Hi, I thought that I was the admin for this group. What's up with this? JIM On 07/19/2018 10:02 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Hello, > > RootsWeb Mailing Lists are up and running but we could use some help in getting discussions going again and maintaining the lists. This list is currently up for adoption! > > What does it mean to adopt a list? > > You will need to make sure your email is registered and verified. You can find instructions on how to do that here: https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/lists/setupadmin > > Once you are made the admin, you will receive emails asking you to approve messages and sometimes subscriptions. Once a month or so you should post something interesting to the list to try and encourage conversation -- even if it is something simple like a roll call. > > The time required is likely a few hours a month. > > If you are interested in being the administrator of this list, please send an email to [email protected] with the list name in it and we will send you instructions. > > It doesn't take much time at all to maintain a list and getting reacquainted with your lists members. And it might just open some new genealogy doors for you. > > Thanks, > The Roots Web Team > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/[email protected]/ > > Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community >
Hi - I don't know - but suggest that you log on as admin and see what the settings are. Chris -----Original Message----- From: James Hatridge <[email protected]> Sent: 19 July 2018 19:14 To: [email protected] Subject: [GREATWAR] Re: The GREATWAR list is up for adoption! Hi, I thought that I was the admin for this group. What's up with this? JIM On 07/19/2018 10:02 AM, [email protected] wrote: > Hello, > > RootsWeb Mailing Lists are up and running but we could use some help in getting discussions going again and maintaining the lists. This list is currently up for adoption! > > What does it mean to adopt a list? > > You will need to make sure your email is registered and verified. You > can find instructions on how to do that here: > https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/lists/setupadmin > > Once you are made the admin, you will receive emails asking you to approve messages and sometimes subscriptions. Once a month or so you should post something interesting to the list to try and encourage conversation -- even if it is something simple like a roll call. > > The time required is likely a few hours a month. > > If you are interested in being the administrator of this list, please send an email to [email protected] with the list name in it and we will send you instructions. > > It doesn't take much time at all to maintain a list and getting reacquainted with your lists members. And it might just open some new genealogy doors for you. > > Thanks, > The Roots Web Team > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/[email protected] > com/ > > Archives: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected] > com/ > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: > https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal > RootsWeb community > _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/greatwar Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community
I've seen this on other Lists too. Peter On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:14:26 -0500, James Hatridge <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi, > > I thought that I was the admin for this group. What's up with this? > > JIM > > On 07/19/2018 10:02 AM, [email protected] wrote: > > Hello, > > > > RootsWeb Mailing Lists are up and running but we could use some help in getting discussions going again and maintaining the lists. This list is currently up for adoption! > > > > What does it mean to adopt a list? > > > > You will need to make sure your email is registered and verified. You can find instructions on how to do that here: https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/lists/setupadmin > > > > Once you are made the admin, you will receive emails asking you to approve messages and sometimes subscriptions. Once a month or so you should post something interesting to the list to try and encourage conversation -- even if it is something simple like a roll call. > > > > The time required is likely a few hours a month. > > > > If you are interested in being the administrator of this list, please send an email to [email protected] with the list name in it and we will send you instructions. > > > > It doesn't take much time at all to maintain a list and getting reacquainted with your lists members. And it might just open some new genealogy doors for you. > > > > Thanks, > > The Roots Web Team > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > > > > Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/[email protected]/ > > > > Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > > > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > > > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community > > > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/greatwar > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community
I find it odd that the email was signed "The Roots Web Team". RootsWeb is the normal usage -- I've seen Rootsweb used, but never Roots Web. Is it for real? Lindsay Graham Canberra, Australia On 20/7/18 17:31, Peter Metcalfe wrote: > I've seen this on other Lists too. > > Peter > > > > On Thu, 19 Jul 2018 13:14:26 -0500, James Hatridge <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Hi, >> >> I thought that I was the admin for this group. What's up with this? >> >> JIM >> >> On 07/19/2018 10:02 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> Hello, >>> >>> RootsWeb Mailing Lists are up and running but we could use some help in getting discussions going again and maintaining the lists. This list is currently up for adoption! >>> >>> What does it mean to adopt a list? >>> >>> You will need to make sure your email is registered and verified. You can find instructions on how to do that here: https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/lists/setupadmin >>> >>> Once you are made the admin, you will receive emails asking you to approve messages and sometimes subscriptions. Once a month or so you should post something interesting to the list to try and encourage conversation -- even if it is something simple like a roll call. >>> >>> The time required is likely a few hours a month. >>> >>> If you are interested in being the administrator of this list, please send an email to [email protected] with the list name in it and we will send you instructions. >>> >>> It doesn't take much time at all to maintain a list and getting reacquainted with your lists members. And it might just open some new genealogy doors for you. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> The Roots Web Team >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >>> >>> Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/lists/[email protected]/ >>> >>> Archives: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ >>> >>> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >>> >>> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >> Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/greatwar >> Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 >> Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog >> RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe and Archives https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/search/greatwar > Privacy Statement: https://ancstry.me/2JWBOdY Terms and Conditions: https://ancstry.me/2HDBym9 > Rootsweb Blog: http://rootsweb.blog > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community >