Thats correct. I emailed the message board help desk and Elaine told me that we as administrators are given the option to look at the recycle bin and thats all and they could not be deleted. Ed > > From: "Two Run" <[email protected]> > Date: 2005/01/17 Mon PM 08:50:44 EST > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Message Board - Objections > > Ed, > > If I remember correctly, "deleted" messages are sent to the recycle bin, but they are never removed from the system. > > Dan > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Ed Gordon > To: [email protected] > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 9:41 AM > Subject: RE: [GAGEN] Message Board - Objections > > > I just logged into rootsweb and went to one of My boards and I see that > I/you can click on "Message Boards Admin Center" and it will tell you > all of the boards you manage and also show if you have any objections. > I have asked Rootsweb how to delete all the messages in the recycle bin, > any one know I do not see a delete option. > > Regards > > Ed > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Vicki [mailto:[email protected]] > > Sent: Monday, January 17, 2005 12:34 PM > > To: [email protected] > > Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Message Board - Objections > > > > > > Objections to what? You've lost me on this one. What are > > they objecting to? > > > > Vicki > > > > > > At 10:48 AM 1/17/2005, you wrote: > > >I thought I'd pass this along since I know some of you do > > manage County > > >Message Boards. > > > > > >This a.m. I had a letter from Rootsweb saying that I had an > > unusually > > >high > > >number of "objections" on the Jones County message board > > and to please > > >deal with them. > > > > > >I really hadn't a clue what this was about....and then went to the > > >Jones > > >Board in my Administrator mode, and sure enough there is a > > line at the > > >very top left hand corner "Review Objections". > > > > > >I had 46 objections --- waiting for a decision. (I have > > since checked > > >my > > >other boards and didn't have any "objections"...so I think > > someone is just > > >annoyed with the Jones Board). > > > > > >Most of them were in regard to the multiple surnames listed -- which > > >were > > >all the surnames the individual was researching, and most > > not included > > >within the message itself. It took me a while, but I > > finally got through > > >all those, editing the surnames appropriately. > > > > > >Each objection has to be considered and a decision made.... > > >my guess is that individuals reading a message, must then "report > > >abuse" > > >and that is how an objection occurs. > > > > > >After this, I'm sure going to watch that board more closely so > > >objections > > >don't stack up. > > > > > >Virginia > > > > > > > > > > > >==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > >Confused about Copyrights? Review USGenWeb's policy on copyrights at: > > > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html > > > > > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, on-line > > information. > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.12 - Release Date: 01/14/2005 > > > > > > > > -- > No virus found in this outgoing message. > Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. > Version: 7.0.300 / Virus Database: 265.6.12 - Release Date: 01/14/2005 > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > Confused about Copyrights? Review USGenWeb's policy on copyrights at: > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html > > > > ==== GAGEN Mailing List ==== > USGenWeb's motto is - Volunteers dedicated to free, on-line information. > >