I don't take a very active part on this list. Forgive me for taking your time with replies on "list administrator", "advertising on the list" and "rude people". It just struck me as SOOOOOOOO unnecessary and rude for the comments to be made about the ladies' CD that she is selling. As a general rule, you don't want lists to turn into "sales" but the person should have sent a POLITE note to the lady PRIVATELY to tell her how he felt or contacted the list administrator, if there is one. I for one, am happy to know about her CD. Sharon D. -----Original Message----- From: MikenHelene [mailto:carsonmh@volfirst.net] Sent: Monday, September 09, 2002 6:39 AM To: GEN-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: List Administrator? I don't know, I think that it is not such a bad thing to let people know that these genealogy items are available, one of them may have information on someones family, and in that case it would be priceless! If I do not like a post I see, or am simply not interested in it, I just delete it and go on. Some Rootsweb lists allow advertising, some do not. What I do not understand is, why it does not bother people if someone posts a message about an item they see for sale, thinking it may be of interest to someone else, yet if the seller of that item posts, everyone gets angry, what is the difference? Just my two cents Helene carsonmh@volfirst.net ----- Original Message ----- From: <Vas575@aol.com> To: <GEN-ITALIAN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 9:19 PM Subject: List Administrator? > Is there a list administrator in the house? > > While I don't subscribe to a heavily monitored list, I do think it is in poor > taste to 'advertise genealogical services' on this list or any other list. > > Some rootsweb lists expand on Administrivia to include certian guidelines. > Advertising Professional Services might be a guideline to post. > > Having said all of this, I also don't think such advertisers should be > 'flamed' on list. > > Just my humble opinion. > Vicky > > > ============================== > To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237 > ============================== To join Ancestry.com and access our 1.2 billion online genealogy records, go to: http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=571&sourceid=1237