I have just such a situation on some of my boards. I check the author by date to see where else he/she has posted. If there are over 2, I make an abuse report on my board to the attention of Staff at messageboards stating that this poster is cross posting (or spamming) and let staff take care of it. Shade > From: [email protected]> Date: Wed, 26 Mar 2008 13:35:08 -0400> To: [email protected]> Subject: [BAd] Relevant County Mention?> > Someone who has a web site for obituaries posts regularly to my board about > updating her site. She always includes a number of counties besides mine. > Some are near, some are not. She does not have an address on RW, so I cannot > contact her. Should I delete them or let them be?> > Thanks for advice. </HTML>> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Hotmail is giving away Zunes. http://www.windowslive-hotmail.com/ZuneADay/?locale=en-US&ocid=TXT_TAGLM_Mobile_Zune_V3

I sometimes have a similar problem, and I use IE6. I'll be on a board and get one of those "Internet Explorer has encountered a problem and must close" messages. It doesn't seem to be on any particular board. Nan -----Original Message----- >From: Ed Elizondo <[email protected]> >Sent: Mar 26, 2008 10:30 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [BAd] Trouble viewing board > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- >Hash: SHA1 > >I'm having a problem viewing my (CUBA General Locality) board. With >Firefox (my usual browser), the board momentarily appears then >Firefox crashes and the screen dissapears. Using IE7 I can see the >board but when I try to log in the screen freezes and IE ceases to >respond. Is anyone else experiencing these problems? > >Ed Elizondo <[email protected]> > > >-----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- >Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) >Charset: us-ascii > >wj8DBQFH6mwiB9bMc42RiZ0RAiwuAJsGDEN6QR7aB8cABibQ4Qt9u5iWowCfYCeG >GNHDKow7hDaVF47povCLIPM= >=RbW4 >-----END PGP SIGNATURE----- > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 I'm having a problem viewing my (CUBA General Locality) board. With Firefox (my usual browser), the board momentarily appears then Firefox crashes and the screen dissapears. Using IE7 I can see the board but when I try to log in the screen freezes and IE ceases to respond. Is anyone else experiencing these problems? Ed Elizondo <[email protected]> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: PGP Desktop 9.6.3 (Build 3017) Charset: us-ascii wj8DBQFH6mwiB9bMc42RiZ0RAiwuAJsGDEN6QR7aB8cABibQ4Qt9u5iWowCfYCeG GNHDKow7hDaVF47povCLIPM= =RbW4 -----END PGP SIGNATURE-----

On Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 8:30 AM, Ed Elizondo <[email protected]> wrote: > -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- > Hash: SHA1 > > I'm having a problem viewing my (CUBA General Locality) board. With > Firefox (my usual browser), the board momentarily appears then > Firefox crashes and the screen dissapears. Using IE7 I can see the > board but when I try to log in the screen freezes and IE ceases to > respond. Is anyone else experiencing these problems? > > Ed Elizondo <[email protected]> Problems, yes, but not exactly as you described. While cleaning up new board posts I got lots of "error retrieving page" messages, although second attempts were successful. After that I started getting either blank pages or only parts of pages, and I finally just gave up for this morning. I'm also using Firefox. Beth -- "A busily sniffing dog reading its scent version of the morning newspaper." Dawn Ackerman

Thanks to all who replied on this one. I have come to the conclusion I can do it if it doesn't mess up the thread - but that I should only do so if really necessary ! BTW - I have just volunteered for another board which looks like it may need a little gentle cleaning on subject and surnamne lines etc...... Thanks again Fiona

