In a message dated 9/16/2006 10:07:12 A.M. Central Standard Time, JYoung6180@aol.com writes: Personally, I am going to start reporting instances where the list admin is not sending anything through from the gateway. My opinion is that this indicates the admin might be completely AWOL and not tending to the Pending Requests. Of course, I'd first write to the admin to see why the pending requests are not being processed--but if I get no reply--then I'm going to start reporting AWOL admins--and there are a few (maybe more than a few) out there. Joan Hi Joan and all, Which brings up another question. There are lots of lists with no admins. Who is going in and approving those gateway messages. Feel sorry for staff if they are having to monitor all of those. Take care - Emma

Basically because of the identity of the poster, other admins suggested I use report Staff for them to review these posts. The poster is said by other admins to be barely covering the fact he charges for his "look up". So I reported it to Staff for them to decide. There are a bunch of similar posts - same poster. Judy On 9/16/06, Valeria <LadyGenes@comcast.net> wrote: > > Can you let me know what you find out on this? I have one like that on one > of my boards. > > Sincerely, > Valeria > > > Judy Florian wrote: > > > >>Sorry, I seem to have a few tonight I need to ask about. > >> > >>How about this one? > >> > >>(quote) Anyone interested in a copy of the U.S. Department of State's > >>"Report of the Death of an American Citizen" for Mr. R. C. Lewis, please > >>contact me so I can conduct research to locate the record (end quote) > >> > >>and death date is given > >> > >>Is this a pay-me post? > >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- ~PRIMARY NAMES: ANTHONY, BAKER, FLOWERS, LANE, SEPTER~ Washington Co PA free Websites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~florian http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian County Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ Researchers of Washington County PA, join our map: http://www.frappr.com/researchingwashingtoncopa

Joan I had already reported this to helpdesk who put me onto boards-admins. The clever bit is that the two lists from boards today are not adminned, I know I am waiting to become an admin for them. To understand you correctly, until september or whenever, board posters who want their messages passed on the gateway will have to subscribe to lists before they send their message. This is not well advertised. Peter McCrae _________________ ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter McCrae" <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> To: <boards-admins-l@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:56 PM Subject: Fw: Board via gateway to list > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter McCrae" <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <board-admins@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:51 PM > Subject: Board via gateway to list > > >> Should postings left on a >>> board that has a gateway to a list, go straight >>> through to the list? >> >> Yesterday I was given >>> 6 boards to administer, I put welcome messages on the boards >>> but they would not go through to the list until >>> I subscribed to the list, I am not admin to any >>> of the lists involved. >> I have 2 more boards to-day which will not go through and at the moment , >> I have not subscribed >> the notice remains on my computer. >> >> For those who can sort this, the lists are MCNEESE and MCCOURT. >> >> To repeat if I subscribe then they will go through. >> >> Peter McCrae >

----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter McCrae" <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> To: <board-admins@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:51 PM Subject: Board via gateway to list > Should postings left on a >> board that has a gateway to a list, go straight >> through to the list? > > Yesterday I was given >> 6 boards to administer, I put welcome messages on the boards >> but they would not go through to the list until >> I subscribed to the list, I am not admin to any >> of the lists involved. > I have 2 more boards to-day which will not go through and at the moment , > I have not subscribed > the notice remains on my computer. > > For those who can sort this, the lists are MCNEESE and MCCOURT. > > To repeat if I subscribe then they will go through. > > Peter McCrae

Can you let me know what you find out on this? I have one like that on one of my boards. Sincerely, Valeria > Judy Florian wrote: > >>Sorry, I seem to have a few tonight I need to ask about. >> >>How about this one? >> >>(quote) Anyone interested in a copy of the U.S. Department of State's >>"Report of the Death of an American Citizen" for Mr. R. C. Lewis, please >>contact me so I can conduct research to locate the record (end quote) >> >>and death date is given >> >>Is this a pay-me post? >>

In a message dated 9/16/2006 11:16:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, jasche45133@gmail.com writes: Does anyone know what happens to pending message board posts that are sent to lists that do not have an admin? Joan My guess is they just SIT there unless staff has idle time on their hands. LOL! Joan

I just thought of something -- It never occurred to me to check on those reject emails that I received to see if it came from a list with no admin. Does anyone know what happens to pending message board posts that are sent to lists that do not have an admin? Joan On 9/16/06, Peter McCrae <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > Joan > > I had already reported this to helpdesk who put me onto boards-admins. > The clever bit is that the two lists from boards today are not adminned, I > know I am waiting to become an admin for them. > To understand you correctly, until september or whenever, board posters who > want their messages passed on the gateway will have to subscribe to lists > before they send their message. > > This is not well advertised. >

