----- Original Message ----- From: <Kaesemein@aol.com> To: <boards-admins@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, December 05, 2006 11:06 AM Subject: [BAd] "Multiple Postings?" > Hello Fellow Admins. > > I'd appreciate your opinion on this: > > Someone posted a message looking for family connections on one of my boards > in Feb. They posted the exact same message again 3 months later, in May, > probably because they didn't get any replies to the first posting and they > haven't received any replies to the second posting either -- at least not on the > board. > > Is this considered a "multiple posting" and should one of the posts be > deleted? I was thinking about deleting the one posted in Feb. Is it acceptable > for someone to post the same message over and over again.....such as every 3 > or 4 months trying to get a response? > > Thanks for your advice, > Marilyn > My personal response to this, and it happens many times, is to remove old posts (1) that are IDENTICAL and (2) have NO replies. One of the reasons I have found for this is that the oldest posts often have outdated email addresses and the newer one is more updated. I have no problem with people re-posting but wonder if they really have NOTHING new to add and if they should try another board. Regards, Sharyn