Clicking "Mailing Lists" on the main Rootsweb page sends you to: https://mailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/ Searching that page for McBee (my very first list) I'm sent to https://mailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/search/MCBEE And you are right, that page doesn't say to send email to "[email protected]". However, I'm reasonably sure that the welcome message says that. And those who are already subscribed can just look at a list post! Valorie On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 5:23 AM, Nivard Ovington <[email protected]> wrote: > > One of my subscribers mailed me earlier to ask the correct address to post > to the list > > So rather than just hand over the address I prefer to try and teach them how > to find it themselves (and all the other lists) > > I would normally have sent them to the lists home page, at the same time > letting them know how to find that page > > ie as it used to be, Mailing lists from the top bar menu from Rootsweb home > page, search for a list in the lower search box and follow your nose to the > list in question > > That home page had the addresses to use for contacting admin, posting to the > list and the correct address for subscribing & unsubscribing > > So I got up the find a mailing list search page (as the menu is *still* > missing from the Rootsweb home page) > > But on drilling down to the home page for that list I find the very thing I > am trying to point out to her is *missing* now > > On each lists home page is the admin address and the subscribing & > unsubscribing address > > But no "to post to this list" address > > > > -- > Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) -- http://about.me/valoriez

Anne, I have two lists that could be deleted.  I am the owner of 3 lists WLS-Cardiganshire, WLS-Pembrokeshire, and DYFED.  The last covers the 3 counties of Cardiganshire, Carmarthenshire and Pembrokeshire. For many years, with reasonable success, I have discouraged the use of the WLS-Cardiganshire & WLS-Pembrokeshire lists and use DYFED instead.  Even now Dyfed list is not overwhelmed with postigs.  However anyone searching searching for a county  sees both Cardiganshire and Dyfed presented.  If they choose the email observation they do not see the line that is now present on the administration page of the two unwanted lists: 'OBSOLETE LIST. Please use the DYFED list instead' I believe that users will expect to see the counties Pembrokeshire and Cardiganshire when they browse the list for Wales, but ideally they would point to the Dyfed list.  Also the reference to the list being obsolete would be included on this page: https://mailinglists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/listindexes/international/Wales#WLS-CARDIGANSHIRE (A Wales-Carmarthenshire list also exists, but I do not own that.) Dai Bevan On 18/04/18 22:56, Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: > And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the > list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that > are active and 2) lists that have that potential. > > Anne > >

I live in hope that one day someone else in the world will have an interest in the CATSON surname and join me in that mailing list. I'm the only member there, and if memory serves I've been the only member since I asked for the list to be started in 2006. The CATSON board was gatewayed to the list (I started the board, too); only one poster besides me has ever posted there - and she turned out to be a cousin. I post what little I find to that list so it can be found in the future. It's the name of one of my ancestors, who is a little bit elusive. Wendy On Thu, Apr 19, 2018 at 9:56 AM, Anne Gillespie Mitchell < [email protected]> wrote: > Throwing this out there for discussion. > > We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working > on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but > Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the > landscape. > > I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. > > So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: > > - Lists that have never had post > - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in > the last 2 years > - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 > subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years > > If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, > please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. > > And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the > list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that > are active and 2) lists that have that potential. > > Anne > > > -- > Anne Mitchell >

I have no issue with this. I think some of mine call into that category. They were never that active even at the height of the genealogy "craze". Sherry Landa On 18 April 2018, at 22:56, Anne Gillespie Mitchell <[email protected]> wrote: Throwing this out there for discussion. We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the landscape. I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: - Lists that have never had post - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in the last 2 years - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that are active and 2) lists that have that potential. Anne -- Anne Mitchell http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com> _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

