what is this, and why am i getting it??

Sent from my iPhone On Mar 10, 2012, at 7:45 AM, listowners-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > > Today's Topics: > > 1. The "New List" messages (Jim Jackson) > 2. Re: The "New List" messages (sharonmc2002@aol.com) > 3. Re: The "New List" messages (Nelda Percival) > 4. Re: The "New List" messages (Tom Hutchison) > 5. Corca Laidhe new list (Janet Crawford) > 6. Re: The "New List" messages (Nan) > 7. Re: The "New List" messages (Jim Jackson) > 8. Re: Corca Laidhe new list (Jim Jackson) > 9. Re: The "New List" messages (Nan) > 10. Re: The "New List" messages (Jim Jackson) > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Message: 1 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:36:31 -0500 > From: "Jim Jackson" <popsjackson@gmail.com> > Subject: [LO] The "New List" messages > To: <listowners@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <00d601ccfeba$6ce23d00$46a6b700$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html > , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related > lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with > FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I > just being paranoid? > > Jim > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 2 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:53:47 -0500 (EST) > From: sharonmc2002@aol.com > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > To: popsjackson@gmail.com > Cc: listowners@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <7077e.77c63a9a.3c8ca8db@aol.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" > > If you are I am too > Sharon Mc > > In a message dated 3/10/2012 7:41:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, > popsjackson@gmail.com writes: > > Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html > , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related > lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with > FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I > just being paranoid? > > Jim > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 3 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 06:58:13 -0600 > From: Nelda Percival <nelda_percival@hotmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > To: <listowners@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <COL116-W1877742BEF20D6D1698838E4550@phx.gbl> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="iso-8859-1" > > > Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they should have asked first... > > > > Nelda L. Percival - my websites > > > http://freepages.folklore.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/index.htm > > > http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~bonsteinandgilpin/ > > Administrator of Y-DNA surname projects Gilpin, Cupp, Bonstein > Web Mistress for LCRG - http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~molcgdrg > > > >> From: popsjackson@gmail.com >> To: listowners@rootsweb.com >> Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:36:31 -0500 >> Subject: [LO] The "New List" messages >> >> Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html >> , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related >> lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with >> FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I >> just being paranoid? >> >> Jim > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 4 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 08:02:42 -0500 > From: Tom Hutchison <tom@hutch4.us> > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > To: listowners@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4F5B50F2.8000109@hutch4.us> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > > On 3/10/2012 7:36 AM, Jim Jackson wrote: >> Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List >> http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html >> , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related >> lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with >> FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I >> just being paranoid? > In a word - YES. > > If you stop and think about it, would they have given them a mail list > if they(Rootsweb/Ancestry) were concerned about it. > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 5 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 13:09:43 +0000 > From: Janet Crawford <reojan@gmail.com> > Subject: [LO] Corca Laidhe new list > To: LISTOWNERS <LISTOWNERS@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: > <CANOXhXZ2J9RuzhQDXL=uuoOegLLP=AUJW_Ze3AKh4WDyn8HHRw@mail.gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1 > > OK, folks, I am here and one of the new admins of the new list. I am > also admin of 4 other Rootsweb lists. I asked Rootsweb for this list > and told them the purpose, and they gave me [approved] the list. I > have announced it to, and only to, some other administrators whose > subbers might have an interest, i.e. certain surnames involved. It is > up to the admins of the surname lists involved whether they want to > let their subbers know about the new list or not, although I think it > will be of a benefit to them to do so ultimately. What other questions > might you all have? > > Janet > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 6 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 07:19:25 -0600 > From: Nan <nstarjak@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > To: listowners@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4F5B54DD.5070900@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, > I did forward the announcement to the list in question. > > Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list > lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be > assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? > > Just askin' . . . > > Nan > > > On 3/10/2012 6:58 AM, Nelda Percival wrote: >> Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they should have asked first... >> >> >> >> Nelda L. Percival - my websites >> >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 7 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:14:02 -0500 > From: "Jim Jackson" <popsjackson@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > To: "'Nan'" <nstarjak@gmail.com>, <listowners@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <00dc01ccfed0$6e25b780$4a712680$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > If we don't ask, we can't find answers. If we don't have answers, we might > make the wrong decisions about things. You may call it paranoia but I call > it attempting to do the best job I can as an admin. If I make uninformed > decisions I cannot be sure I am making the right ones. You may have all the > answers but I sometimes need to ask. Call it being human. > > Just replyin' . . . > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:19 AM > To: listowners@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > > Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, > I did forward the announcement to the list in question. > > Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list > lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be > assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? > > Just askin' . . . > > Nan > > > On 3/10/2012 6:58 AM, Nelda Percival wrote: >> Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com > that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they > should have asked first... >> >> >> >> Nelda L. Percival - my websites >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 8 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:29:48 -0500 > From: "Jim Jackson" <popsjackson@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LO] Corca Laidhe new list > To: "'Janet Crawford'" <reojan@gmail.com>, "'LISTOWNERS'" > <LISTOWNERS@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <00e101ccfed2$a17cce00$e4766a00$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Thanks, Janet, for the clarification. I apologize for being paranoid, just > trying to be careful and protective of my list members (maybe too much so). > I will gladly forward your announcement to my respective lists. > > Best wishes, > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Crawford > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:10 AM > To: LISTOWNERS > Subject: [LO] Corca Laidhe new list > > (Snipped for brevity) > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 9 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 09:39:37 -0600 > From: Nan <nstarjak@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > To: listowners@rootsweb.com > Message-ID: <4F5B75B9.1060601@gmail.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed > > See what I mean? I never said I have all the answers. I just said > there's a lot of suspicion lately about perfectly ordinary things. > > If she had subscribed to our lists and just posted the announcement > without asking, there would have been complaints. But she does the > proper thing, and asks first, and that's not welcomed, either. Darned > if you do, and darned if you don't. > > On 3/10/2012 9:14 AM, Jim Jackson wrote: >> If we don't ask, we can't find answers. If we don't have answers, we might >> make the wrong decisions about things. You may call it paranoia but I call >> it attempting to do the best job I can as an admin. If I make uninformed >> decisions I cannot be sure I am making the right ones. You may have all the >> answers but I sometimes need to ask. Call it being human. >> >> Just replyin' . . . >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan >> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:19 AM >> To: listowners@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages >> >> Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, >> I did forward the announcement to the list in question. >> >> Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list >> lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be >> assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? >> >> Just askin' . . . >> >> Nan >> >> >> On 3/10/2012 6:58 AM, Nelda Percival wrote: >>> Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com >> that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they >> should have asked first... >>> >>> >>> Nelda L. Percival - my websites >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > > ------------------------------ > > Message: 10 > Date: Sat, 10 Mar 2012 10:44:53 -0500 > From: "Jim Jackson" <popsjackson@gmail.com> > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > To: <listowners@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <00e401ccfed4$bcc7e300$3657a900$@com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" > > Yes she asked first. Not knowing if the FTDNA site was sanctioned by RW I > asked about it here. I got my answer and am satisfied. > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:40 AM > To: listowners@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > > See what I mean? I never said I have all the answers. I just said > there's a lot of suspicion lately about perfectly ordinary things. > > If she had subscribed to our lists and just posted the announcement > without asking, there would have been complaints. But she does the > proper thing, and asks first, and that's not welcomed, either. Darned > if you do, and darned if you don't. > > On 3/10/2012 9:14 AM, Jim Jackson wrote: >> If we don't ask, we can't find answers. If we don't have answers, we > might >> make the wrong decisions about things. You may call it paranoia but I > call >> it attempting to do the best job I can as an admin. If I make uninformed >> decisions I cannot be sure I am making the right ones. You may have all > the >> answers but I sometimes need to ask. Call it being human. >> >> Just replyin' . . . >> >> Jim >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan >> Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:19 AM >> To: listowners@rootsweb.com >> Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages >> >> Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, >> I did forward the announcement to the list in question. >> >> Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list >> lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be >> assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? >> >> Just askin' . . . >> >> Nan >> >> >> On 3/10/2012 6:58 AM, Nelda Percival wrote: >>> Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com >> that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they >> should have asked first... >>> >>> >>> Nelda L. Percival - my websites >>> >>> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------ > > To contact the LISTOWNERS list administrator, send an email to > LISTOWNERS-admin@rootsweb.com. > > To post a message to the LISTOWNERS mailing list, send an email to LISTOWNERS@rootsweb.com. > > __________________________________________________________ > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com > with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the > email with no additional text. > > > End of LISTOWNERS Digest, Vol 7, Issue 34 > *****************************************

