Good point! Maybe the admin could present some new ideas. How about a "roll call" by states of the Carter name. svanwyk ----- Original Message ----- From: "Ronald Colby" <rmcolby@micro-net.com> To: <CARTER-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 6:55 PM Subject: Re: [CARTER-L] [ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE] Checking & Testing......... > Rootsweb doesn't close lists > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Chuck Carter" <cetracer@comcast.net> > To: <CARTER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, March 18, 2006 5:12 PM > Subject: [CARTER-L] [ADMINISTRATIVE NOTE] Checking & Testing......... > > > Questions regarding the Status of the following family discussion groups: > > CARTER Family Disucssion Lists > HARDIN Family Discussion Lists > WALLACE Family Discussion Lists > > These lists, when I formed them 10 years ago (in 1996) used to be very > active. As of late, I rarely see any traffic and don't think there has > been > a message in weeks. > > Is it worthwhile keeping these lists active? Have they become obsolete > with > the advent of the web based message boards of a number of years back and > should they be closed down? Even I am not as active in the day to day use > & > management of these family lists as I used to be. > > I'm asking because I need your opinion. Please don't be shy, your > participation is needed. > > When I initially started on my journey tracing my family background, > ancestors, etc, I found these lists very helpful in my endeavors. Have > they > out lived their usefulness? > > Regards, > > Chuck Carter > Charles E. Carter > Host / Moderator > > CARTER Family Discussion lists > CARTER-L@rootsweb.com > CARTER-D@rootsweb.com > > HARDIN Family Discussion lists > HARDIN-L@rootsweb.com > HARDIN-D@rootsweb.com > > WALLACE Family Disucssion lists > WALLACE-L@rootsweb.com > WALLACE-D@rootsweb.com > > > >