Mine is Ambrose of Germany and Pennsylvania and am subbed to Ambrose list. My xggf was Dr. George Ambrose Schwein/Swain and he was named after one of the Ambrose families in Pennsylvania. So be careful with deletions. David Samuelsen On 4/18/2018 8:16 PM, Lisa Martin wrote: > I agree with you Pat, that's why I asked to have some alt spellings added to > the list I own. > > By the way Pat are your Ambrose's Bohemian? I just learn that my > GGrandmothers maiden name was Ambrose or Ambross. > > Lisa

OK, we’re all admins/owners on here (on should be). Isn’t it about time we ALL abided by one of the primary rules of list etiquette, and remember to strip off ALL the footers before replying. I, for one, am getting sick of seeing multiple footers (especially the absurdly long Digest ones). Makes the digests very hard to read. The Digest software is capable of removing the most recent footer, but not those included by fellow admins/owners who surely ought to know better. Rant over, regards Peter

I would echo Paul L LeBlanc's question - if a list is being deleted will it's archives also go away - obviously with no posts it wouldn't matter, but for those that exist, what about their archives? Tim Stowell On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 9:10 PM, Paul L LeBlanc via LISTOWNERS < [email protected]> wrote: > We have spent years building archives. > > Some small names may have the entire histories/genealogies and if people > check the archive they will get their answer. > No reason to ask the question again. > Are the archives also going away? > > > > At 05:56 PM 4/18/2018, Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: > > > >> We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently > working > >> on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but > >> Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the > >> landscape. > >> > >> I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Rick B, I made that suggestion (merging similarly named lists) way back in the days of "Pig" but it fell on deaf ears. Even volunteered to do a lot of the leg work involved, but no interest (by which I mean not even a response). Regards, Ian MARR at 38° 24' 01.299" S by 142° 34' 11.9094" E; 6m above sea level Remember, to EVERY question in life, there is MORE than ONE correct answer. This message can be considered to be in the public domain. The home of SW Victorian Cemetery indexes: http://www.ianmarr.net.au/ Allansford Weather (10 min updates): http://www.ianmarr.net.au/Weather/ Family Tree (Ancestry): http://trees.ancestry.com.au/tree/66493449/family/pedigree?cfpid=48155438646&selnode=1 Family Tree (TribalPages): http://marrwatts.tribalpages.com/ -----Original Message----- From: Richard Berkheiser Sent: Thursday, April 19, 2018 12:47 PM To: Listowners list for Rootsweb list admins and moderators Subject: [LO]Re: Some unused lists that will be subject to deletion That's what I was thinking of suggesting. Just take all the similarly spelled surnames and merge them together. Way too many variations. Rick B On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 10:10 PM, Lisa Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > I know there's list of alternate spellings of surnames and even some that > are surnames by state. > I have the Cook list if you would like to you can take the archives for > Cook-nc, cook-tn and txcooke add then to the Cook list archives and add > the > members to the Cook list. Then the nc, tn and tx lists can be deleted. > Also Koch can be add to the Cook list it's the German spelling of Cook > it's > on the orphan list.. > > I haven't received any messages from the Chase list so it seems the list > manager didn't return I will adopt it... > > > There's 26 Smith + state list on the orphan list. Probably should take > all > those archives and merge them with the Smith list > > That will help clear out a few orphan list. > > Lisa > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Gillespie Mitchell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 5:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LO]Some unused lists that will be subject to deletion > > Throwing this out there for discussion. > > We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working > on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but > Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the > landscape. > > I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. > > So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: > > - Lists that have never had post > - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in > the last 2 years > - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 > subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years > > If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, > please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. > > And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the > list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that > are active and 2) lists that have that potential. > > Anne > > > -- > Anne Mitchell > > http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/ > [email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. 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txcooke is the county list for Cooke County TX At 09:10 PM 4/18/2018, Lisa Martin wrote: >I know there's list of alternate spellings of surnames and even some that >are surnames by state. >I have the Cook list if you would like to you can take the archives for >Cook-nc, cook-tn and txcooke add then to the Cook list archives and add the >members to the Cook list. Then the nc, tn and tx lists can be deleted. >Also Koch can be add to the Cook list it's the German spelling of Cook it's >on the orphan list.. > >I haven't received any messages from the Chase list so it seems the list >manager didn't return I will adopt it... > > >There's 26 Smith + state list on the orphan list. Probably should take all >those archives and merge them with the Smith list > >That will help clear out a few orphan list. > >Lisa > > > >-----Original Message----- >From: Anne Gillespie Mitchell [mailto:[email protected]] >Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 5:56 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: [LO]Some unused lists that will be subject to deletion > >Throwing this out there for discussion. > >We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working >on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but >Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the >landscape. > >I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. > >So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: > > - Lists that have never had post > - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in > the last 2 years > - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 > subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years > >If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, >please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. > >And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the >list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that >are active and 2) lists that have that potential. > >Anne > > >-- >Anne Mitchell > >http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com> > >_______________________________________________ > >_______________________________________________ >You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb >Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: >https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > >To unsubscribe send an email to >mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > >View the archives for this list at: >https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > >Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at >https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. >Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions >https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > >RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb >community > >_______________________________________________ > >_______________________________________________ >You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > >To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > >View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > >Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > >RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >http://www.avg.com

