Personally I would delete the entire thread. Had the original post simply been a statement of the change of hours, I'd leave that one but delete the rest. The point of the original post was to vent his/her anger. Brynne On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 1:36 PM, <LouMKing@aol.com> wrote: > I'm the Board Admin. for Newport Co. RI. Someone posted a message about > hours being cut back at > the Providence Public Library. Several people commented in the thread but > the last two posts seem to be > getting into a discussion about taxes, the economy, etc. I think the > last two posts are getting off topic > and should be deleted but I'm not sure. > > _ > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counti > es.newport/587/mb.ashx_ > ( > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counties.newport/587/mb.ashx > ) > > > Could I have some input please? > > Thanks, > Lou > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

The library part is genealogy related. Politics and taxes are not. Those could be deleated, but I bow to greater experience. donkelly ----- Original Message ----- From: LouMKing@aol.com To: BOARDS-ADMINS@rootsweb.com Sent: Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:36:14 +0000 (UTC) Subject: [BAd] Political Discussion ?? I'm the Board Admin. for Newport Co. RI. Someone posted a message about hours being cut back at the Providence Public Library. Several people commented in the thread but the last two posts seem to be getting into a discussion about taxes, the economy, etc. I think the last two posts are getting off topic and should be deleted but I'm not sure. _http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counti es.newport/587/mb.ashx_ (http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counties.newport/587/mb.ashx) Could I have some input please? Thanks, Lou ------------------------------- 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

Don- Yes---but when we consider that the boards are for genealogical queries and data related to the subject matter of the specific board, that puts a slightly different light on the situation. The post wasn't a query nor did it fit into the data types acceptable on the boards. The sole purpose of posting the message was to incite readers to action and elicit responses which soon became clearly inappropriate for the board. Joan In a message dated 6/23/2009 6:01:11 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ocollaugh@comcast.net writes: The library part is genealogy related. Politics and taxes are not. Those could be deleated, but I bow to greater experience. donkelly

Hi Lou, I'd keep the 1st post and ditch the rest. I think it's perfectly okay to inform others of changes or problems that affect researchers. Several Lists have had short discussions (3 to 5 posts) of libraries' cut hours... or the laws regarding cemetery upkeep.... and laws about crossing private land to get to a cemetery on the private land. I don't think it hurts to have the information post. But when replies are just things like "How can they do that! It's our President/ Governor / the nasty powers that be who run our country into the ground... blah blah blah..." then I hit the delete button. As an aside, MANY community library systems are facing huge cuts in 2009-10. It IS a big issue for genealogists. Ohio wants a 50% cut in library funding--yikes. Judy On Tue, Jun 23, 2009 at 2:36 PM, <LouMKing@aol.com> wrote: > I'm the Board Admin. for Newport Co. RI. Someone posted a message about > hours being cut back at > the Providence Public Library. Several people commented in the thread but > the last two posts seem to be > getting into a discussion about taxes, the economy, etc. I think the > last two posts are getting off topic > and should be deleted but I'm not sure. > > _ > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counti > es.newport/587/mb.ashx_ > ( > http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counties.newport/587/mb.ashx > ) > > > Could I have some input please? > > Thanks, > Lou

Lou- Were it my board, I'd remove the entire thread. That type of post serves no purpose but to advertise a political point of view--our boards are not the place for such discussion even if the matter IS or importance to genealogists. I recently went through a similar thread about danger to an old cemetery and preserving it. That post was less informative as it was a political call to action. Joan In a message dated 6/23/2009 2:44:24 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, LouMKing@aol.com writes: I'm the Board Admin. for Newport Co. RI. Someone posted a message about hours being cut back at the Providence Public Library. Several people commented in the thread but the last two posts seem to be getting into a discussion about taxes, the economy, etc. I think the last two posts are getting off topic and should be deleted but I'm not sure. _http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counti es.newport/587/mb.ashx_ (http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counti es.newport/587/mb.ashx) Could I have some input please? Thanks, Lou