In a message dated 9/16/2006 10:47:27 AM Eastern Standard Time, peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk writes: Joan I had already reported this to helpdesk who put me onto boards-admins. The clever bit is that the two lists from boards today are not adminned, I know I am waiting to become an admin for them. To understand you correctly, until september or whenever, board posters who want their messages passed on the gateway will have to subscribe to lists before they send their message. This is not well advertised. Peter McCrae No--the list admins are supposed to be approving the board posts (if appropriate) and sending them through. The board posters are not supposed to be told they have to subscribe. Joan

List subscription is not mandatory. If you post to the board and do not belong to the list your message board post goes to a pending file for the admin to approve it to be pass on to the list. From my experiences with postings to boards, admins are for the most approving message board posts. However, if you belong to the mailing list your message will go directly to the list without admin intervention because your mailing address is on the list of subscribed list members. Hope this helps. Joan Asche On 9/16/06, Peter McCrae <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > Joan > > I had already reported this to helpdesk who put me onto boards-admins. > The clever bit is that the two lists from boards today are not adminned, I > know I am waiting to become an admin for them. > To understand you correctly, until september or whenever, board posters who > want their messages passed on the gateway will have to subscribe to lists > before they send their message. > > This is not well advertised. > > Peter McCrae > _________________ > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter McCrae" <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <boards-admins-l@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:56 PM > Subject: Fw: Board via gateway to list > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Peter McCrae" <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> > > To: <board-admins@rootsweb.com> > > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:51 PM > > Subject: Board via gateway to list > > > > > >> Should postings left on a > >>> board that has a gateway to a list, go straight > >>> through to the list? > >> > >> Yesterday I was given > >>> 6 boards to administer, I put welcome messages on the boards > >>> but they would not go through to the list until > >>> I subscribed to the list, I am not admin to any > >>> of the lists involved. > >> I have 2 more boards to-day which will not go through and at the moment , > >> I have not subscribed > >> the notice remains on my computer. > >> > >> For those who can sort this, the lists are MCNEESE and MCCOURT. > >> > >> To repeat if I subscribe then they will go through. > >> > >> Peter McCrae > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In a message dated 9/16/2006 9:56:10 AM Eastern Standard Time, jasche45133@gmail.com writes: I really didn't do because the lists were still being migrated and I didn't think the staff needed any more communications from me as I have contacted them a lot over the past couple of weeks. <AHHHHH> If I come across another one I would must like report it. J. Asche Personally, I am going to start reporting instances where the list admin is not sending anything through from the gateway. My opinion is that this indicates the admin might be completely AWOL and not tending to the Pending Requests. Of course, I'd first write to the admin to see why the pending requests are not being processed--but if I get no reply--then I'm going to start reporting AWOL admins--and there are a few (maybe more than a few) out there. Joan

I really didn't do because the lists were still being migrated and I didn't think the staff needed any more communications from me as I have contacted them a lot over the past couple of weeks. <AHHHHH> If I come across another one I would must like report it. J. Asche On 9/16/06, lklein@mindspring.com <lklein@mindspring.com> wrote: > Joan Asche wrote: > > ><snip> I have noticed that some list admins are not approving message board > >posts but are rejecting them stating that the board poster must join > >the list. This has happened to me. > > > >I did consider reporting this to the help desk as I believe that these > >admins need to be instructed to approve gateway messages and not > >confuse board users with the need to subscribe to the mailing list. -- > >But I didn't do that. I guess it depends on how peeved this issue > >makes you. <grin> <snip> > > > > Hi Joan > > I think you really ought to report this to Help Desk, not to get any > list admins in trouble, but to make sure they understand how the > gateways work and to make sure no one is put off from posting to the boards. > > > Best wishes, > Lynne > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Judy Florian wrote: >Sorry, I seem to have a few tonight I need to ask about. > >How about this one? > >(quote) Anyone interested in a copy of the U.S. Department of State's >"Report of the Death of an American Citizen" for Mr. R. C. Lewis, please >contact me so I can conduct research to locate the record (end quote) > >and death date is given > >Is this a pay-me post? > > No mention of money. If in doubt, ask staff to decide. Lynne

Judy Florian wrote: >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.wishart/144 > >Is this post okay? > Yes, except for BATT in the surnames box, which needs to be removed. Lynne

Joan Asche wrote: ><snip> I have noticed that some list admins are not approving message board >posts but are rejecting them stating that the board poster must join >the list. This has happened to me. > >I did consider reporting this to the help desk as I believe that these >admins need to be instructed to approve gateway messages and not >confuse board users with the need to subscribe to the mailing list. -- >But I didn't do that. I guess it depends on how peeved this issue >makes you. <grin> <snip> > Hi Joan I think you really ought to report this to Help Desk, not to get any list admins in trouble, but to make sure they understand how the gateways work and to make sure no one is put off from posting to the boards. Best wishes, Lynne

