Not a hoax? Ok, then. Remember that we do not have the power or technical ability to actually delete a post. Posts are the copyrighted property of the author - that's why we can't edit messages. When we "delete" a board message, all we are doing is moving it to a holding folder for staff to look at and decide what to do. So, as mentioned a while back, the most appropriate thing to do is to refer the author to staff to request that all their posts be removed from all boards. This is the most direct route, even for one message, as staff would need to verify that the author actually wants to delete the post. Diane in Seattle On Sep 12, 2009, at 8:02 AM, Joan Asche wrote: > <snip> How can I delete every post especially where others have made > comments/replies after and to this poster? <snip> > > In the past I have asked staff to remove a post that has replies to it > and they were able to do so with removing the entire thread. I just > use 'report abuse' ATTN STAFF and let them know that the post has > replies and ask them if they can removed the one post and not disturb > the thread. It has always be successful for me. > > J. Asche > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Rob <heartlessmaiden@verizon.net> > wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This is no hoax. This morning I received the same request to >> "delete every post on my board" from this poster. Besides be an >> admin on a few surname boards I also admin one of the boards on the >> World Ancestry Project. Which is still under RootsWeb. >> >> She has been causing quite a ruckus for well over a week on the >> boards. I would like to know the same thing. How can I delete >> every post especially where others have made comments/replies after >> and to this poster? >> >> And on a side note any good suggestions for biting your tongue so >> to speak? LOL. Sorry, I really enjoy doing this but it can be a >> little frustrating when I'm not sure if I am actually doing a good >> job or not. >> >> Thanks for all your help. :) >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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

Diane said: Subject: Re: [BAd] Request to delete "all" posts Not a hoax? Ok, then. Remember that we do not have the power or technical ability to actually delete a post. Posts are the copyrighted property of the author - that's why we can't edit messages. When we "delete" a board message, all we are doing is moving it to a holding folder for staff to look at and decide what to do. ------------------------- Good morning Diane and all whom traditionally admin several boards. It is rare on my boards for anyone to request removal of all their posts. I recall only once that happened and that request came from another board admin. That was discouraging because the posts were truly useful to researchers, so I left the ost up to staff to work that out, after removing one or two posts as requested. The encouraging part is that of all posts removed over the years, staff has not returned even one of them to the board. This indicates shows staff support big time. As admins, the encouragement probably means we are doing a good job, though I am fully aware that some issues without resolution still fall through the cracks. Finally, I thank readers for using the abuse button, even though some complaints turn out to be self serving, or a tempest in a teacup. No matter how carefully we watch for problems, some will get by for others to discover and report. We salute those others. donkelly

Hi I am new here and just read the messages regarding the member's request and the comment that this member's posts have "raised a rucus" on various boards. I wonder if it's the same member whom I reported today to messageboards@rootsweb.com because the member has posted the same message on 260 localities boards both in and outside of the US. The posts are the same and are advertising fraud by Google Ad Services. The member only joined Ancestry on September 10, 2009 and has posted 260 threads since. I did report this post, but not the individual nor each individual message, since reporting each messageas SPAM would take quite a while. In the event the source of these emails is about this same member, I wanted you to know that I did report the posts to the above email address. If you would like a copy of my email to messageboards@rootsweb.com, don't hesitate to let me know. Traci Bennett Putnam -----Original Message----- From: boards-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boards-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Diane K. Hettrick Sent: Saturday, September 12, 2009 10:32 AM To: boards-admins@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAd] Request to delete "all" posts Not a hoax? Ok, then. Remember that we do not have the power or technical ability to actually delete a post. Posts are the copyrighted property of the author - that's why we can't edit messages. When we "delete" a board message, all we are doing is moving it to a holding folder for staff to look at and decide what to do. So, as mentioned a while back, the most appropriate thing to do is to refer the author to staff to request that all their posts be removed from all boards. This is the most direct route, even for one message, as staff would need to verify that the author actually wants to delete the post. Diane in Seattle On Sep 12, 2009, at 8:02 AM, Joan Asche wrote: > <snip> How can I delete every post especially where others have made > comments/replies after and to this poster? <snip> > > In the past I have asked staff to remove a post that has replies to it > and they were able to do so with removing the entire thread. I just > use 'report abuse' ATTN STAFF and let them know that the post has > replies and ask them if they can removed the one post and not disturb > the thread. It has always be successful for me. > > J. Asche > > On Sat, Sep 12, 2009 at 10:23 AM, Rob <heartlessmaiden@verizon.net> > wrote: >> Hi all, >> >> This is no hoax. This morning I received the same request to >> "delete every post on my board" from this poster. Besides be an >> admin on a few surname boards I also admin one of the boards on the >> World Ancestry Project. Which is still under RootsWeb. >> >> She has been causing quite a ruckus for well over a week on the >> boards. I would like to know the same thing. How can I delete >> every post especially where others have made comments/replies after >> and to this poster? >> >> And on a side note any good suggestions for biting your tongue so >> to speak? LOL. Sorry, I really enjoy doing this but it can be a >> little frustrating when I'm not sure if I am actually doing a good >> job or not. >> >> Thanks for all your help. :) >> > > > ------------------------------- > 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 ------------------------------- 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