Let's stop picking this apart, analyzing it, and most of all talking about me in the third party then go on to something more worthwhile. For the record, I am the Board/List Admin you are all talking about, and following are the facts of what happened without the speculation: 1. "Poster A" posted to the board with some entirely appropriate and worthwhile information in it. 2. "Poster B" posted a reply to it, including some additional information worthwhile information. 3. "A" took exception to the information "B" posted, saying it was inacurate, but also questioned B's intelligence and made a few other inappropriate comments about her as well. 4. I got the moderation request for A's reply (see #3) as list Admin, and rejected it from being posted to the list, and told him why. 5. I then went to the board to read it in detail, then decided to remove "A's" first reply due to inflammatory and inappropriate comments, and thought it was then over. 6. "A" subsequently sent two more posts to the board, both replying to "B" and also laced with snide comments toward her, but this time against me as well, since I was trying to "prevent his freedom of speech" in not allowing an exchange of insults on the board. 7. "A" then replied to my rejection of the original post (see #4) and wrote to me personally, with words I will not mention on a public list, but calling me a coward for removing his posts. He also wanted to know who my boss is so he could complain about me and have all of my lists and board taken away from me as incompetent, and he is going to talk to his lawyer as well. 8. "A" then went to the Board Admins message board and started the string that is now still going on, despite the fact he is not a Board Admin that I know of. He asked for the means to file a complaint, against me and I am the one who replied to him with the location of the Help Desk. . . . .and it still goes on here ad nauseum, and needs to come to an end, IMHO. Those are the facts of the situation without all the guessing, speculation, opinions, or anything else. You can all stop guessing and talking about me in the third person now. NOW THEN, with all of the things going on right now that are FAR more worthy of our time and concern, can we let this subject drop? David E. Cann Bradford List/Board Admin -----Original Message----- From: boards-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:boards-admins-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Steven Stymiest Sent: Thursday, August 31, 2006 1:10 PM To: boards-admins@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAd] administrator of the Bradford board I think this is what was going on, as the person stated she was criticizing and attacking someones web site on a Rootsweb board. That should be taken to a personal level and never ever on a board or list in public. Steve ----- Original Message ----- From: <JYoung6180@aol.com> To: <boards-admins@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, August 30, 2006 5:38 PM Subject: Re: [BAd] administrator of the Bradford board > > In a message dated 8/30/2006 5:06:42 PM Eastern Standard Time, > wizardnc@comporium.net writes: > > The administrator is in charge. You cannot criticize other people or any > thing on the Rootsweb system. If you want to do that you must do it > privately between yourself and the person you have a problem with, not > publicly. I'd tell you the same thing on any one of my 100 + boards and > lists. Just because you are subscribed to a board or list, does not give > you the right to set your own rules. > > Steve > > > > Boards are different animals than lists and they have a different set of > rules. While the admin is king (pretty much) on his lists the same isn't > true > of boards. > > For instance--I can't decide on a US county message board that ONLY the > USGenWeb coordinator can post information for the county and those holding > other > resources are not permitted--if I manage a county board that board has to > be > available for all who wish to post legitimate (relevant) posts to the > board. > > It depends on what you mean by criticizing whether or not it might be > appropriate on a board or not. For instance--two researchers can disagree > on what > various evidence indicates and that is permissable on a board. You can > even > post items you might not like about WorldConnect or Ancestry on the > WorldConnect Suggestions Board or the Ancestry Site Comments Board. > > What can't happen on a board is personal attacks and personalities, but > certainly polite disagreement and criticism is permitted. > > Joan