Pppolly5@aol.com wrote: ><snip> >I have an open gateway on one board. (I admin both the board & the list.) >The problem of list users not answering gatewayed posts on the board is HUGE. >I've done everything within my power on the list end to educate list users as >to proper procedures. (Taglines, a polite canned email, explanations on the >list, etc.) This of course infuriated the listers, who then flamed me >off-list. They still don't respond properly, except now they seem to do it on >purpose. But that's for another Admins' list. > >Now it's the board users turn. They've been posting messages to the board >that, in my opinion, are baiting the list users. Examples such as posts on how >to respond to gatewayed message board posts, shots at how lazy the list users >are, boards are better than lists, etc. It's all off-topic for the board - >which is a location specific board, so the messages have been removed. > >I've considered just closing the gateway, which I'd hate to do. I've spoken >with the previous board & list admin and he informed me that he had the same >exact problem and just gave up. <snip> > Hi Tracy Instead of closing the gateway, why not put it on moderation until things settle down? That will allow you to forward to the list (or, if your migrated, just release to the list) on-topic posts and allow you to trash the inflammatory ones. Best wishes, Lynne