At 1:02 AM -0700 11/18/06, JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: >In a message dated 11/17/2006 2:02:25 PM Eastern Standard Time,  >listsmonster@gmail.com writes: > >My recollection is that any moderation and review of content for >gateway posts before release to the list is to be done with thought >and care and not abused. Most posts will be appropriate to release. >Not all will be. > > > >-- >I think it best with this issue involving how the gateway is now to be  >handled under MailMan be left in Melissa's >words--since this is now her decision >it is best to read what she has to say on the subject rather than to add your >or my interpretation to it. > >See: >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/Listowners/2006-10/1159717217 The following is a copy/paste from the message Joan is referring to: >The point of having an open board/list gateway >is that all the board posts are distributed to >the list. Some admins decide that they only want >to allow certain posts (i.e. posts by certain >authors or containing certain family lines and >etc.) to be distributed to the list and severely >restrict which board posts are distributed. > >That kind of action would be considered abuse of >the admin tools and warrant disciplinary action >by the Listmaster or RootsWeb staff ranging from >a warning to removal as an admin (depending on >the seriousness of the abuse). That sounds to me like Melissa is saying that an admin may be disciplined for using the ban-the-gateway to pick and choose what board posts are sent along to the list. It does not sound like listmonster's theory of gateway management is a problem at all. Slán, Mo! -- <http://xri.net/=mobang>