Fiona, since this hasn't been mentioned: Be careful with moving a message out from the middle of a full thread. You might cut off half the thread IF the rest of it was in answer to the OT message. Switching into thread view might help you decide on which messages are directly (structurally) related, and which are not. If in doubt, I would not touch it. Tilman ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fiona Hall" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 10:05 PM Subject: [BAd] Cleaning Boards > Hi > > I am still feeling my way as a new admin so I need some advice on a point > of principle > > If there is a thread along the lines of 'looking for the parents of my GGG > Grandfather Angus McDOUGAL b Glenduckie, Scotland in 1776' - lots of help > and advice offered - all good stuff and pertinent to the discussion of > birth records in 17th and 18th Century Scotland.... > > Then wham - right in the middle of it all -subject line is changed - and > the thread veers off at a tangent, and we end up discussing the McDougal > family of Vermont USA in the 1960's and then it goes back to the original > > I don't want to dampen the enthusiasm of anyone, but it doesn't have much > to do with the original topic being discussed. Though of course there is a > remote chance that there may be a relationship Can I move the post > sideways on the board and start a new thread with it so it stands as it's > own thread? Thus keeping them both on topic - or is that just not done? > > Advice needed (by the way these are just extreme made up examples) > > Thanks > > Fiona

Hi I am still feeling my way as a new admin so I need some advice on a point of principle If there is a thread along the lines of 'looking for the parents of my GGG Grandfather Angus McDOUGAL b Glenduckie, Scotland in 1776' - lots of help and advice offered - all good stuff and pertinent to the discussion of birth records in 17th and 18th Century Scotland.... Then wham - right in the middle of it all -subject line is changed - and the thread veers off at a tangent, and we end up discussing the McDougal family of Vermont USA in the 1960's and then it goes back to the original I don't want to dampen the enthusiasm of anyone, but it doesn't have much to do with the original topic being discussed. Though of course there is a remote chance that there may be a relationship Can I move the post sideways on the board and start a new thread with it so it stands as it's own thread? Thus keeping them both on topic - or is that just not done? Advice needed (by the way these are just extreme made up examples) Thanks Fiona

IF a thread has a CLEAR point where it can be split, yes you could make that section a new thread on the same board. However, let's say the thread has 3 major "parts" A, B, C - -- sometimes you cannot move "B" and have A&C stick together. You have to *very carefully* evaluate whether each move you make will keep each "part" as a whole. Sometimes that is impossible. Just know, you cannot stick 2 distinctive parts back together if the moved middle part is what keeps the other 2 sections attached. First, look at each "indent" and look UP the thread to see what attaches to what. As a new admin, for your very first move, try to ID a section that say has 2 or 3 posts that can be moved without disrupting the rest. **Important** if you mess up, you could end up moving an entire section you never intended to move-- you should be able to "restore" it from the recycle bin (only restore your own mistake though). Now, having said all that... you might want to save yourself all the headache of doing it. Sometimes, threads veer but are related. It happens frequently when a thread starts about "overseas" ancestors. Everyone in the USA dreams of finding that connection to "back there." So, unless the thread gets so unwieldy and confusing, I'd leave the whole thread be-- OR, just move a very small section IF it can be moved easily. Judy On 3/24/08, Fiona Hall <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi > > I am still feeling my way as a new admin so I need some advice on a point > of principle > > If there is a thread along the lines of 'looking for the parents of my GGG > Grandfather Angus McDOUGAL b Glenduckie, Scotland in 1776' - lots of help > and advice offered - all good stuff and pertinent to the discussion of birth > records in 17th and 18th Century Scotland.... > > Then wham - right in the middle of it all -subject line is changed - and > the thread veers off at a tangent, and we end up discussing the McDougal > family of Vermont USA in the 1960's and then it goes back to the original > > I don't want to dampen the enthusiasm of anyone, but it doesn't have much > to do with the original topic being discussed. Though of course there is a > remote chance that there may be a relationship Can I move the post sideways > on the board and start a new thread with it so it stands as it's own thread? > Thus keeping them both on topic - or is that just not done? > > Advice needed (by the way these are just extreme made up examples) > > Thanks > > Fiona > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Washington County PA Websites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~florian/ http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian/ http://freepages.religions.rootsweb.com/~florian/ http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/