I'm the Board Admin. for Newport Co. RI. Someone posted a message about hours being cut back at the Providence Public Library. Several people commented in the thread but the last two posts seem to be getting into a discussion about taxes, the economy, etc. I think the last two posts are getting off topic and should be deleted but I'm not sure. _http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counti es.newport/587/mb.ashx_ (http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.rhodeisland.counties.newport/587/mb.ashx) Could I have some input please? Thanks, Lou

I am willing to take the following if not already called for. Surnames > Ballenger Board | Surnames > Bangham Board | Surnames > Bannerman Board | Surnames > Beckingham Board | Surnames > Berrier Board | Surnames > Birkhead Board | Surnames > Braley Board | Surnames > Burkhead Board | Surnames > Castleman Board | Surnames > Chenhall Board | Surnames > Cornett Board | Surnames > Cornutt Board | Surnames > Curnutte Board | Surnames > Dennington Board | Surnames > Dobbins Board | Surnames > Dobyns Board | Surnames > Dochterman Board | Surnames > Fortner Board | Surnames > Fortson Board | Surnames > Gaynor Board | Surnames > Goen Board | Surnames > Goring Board | Surnames > Gregson Board | Surnames > Gregston Board | Surnames > Hatten Board | Surnames > Hendershot Board | Surnames > Hendershott Board | Surnames > Hepworth Board | Surnames > Herrell Board | Surnames > Hildreth Board | Surnames > Joplin Board | Surnames > McEwin Board | Surnames > Northrop Board | Surnames > Northup Board | Surnames > Red Board | Surnames > Redd Board | Surnames > Shockley Board | Surnames > Woodford Board | Surnames > Woodhull Board | Surnames > Woolfolk Board | surnames > Wren Board | Thanks, Jim -----Original Message----- From: boards-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto: boards-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Carlette Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 12:41 AM To: Boards-Admins@rootsweb.com Subject: [BAd] orphaning boards I have to abandon the boards that I have. Some are connected to mailing lists and those I've posted on the listowners list. I have family problems and from tonight, I won't be online for the next several months. Could someone please take these boards in? They're all very slow. Thanks, Carlette

I have to abandon the boards that I have. Some are connected to mailing lists and those I've posted on the listowners list. I have family problems and from tonight, I won't be online for the next several months. Could someone please take these boards in? They're all very slow. Thanks, Carlette Localities > Africa > Ethiopia > General Board | Localities > South America > Bolivia > General Board | Surnames > Abella Board | Surnames > Auxier Board | Surnames > Ballenger Board | Surnames > Bangham Board | Surnames > Bannerman Board | Surnames > Barreto Board | Surnames > Beckingham Board | Surnames > Berrier Board | Surnames > Bessent Board | Surnames > Birkhead Board | Surnames > Braley Board | Surnames > Burkhead Board | Surnames > Castleman Board | Surnames > Chenhall Board | Surnames > Cornett Board | Surnames > Cornutt Board | Surnames > Curnutte Board | Surnames > Dennington Board | Surnames > Dobbins Board | Surnames > Dobyns Board | Surnames > Dochterman Board | Surnames > Eoff Board | Surnames > Etzler Board | Surnames > Fortner Board | Surnames > Fortson Board | Surnames > Gaynor Board | Surnames > Goen Board | Surnames > Goring Board | Surnames > Goudeau Board | Surnames > Goudeaux Board | Surnames > Gregson Board | Surnames > Gregston Board | Surnames > Hatten Board | Surnames > Hendershot Board | Surnames > Hendershott Board | Surnames > Hepworth Board | Surnames > Herrell Board | Surnames > Hildreth Board | Surnames > Joplin Board | Surnames > Kirkley Board | Surnames > Kirtley Board | Surnames > Lokken Board | Surnames > Macon Board | Surnames > Majerus Board | Surnames > McEwin Board | Surnames > Neatherlin Board | Surnames > Netherlain Board | Surnames > Netherlin Board | Surnames > Northrop Board | Surnames > Northup Board | Surnames > Oblitas Board | Surnames > Race Board | Surnames > Red Board | Surnames > Redd Board | Surnames > Scenna Board | Surnames > Schaper Board | Surnames > Shockley Board | Surnames > Sindelar Board | Surnames > Stockslager Board | Surnames > Strass Board | Surnames > Striplin Board | Surnames > Trefney Board | Surnames > Turgeon Board | Surnames > Vantrease Board | Surnames > Veasey Board | Surnames > Veasy Board | Surnames > Veazey Board | Surnames > Veazie Board | Surnames > Venne Board | Surnames > Vezey Board | Surnames > Welman Board | Surnames > Westervelt Board | Surnames > Woodford Board | Surnames > Woodhull Board | Surnames > Woolfolk Board | surnames > Wren Board | Surnames > Yanke Board 

