ============================== > 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