Yes, joining the mailing list will allow your board posts pass onto the list without issue providing you have joined the list prior to posting to the board. If not you will need to wait for the list admin to approve your post. I have noticed that some list admins are not approving message board posts but are rejecting them stating that the board poster must join the list. This has happened to me. I did consider reporting this to the help desk as I believe that these admins need to be instructed to approve gateway messages and not confuse board users with the need to subscribe to the mailing list. -- But I didn't do that. I guess it depends on how peeved this issue makes you. <grin> At the moment, gateway messages require list admin approval. This has to do with the list migrations and is only temporary. The mailing lists staff will fix it so that gateway messages once again will flow to mailing lists without admin intervention. I am told that it should be resolved by the end of September. Sincerely, Joan Asche On 9/16/06, Peter McCrae <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> wrote: > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Peter McCrae" <peter@peter-mccrae.freeserve.co.uk> > To: <board-admins@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, September 16, 2006 1:51 PM > Subject: Board via gateway to list > > > > Should postings left on a > >> board that has a gateway to a list, go straight > >> through to the list? > > > > Yesterday I was given > >> 6 boards to administer, I put welcome messages on the boards > >> but they would not go through to the list until > >> I subscribed to the list, I am not admin to any > >> of the lists involved. > > I have 2 more boards to-day which will not go through and at the moment , > > I have not subscribed > > the notice remains on my computer. > > > > For those who can sort this, the lists are MCNEESE and MCCOURT. > > > > To repeat if I subscribe then they will go through. > > > > Peter McCrae > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

In a message dated 9/15/2006 8:43:35 PM Eastern Standard Time, harrison28@gmail.com writes: since the subject line is not meant to be a mile long and have the whole query in it. Well, the subject line CANNOT be a mile long--there is a physical limit to how long the subject can be (you can't type in anymore than a specific number of characters) and it is there for a reason--anything that falls within the physical limit and fits the post is the choice of the poster--not the admin. If the subject was intended to shorter in all cases the length limit would have been set to a lesser number of characters. Joan

Yes Kathie. I made a report and asked Staff to check it & look for other posts. Judy On 9/15/06, Kathie Harrison <harrison28@gmail.com> wrote: > > Judy if it is one of David Ellison's posts he definitely abuses the > boards for his own purposes [money] and I would report the abuse to > staff. > > On 9/15/06, Judy Florian <cageycat@gmail.com> wrote: > > Sorry, I seem to have a few tonight I need to ask about. > > > > How about this one? > > > > (quote) Anyone interested in a copy of the U.S. Department of State's > > "Report of the Death of an American Citizen" for Mr. R. C. Lewis, please > > contact me so I can conduct research to locate the record (end quote) > > > > and death date is given > > > > Is this a pay-me post? > > > > Judy > > > > > > -- > > ~PRIMARY NAMES: ANTHONY, BAKER, FLOWERS, LANE, SEPTER~ > > Washington Co PA free Websites: > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~florian > > http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian > > County Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ > > Researchers of Washington County PA, join our map: > > http://www.frappr.com/researchingwashingtoncopa > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > -- > Kathie Harrison > Family Trees Grow with Love > Ancestral Whispers > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- ~PRIMARY NAMES: ANTHONY, BAKER, FLOWERS, LANE, SEPTER~ Washington Co PA free Websites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~florian http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian County Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ Researchers of Washington County PA, join our map: http://www.frappr.com/researchingwashingtoncopa

Judy; Which Board is this for? Sounds like one I'd delete. More than likely its off topic. Rick B ----- Original Message ----- From: Judy Florian To: boards-admins@rootsweb.com Sent: Friday, September 15, 2006 8:43 PM Subject: [BAd] Another one Sorry, I seem to have a few tonight I need to ask about. How about this one? (quote) Anyone interested in a copy of the U.S. Department of State's "Report of the Death of an American Citizen" for Mr. R. C. Lewis, please contact me so I can conduct research to locate the record (end quote) and death date is given Is this a pay-me post? Judy

Ok, thanks for your replies, Richard & Allen. Judy On 9/15/06, Judy Florian <cageycat@gmail.com> wrote: > > http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/message/an/surnames.wishart/144 > > Is this post okay? > > -- ~PRIMARY NAMES: ANTHONY, BAKER, FLOWERS, LANE, SEPTER~ Washington Co PA free Websites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~florian http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian County Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ Researchers of Washington County PA, join our map: http://www.frappr.com/researchingwashingtoncopa

Sorry, I seem to have a few tonight I need to ask about. How about this one? (quote) Anyone interested in a copy of the U.S. Department of State's "Report of the Death of an American Citizen" for Mr. R. C. Lewis, please contact me so I can conduct research to locate the record (end quote) and death date is given Is this a pay-me post? Judy -- ~PRIMARY NAMES: ANTHONY, BAKER, FLOWERS, LANE, SEPTER~ Washington Co PA free Websites: http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~florian http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~florian County Coordinator for http://www.rootsweb.com/~pawashin/ Researchers of Washington County PA, join our map: http://www.frappr.com/researchingwashingtoncopa