Quoting Stephen Rowe <stephen@racetime.com.au>: > This has been brought up before with FreeBMD but their response then, as it > will no doubt be this time, was 'If you can't find it you shouldn't be using > it' > > Yes I know - a callous answer, but the distinct impression I got when I was > given this reply before was 'we designed this - don't question what we have > done' Not at all. However, if you wish to question and argue the merits of what has been done, the Admins list is not the place. Such discussions must take place on the discuss list. -- Dave Mayall ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net

Dave, With respect - the way these lists are distributed and named, one really has no idea which list you are answering to or from. However, given the number of 'complaints' lately maybe it is about time the 'admins' started to moderate or censor them before they go out. That should stop the complaints, shouldn't it? Stephen Rowe RaceTime / RaceNews Melbourne Australia Family Web: http://rowe.racetime.com.au web : http://www.racetime.com.au email: stephen@racetime.com.au -----Original Message----- From: Dave Mayall [mailto:david.mayall@ukonline.co.uk] Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 9:08 AM To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} Attempted Correction Failure Quoting Stephen Rowe <stephen@racetime.com.au>: > This has been brought up before with FreeBMD but their response then, > as it will no doubt be this time, was 'If you can't find it you > shouldn't be using it' > > Yes I know - a callous answer, but the distinct impression I got when > I was given this reply before was 'we designed this - don't question > what we have done' Not at all. However, if you wish to question and argue the merits of what has been done, the Admins list is not the place. Such discussions must take place on the discuss list.

Stephen I guess you'd be the first to complain about censorship if that happenned! Please read the email that Allan posted which explained which lists exist, and what their purpose is. They are not "distributed", people subscribe to the lists. It is quite a standard practice to move a discussion from an inappropriate list to an appropriate list. The place for discussions is the discuss list, as Dave wrote in the mail to which you replied (see below), and I refer you to Allan's email for details of how to subscribe or unsubscribe. Please desist from further emails on this subject on this list. Past experience shows that all that happens is that a number of people who are subscribed here for advice with their transcribing problems get fed-up with the amount of unwanted email and unsubscribe, or even leave the project. I hope you agree that this is the last thing you intend to happen, but if you reply here (by lazily pressing the Reply button instead of considering what you are doing) and not on the discuss list people must draw their own conclusions about your intentions. Mary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Stephen Rowe" <stephen@racetime.com.au> To: <FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 1:48 AM Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} Attempted Correction Failure > Dave, > > With respect - the way these lists are distributed and named, one really has > no idea which list you are answering to or from. > > However, given the number of 'complaints' lately maybe it is about time the > 'admins' started to moderate or censor them before they go out. That should > stop the complaints, shouldn't it? > > > Stephen Rowe > RaceTime / RaceNews > Melbourne Australia > Family Web: http://rowe.racetime.com.au > web : http://www.racetime.com.au > email: stephen@racetime.com.au > > -----Original Message----- > From: Dave Mayall [mailto:david.mayall@ukonline.co.uk] > Sent: Tuesday, 24 January 2006 9:08 AM > To: FreeBMD-Admins-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: RE: {not a subscriber} Attempted Correction Failure > > Quoting Stephen Rowe <stephen@racetime.com.au>: > > > This has been brought up before with FreeBMD but their response then, > > as it will no doubt be this time, was 'If you can't find it you > > shouldn't be using it' > > > > Yes I know - a callous answer, but the distinct impression I got when > > I was given this reply before was 'we designed this - don't question > > what we have done' > > Not at all. > > However, if you wish to question and argue the merits of what has been done, > the Admins list is not the place. Such discussions must take place on the > discuss list. > > > ==== FreeBMD-Admins Mailing List ==== > Want to help FreeBMD? > Go to http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/Signup.html to find out how. > > ============================== > Search the US Census Collection. Over 140 million records added in the > last 12 months. Largest online collection in the world. Learn more: http://www.ancestry.com/s13965/rd.ashx > >