I think you are creating more work for yourself than is necessary. Jim -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Fiona Hall Sent: Monday, March 24, 2008 5:06 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [BAd] Cleaning Boards Hi I am still feeling my way as a new admin so I need some advice on a point of principle (snip) Advice needed (by the way these are just extreme made up examples) Thanks Fiona ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Fiona- One rule of thumb is that a reply can remain in the thread regardless of its relevancy to the board provided that the thread started off being relevant to the board. An additional rule of thumb for replies in a thread is that the reply must be relevant to the post it is in response to--in other words if the post is about SMITHs in Canada and the reply says I have SMITHs in California -- that is most likely not related to the original post unless it is referencing the SMITHs mentioned in the post being replied to. If not, the reply can be moved to start a new thread either on the same board (if it is on-topic for the current board) or a different one (if not). Joan ------------------------------ I don't want to dampen the enthusiasm of anyone, but it doesn't have much to do with the original topic being discussed. Though of course there is a remote chance that there may be a relationship Can I move the post sideways on the board and start a new thread with it so it stands as it's own thread? Thus keeping them both on topic - or is that just not done? **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

On Sat, Mar 22, 2008 at 1:17 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > Brynne- > > Have you found that any of them have vanished before you have finished > with > them of late? > > Joan > The last one I did was about a month ago, and no it didn't vanish. Brynne

I've been doing this for years. Staff has never bothered them either. Brynne --------------- Brynne- Have you found that any of them have vanished before you have finished with them of late? Joan **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

On Fri, Mar 21, 2008 at 3:44 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > I use the "Note to Self" at the "Report Abuse" link all the time. > Someone > on this board gave me the tip months ago, but I don't remember when or > who > it was. I use it when at the end of a thread > the original poster says "Thanks for the information" and the reply > "You're Welcome" is given > in the next message. > > I don't see any point in "Thank You" and "You're Welcome" messages > sitting > in the threads for > years. When I clean my boards, I also delete thank you/you're welcome > posts. They've sat there for years and are of no use to anyone. I > usually > type "Note to self: Delete after one week. No genealogical value. > Board > Admin." > > My notes sit there for the week and staff hasn't bothered them. > > Marilyn > > I've been doing this for years. Staff has never bothered them either. Brynne

In a message dated 3/20/2008 11:17:09 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, [email protected] writes: "Note to Self" is not exactly what the objection que is for. ------------------------------------- I use the "Note to Self" at the "Report Abuse" link all the time. Someone on this board gave me the tip months ago, but I don't remember when or who it was. I use it when at the end of a thread the original poster says "Thanks for the information" and the reply "You're Welcome" is given in the next message. I don't see any point in "Thank You" and "You're Welcome" messages sitting in the threads for years. When I clean my boards, I also delete thank you/you're welcome posts. They've sat there for years and are of no use to anyone. I usually type "Note to self: Delete after one week. No genealogical value. Board Admin." My notes sit there for the week and staff hasn't bothered them. Marilyn **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