That's what I was thinking of suggesting. Just take all the similarly spelled surnames and merge them together. Way too many variations. Rick B On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 10:10 PM, Lisa Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > I know there's list of alternate spellings of surnames and even some that > are surnames by state. > I have the Cook list if you would like to you can take the archives for > Cook-nc, cook-tn and txcooke add then to the Cook list archives and add > the > members to the Cook list. Then the nc, tn and tx lists can be deleted. > Also Koch can be add to the Cook list it's the German spelling of Cook it's > on the orphan list.. > > I haven't received any messages from the Chase list so it seems the list > manager didn't return I will adopt it... > > > There's 26 Smith + state list on the orphan list. Probably should take all > those archives and merge them with the Smith list > > That will help clear out a few orphan list. > > Lisa > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Gillespie Mitchell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 5:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LO]Some unused lists that will be subject to deletion > > Throwing this out there for discussion. > > We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working > on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but > Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the > landscape. > > I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. > > So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: > > - Lists that have never had post > - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in > the last 2 years > - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 > subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years > > If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, > please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. > > And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the > list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that > are active and 2) lists that have that potential. > > Anne > > > -- > Anne Mitchell > > http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/ > [email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community >

Those are good ideas On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 7:11 PM Lisa Martin <[email protected]> wrote: > I know there's list of alternate spellings of surnames and even some that > are surnames by state. > I have the Cook list if you would like to you can take the archives for > Cook-nc, cook-tn and txcooke add then to the Cook list archives and add > the > members to the Cook list. Then the nc, tn and tx lists can be deleted. > Also Koch can be add to the Cook list it's the German spelling of Cook it's > on the orphan list.. > > I haven't received any messages from the Chase list so it seems the list > manager didn't return I will adopt it... > > > There's 26 Smith + state list on the orphan list. Probably should take all > those archives and merge them with the Smith list > > That will help clear out a few orphan list. > > Lisa > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anne Gillespie Mitchell [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 5:56 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: [LO]Some unused lists that will be subject to deletion > > Throwing this out there for discussion. > > We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working > on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but > Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the > landscape. > > I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. > > So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: > > - Lists that have never had post > - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in > the last 2 years > - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 > subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years > > If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, > please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. > > And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the > list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that > are active and 2) lists that have that potential. > > Anne > > > -- > Anne Mitchell > > http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com> > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to > mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: > > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- Anne Mitchell http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com>

If they are a variation of a surname then merge the archive with the other variation list that may be more active. -----Original Message----- From: Paul L LeBlanc via LISTOWNERS [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 9:10 PM To: [email protected] Cc: Paul L LeBlanc Subject: [LO]Re: Some unused lists that will be subject to deletion We have spent years building archives. Some small names may have the entire histories/genealogies and if people check the archive they will get their answer. No reason to ask the question again. Are the archives also going away? > At 05:56 PM 4/18/2018, Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: > >> We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working >> on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but >> Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the >> landscape. >> >> I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