The objection should include the email address of the person filing the objection. Drop the person an email and ask if they are the original poster of that message. If they reply that they ARE and you have no reason to doubt them...then delete the post for the poster. Joan In a message dated 6/15/2009 7:25:52 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, jasche45133@gmail.com writes: I have an objection to remove an old post. However, I have no way to confirm if this is really the original poster because when I go to the message there is no link under the user's name. Even it was linked and that user decided to remain anonymous I still could not confirm if it the original poster. What's an admin to do? J. Asche

I have an objection to remove an old post. However, I have no way to confirm if this is really the original poster because when I go to the message there is no link under the user's name. Even it was linked and that user decided to remain anonymous I still could not confirm if it the original poster. What's an admin to do? J. Asche

Are you possibly confusing boards with LISTS? List tools pages are where you can place the password in the URL to access your list tools. Boards have a cookie set to log you in as admin -- and if you've lost the cookie you need to manaully log into your admin account. Joan In a message dated 6/13/2009 10:38:37 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, Barbraseb@wmconnect.com writes: For the last few days, I have not been able to access my boards as admin. Even though the admin password is in the URL, I am taken there only as non-admin. Is anyone else having this problem? Thanks.

I'm not have any problems. Could it be a cookie thing? Don't you need to have your computer set to accept cookies? J. Asche On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 10:21 AM, <Barbraseb@wmconnect.com> wrote: > For the last few days, I have not been able to access my boards as admin. > Even though the admin password is in the URL, I am taken there only as > non-admin.  Is anyone else having this problem? > > Thanks. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I'm confused because my password is not in the URL on any of the boards I administer. Brynne On Sat, Jun 13, 2009 at 9:21 AM, <Barbraseb@wmconnect.com> wrote: > For the last few days, I have not been able to access my boards as admin. > Even though the admin password is in the URL, I am taken there only as > non-admin. Is anyone else having this problem? > > Thanks. > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

Ian, Gatewayed messages (from the board to the list) always come from the address: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com And they always begin with the statement: This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. This particular piece of spam was NOT sent to the *list* itself, but to the administrator of the list (rosenberg-admin@rootsweb.com). Spammers probably harvested it from http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/surname/r/rosenburg.html#ROSENBURG Mailing list addresses do not contain "-admin". Brynne On Fri, Jun 12, 2009 at 5:41 AM, Ian Singer <iansinger@sympatico.ca> wrote: > How do I stop this spam? > > Ian Singer > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: I always wondered why > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:38:10 -0600 > From: Kirstie <rosenberg-admin@rootsweb.com> > To: rosenberg-admin@rootsweb.com > > > > To view this email as a web page, go here. > <http://qatyc.gimyisod.cn/?jbo=DE8775&yne=de8775cfb39> > > Click here if no image <http://rqej.gimyisod.cn/?oi=DE8775&aql=de8775cfb39 > > > > This e-mail was sent to you on behalf Myhaqsu. > Update your profile/e-mail address > <http://aau.gimyisod.cn/?ti=DE8775&ot=de8775cfb39> > One-Click Unsubscribe < > http://jfqduu.gimyisod.cn/?uan=DE8775&aq=de8775cfb39> > View our Privacy Policy > <http://ozyku.gimyisod.cn/?rup=DE8775&ui=de8775cfb39> > > --------------------------------------- > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

For the last few days, I have not been able to access my boards as admin. Even though the admin password is in the URL, I am taken there only as non-admin. Is anyone else having this problem? Thanks.