Has anyone else had this problem. Today I visited the three county webpages. All three load but two are missing the top and bottom graphics. Is this because of the URL change to Ancestry? I understood that nothing except the new URL would change. Loss of graphics is a big change. donkelly -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: [email protected] > > Lou- > > Whatever your problem is it isn't due to the URL change since the BOARDS URL > hasn't been changed as yet--only the WWW RootsWeb server has been changed so > far. > > Joan > > -------------- > Can't I have my subscription username open at ancestry while I have my > rootsweb username > open on the rootsweb interface? I thought this new URL was not supposed to > make any > changes in how we use rootsweb/ancestry. > > Lou > > > > > > **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL > Home. > (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030 > 000000001) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Hi Wendy: "Note to Self" is not exactly what the objection que is for. If you left yourself a note asking re appropriateness to that board, it is likely that STAFF acted. STAFF can pretty much decide/know what is or is not appropriate. Objections do not automatically expire. Someone had to act to make it move or remove. I will leave a note "to myself" when the boards are balky and I cannot get edits or moves to take. However, it is not unusual for me to find that STAFF will act on them from time to time. However, some have sat for 4 months as the board molasses was particularly thick in spots and nothing would get the posts to move. Usually, my note will say something to the effect of , "move to xxxsurname board when system will allow." or "cannot edit surname box -- error message received ( and quote it)" The objection que is something that streams to STAFF in a master format.... all objections are viewed. It is not really to be used as a tickler file for us. So.... my recommendation is that when you have a post that you feel need correspond about with a user, use some other method for your tickler file. Excel spreadsheet, perhaps. STAFF will not see that "tickler file" as it does not stream to the area STAFF views as the Objection Que does. Cheers, Lauren On Tue, Mar 18, 2008 at 2:26 AM, Wendy Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > Last week I had two posts turn up that I had queries about, to do with > their appropriateness on the particular boards. I sent off messages to > the posters asking to clarify, and lodged an objection on each to remind > myself of them, so I could take appropriate action either when a reply > was received or not after sufficient time. Both objections started out > with "NOTE TO SELF" and signed off at the end with my name and that I > was the Board Admin. > > A week has passed, and it's time for me to deal with those posts. But > my objections have vanished - they were there the day before, but I > decided to wait just one more day before acting. I can only assume that > someone at Rootsweb has seen the objections and taken some sort of > action - whether it was to delete the posts in question or only remove > the objection, I can't tell. I administer over 200 boards, and can't > remember which boards were involved. > > Is this normal? It occurs to me that even though my self-imposed time > limit, which I had declared in my objections to remind myself, had > passed (by a mere day or two), staff at Rootsweb are not to know if the > poster(s) involved had written to me directly and I was about to respond > to my objections in some way. > > Not really complaining here, just stunned that someone took it upon > themselves to do this at this point in time. If two weeks or a month > had passed, when I'd clearly set myself a limit of a week, it might be > different. > > Wendy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On Thu, Mar 20, 2008 at 4:24 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > > Can't I have my subscription username open at ancestry while I have my > rootsweb username > open on the rootsweb interface? I thought this new URL was not supposed > to > make any > changes in how we use rootsweb/ancestry. > > Lou > > Lou, I haven't been able to have one window/tab logged into my RW username and another window/tab logged into my Ancestry username since Dec. 2006. The only way I can achieve this is to have one BROWSER for each. Brynne

Lou- Whatever your problem is it isn't due to the URL change since the BOARDS URL hasn't been changed as yet--only the WWW RootsWeb server has been changed so far. Joan -------------- Can't I have my subscription username open at ancestry while I have my rootsweb username open on the rootsweb interface? I thought this new URL was not supposed to make any changes in how we use rootsweb/ancestry. Lou **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

I'm having trouble signing in to admin. my boards. I'm going to the rootsweb interface sign in page here: _https://myaccount.rootsweb.com/signin_ (https://myaccount.rootsweb.com/signin) and sign in with my username and password, but when the next page opens, which is the rootsweb Home Page, my username for my subscription at ancestry shows up. Can't I have my subscription username open at ancestry while I have my rootsweb username open on the rootsweb interface? I thought this new URL was not supposed to make any changes in how we use rootsweb/ancestry. Lou **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)

I believe only staff can lock us out of an objection. Nan ----------------- Nan- While that is generally true I think Lynne may have hit on the cause in other cases that I had forgotten to mention...that if one admin gets an objection on their board and acts on the objection by MOVING the post to another board (adminned by a different admin) the objection moves along with the moved message and may show as locked by the other admin. Staff generally goes in and deletes those objections that are still sitting on the moved messages. Joan **************Create a Home Theater Like the Pros. Watch the video on AOL Home. (http://home.aol.com/diy/home-improvement-eric-stromer?video=15?ncid=aolhom00030000000001)