I agree with you Pat, that's why I asked to have some alt spellings added to the list I own. By the way Pat are your Ambrose's Bohemian? I just learn that my GGrandmothers maiden name was Ambrose or Ambross. Lisa -----Original Message----- From: Pat Asher [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 7:19 PM To: Listowners list for Rootsweb list admins and moderators Subject: [LO]Re: Some unused lists that will be subject to deletion At 05:56 PM 4/18/2018, Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: >We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working >on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but >Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the >landscape. > >I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. BRAVO! One of the surnames I research is AMBROSE. Sounds simple, but the variations are almost infinitesimal. Names like AMBROSSI or AMBROSIN and many more. I know of at least eleven. That said, there are not separate RootsWeb lists for every variation of which I am aware, but there are at least 4: AMBERG AMBERT/AMEBER(S) AMBOS AMBROSE As a researcher, why should I have to subscribe to every spelling variation, assuming I am open to the possibility that there ARE spelling variations? Just put variations in the list description. Pat A. _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

I know there's list of alternate spellings of surnames and even some that are surnames by state. I have the Cook list if you would like to you can take the archives for Cook-nc, cook-tn and txcooke add then to the Cook list archives and add the members to the Cook list. Then the nc, tn and tx lists can be deleted. Also Koch can be add to the Cook list it's the German spelling of Cook it's on the orphan list.. I haven't received any messages from the Chase list so it seems the list manager didn't return I will adopt it... There's 26 Smith + state list on the orphan list. Probably should take all those archives and merge them with the Smith list That will help clear out a few orphan list. Lisa -----Original Message----- From: Anne Gillespie Mitchell [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Wednesday, April 18, 2018 5:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LO]Some unused lists that will be subject to deletion Throwing this out there for discussion. We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the landscape. I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: - Lists that have never had post - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in the last 2 years - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that are active and 2) lists that have that potential. Anne -- Anne Mitchell http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com> _______________________________________________ _______________________________________________ You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected]?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb community

We have spent years building archives. Some small names may have the entire histories/genealogies and if people check the archive they will get their answer. No reason to ask the question again. Are the archives also going away? > At 05:56 PM 4/18/2018, Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: > >> We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working >> on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but >> Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the >> landscape. >> >> I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists.

Pat, I'm on it. Clean the never or barely used and then we focus on the rest. :-D On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 4:19 PM, Pat Asher <[email protected]> wrote: > At 05:56 PM 4/18/2018, Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: > >> We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working >> on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but >> Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the >> landscape. >> >> I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. >> > > BRAVO! > > One of the surnames I research is AMBROSE. Sounds simple, but the > variations are almost infinitesimal. Names like AMBROSSI or AMBROSIN and > many more. I know of at least eleven. That said, there are not separate > RootsWeb lists for every variation of which I am aware, but there are at > least 4: > > AMBERG > AMBERT/AMEBER(S) > AMBOS > AMBROSE > > As a researcher, why should I have to subscribe to every spelling > variation, assuming I am open to the possibility that there ARE spelling > variations? Just put variations in the list description. > > > Pat A. > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestr > y.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- Anne Mitchell http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com>

At 05:56 PM 4/18/2018, Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: >We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working >on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but >Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the >landscape. > >I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. BRAVO! One of the surnames I research is AMBROSE. Sounds simple, but the variations are almost infinitesimal. Names like AMBROSSI or AMBROSIN and many more. I know of at least eleven. That said, there are not separate RootsWeb lists for every variation of which I am aware, but there are at least 4: AMBERG AMBERT/AMEBER(S) AMBOS AMBROSE As a researcher, why should I have to subscribe to every spelling variation, assuming I am open to the possibility that there ARE spelling variations? Just put variations in the list description. Pat A.