Ian Singer wrote: > JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: > >>Hi, Ian- >> >>I'm not sure how your question pertains to message boards? This would >>appear to be a list question for LISTOWNERS@rootsweb.com or one of the other >>list admin lists. >> > > > I am admin of Rosenberg Message Board, among others. I keep on getting > spam sent to my admin address. I think Rootsweb should be able to stop > it, so who do I inform, and how do I get it stopped? It's coming to your admin address because you're the admin. RW wants you to decide if it's spam or not. If it is, tic the little box that says DISCARD all Pending, and then click SUBMIT. It's why you get the big-bucks as admin. ;) Cheryl

Ian- I looked at the ROSENBERG list archives for any spam that came through the gateway and I don't see anything there. The email you sent to this list earlier didn't show anything that would indicate the spam came through the gateway. Joan In a message dated 6/12/2009 6:44:57 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, iansinger@sympatico.ca writes: OK the way I saw it the spam came to the Board, it was then gatewayed to the List. I admin both. I asked here as it was from Board and this group is for the Boards. If it was originating on the List then I could ban the sender, but that would be useless for spammers that change addresses. I could put the Board on Moderation but that does no good as Rootsweb blocks the message being posted anyways from the gateway. I could filter the bounce address direct to trash at my end but thats improper as I need to see the messages. So..... if they get filtered by Rootsweb to not get from Board to List do they not have anyway of running this type of message through a spam filter before sending it to me? They only started last month but there are too many of them. Ian Singer

Nan wrote: > That is your admin address as admin of the *list*. That's why Joan said > this question really belongs on one the list-admin lists, not here. > OK the way I saw it the spam came to the Board, it was then gatewayed to the List. I admin both. I asked here as it was from Board and this group is for the Boards. If it was originating on the List then I could ban the sender, but that would be useless for spammers that change addresses. I could put the Board on Moderation but that does no good as Rootsweb blocks the message being posted anyways from the gateway. I could filter the bounce address direct to trash at my end but thats improper as I need to see the messages. So..... if they get filtered by Rootsweb to not get from Board to List do they not have anyway of running this type of message through a spam filter before sending it to me? They only started last month but there are too many of them. Ian Singer -- ========================================================================= See my homepage at http://www.iansinger.com hosted on http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=10623894 All genealogy is stored in TMG from http://www.whollygenes.com Charts and searching using TNG from http://www.tngsitebuilding.com I am near Toronto Canada, can I tell where you are from your reply? =========================================================================

JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: > Hi, Ian- > > I'm not sure how your question pertains to message boards? This would > appear to be a list question for LISTOWNERS@rootsweb.com or one of the other > list admin lists. > I am admin of Rosenberg Message Board, among others. I keep on getting spam sent to my admin address. I think Rootsweb should be able to stop it, so who do I inform, and how do I get it stopped? Ian Singer -- ========================================================================= See my homepage at http://www.iansinger.com hosted on http://www.1and1.com/?k_id=10623894 All genealogy is stored in TMG from http://www.whollygenes.com Charts and searching using TNG from http://www.tngsitebuilding.com I am near Toronto Canada, can I tell where you are from your reply? =========================================================================

Ian, There is no way to stop it as long as you are a list admin. Just ignore and delete it -- that's what everybody else does. -- Mary Ian Singer wrote: > How do I stop this spam? > > Ian Singer > > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: I always wondered why > Date: Fri, 12 Jun 2009 04:38:10 -0600 > From: Kirstie <rosenberg-admin@rootsweb.com> > To: rosenberg-admin@rootsweb.com