I can send out notification. That's a reasonable request. Anne On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 3:42 PM, Chris Mahoney <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi > > If we have list that is subject to deletion, will we get prior > notification that it is about to be deleted (so we can present a case to > retain it). Or will it just be deleted. > > Also, is it possible that other lists (aside from the Surname ones) can be > subject to deletion as one. I can think of a few that exist which either > cover a particular topic, or geographical region that are probably better > off going than retaining. > > > On 19/04/2018 9:56 a.m., Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: > >> Throwing this out there for discussion. >> >> We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working >> on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but >> Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the >> landscape. >> >> I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. >> >> So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: >> >> - Lists that have never had post >> - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts >> in >> the last 2 years >> - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 >> subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years >> >> If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, >> please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. >> >> And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the >> list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that >> are active and 2) lists that have that potential. >> >> Anne >> >> >> > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: > https://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb.ancestr > y.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- Anne Mitchell http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com>

Hi If we have list that is subject to deletion, will we get prior notification that it is about to be deleted (so we can present a case to retain it).  Or will it just be deleted. Also, is it possible that other lists (aside from the Surname ones) can be subject to deletion as one.  I can think of a few that exist which either cover a particular topic, or geographical region that are probably better off going than retaining. On 19/04/2018 9:56 a.m., Anne Gillespie Mitchell wrote: > Throwing this out there for discussion. > > We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working > on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but > Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the > landscape. > > I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. > > So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: > > - Lists that have never had post > - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in > the last 2 years > - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 > subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years > > If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, > please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. > > And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the > list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that > are active and 2) lists that have that potential. > > Anne > >

Perfect example. No posts since 2012 and 4 members. And if someone wants to get it going again someday, that works, but for now, it is one less spam magnet. Thanks! On Wed, Apr 18, 2018 at 3:02 PM, Diane Sowden via LISTOWNERS < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Anne, you can delete my MARGRIE surname one. IF I get back to research > I can set it up again. > > Diane > > Sent from my iPad > > > On 18 Apr 2018, at 22:56, Anne Gillespie Mitchell < > [email protected]> wrote: > > > > Throwing this out there for discussion. > > > > We have WAY too many lists. And many aren't used. I am currently working > > on ways to drive traffic and signups to location and subject lists, but > > Surname lists are a bit of problem -- many are unused and clutter up the > > landscape. > > > > I suspect we have between 15,000 and 25,000 surname lists. > > > > So Surname lists that are subject to deletion: > > > > - Lists that have never had post > > - Lists that have no owner and less than 10 subscribers and no posts in > > the last 2 years > > - Lists that have no registered owner (as of April 30th), less than 10 > > subscribers and no posts within the last 2 years > > > > If anyone wants to make an argument for Surname lists that get no use, > > please make it. Or better yet, show them some care. > > > > And if you have lists that you think just need to be deleted, send me the > > list and a quick justification. We want 2 kinds of lists: 1) lists that > > are active and 2) lists that have that potential. > > > > Anne > > > > > > -- > > Anne Mitchell > > > > http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com> > > > > _______________________________________________ > > > > _______________________________________________ > > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > > > To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > > > View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > > _______________________________________________ > > _______________________________________________ > You are receiving this email because you have registered with RootsWeb > Mailing Lists. Manage your email preferences at: https://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/postorius/accounts/subscriptions/ > > To unsubscribe send an email to mailto:[email protected] > ?subject=unsubscribe&body=unsubscribe > > View the archives for this list at: https://lists.rootsweb. > ancestry.com/hyperkitty/list/[email protected]/ > > Your privacy is important to us. View our Privacy Statement at > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/privacystatement for more information. > Use of RootsWeb is subject to our Terms and Conditions > https://www.ancestry.com/cs/legal/termsandconditions > > RootsWeb is funded and supported by Ancestry.com and our loyal RootsWeb > community > -- Anne Mitchell http://clustergenealogy.com <http://finding-forgotten-stories.com>