Yes, I have learned quite a lot today. Thank you to those of you who accepted my ignorance and allowed me to learn yet another "new thing" and my apologies to those who were upset or, at least, stirred up by all this. I especially am grateful to Janet for her understanding and allowing me to grow a little more. Since I started all this I hope I can put it to rest now with the above statements. Anyone who wishes to "tongue lash" me in private is welcome to do so. I will get my "thick skin" ready. :) Jim -----Original Message----- From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of W David Samuelsen Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 1:56 PM To: listowners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages Jim, you're in for a surprise. I have DNA done by another company (SMGF) and results can be used to match whatever in FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage, findmypast, 123me, etc. This particular list is targeted to those suspected of Gaelic descent. Here's what the Wikipedia said about them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcu_Lo%C3%ADgde (Corcu Loigde) David Samuelsen

OK, folks, I am here and one of the new admins of the new list. I am also admin of 4 other Rootsweb lists. I asked Rootsweb for this list and told them the purpose, and they gave me [approved] the list. I have announced it to, and only to, some other administrators whose subbers might have an interest, i.e. certain surnames involved. It is up to the admins of the surname lists involved whether they want to let their subbers know about the new list or not, although I think it will be of a benefit to them to do so ultimately. What other questions might you all have? Janet

They did ask me for my Cass Surname List. Gene At 06:58 AM 3/10/2012, Nelda Percival wrote: >Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they should have asked first...

Jim, you're in for a surprise. I have DNA done by another company (SMGF) and results can be used to match whatever in FamilyTreeDNA, MyHeritage, findmypast, 123me, etc. This particular list is targeted to those suspected of Gaelic descent. Here's what the Wikipedia said about them. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corcu_Lo%C3%ADgde (Corcu Loigde) David Samuelsen On 3/10/2012 5:36 AM, Jim Jackson wrote: > Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html > , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related > lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with > FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I > just being paranoid? > > Jim > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Darrell, And I didn't refer to anyone in particular, because I was remarking on the general tone of late. As to "wacko" -- I once saw a sign that said something to the effect of "Normal people are just those you don't know very well. I resemble that remark . . . On 3/10/2012 10:44 AM, Darrell A. Martin wrote: > Nan: > > I think both Jim and Janet behaved just fine. Jim didn't say he thought > Janet was up to no good, he just wondered whether complying with the > request was appropriate. Janet, as you said, simply made a request to a > few admins, privately. When her request was discussed here on LO, she > dropped us all a line to give us more information. Nothing out of the > ordinary in any of this, in fact a commendably polite exchange. > > For that matter, I think your own observation about overly sensitive > posts to LO was also fine. I agree with it. It just doesn't apply to Jim > or Janet in this case. I would add that one of the purposes of LO is to > discuss just such issues.... If nothing else it helps me to keep track > of what is going on with other lists, even if I think everyone on here > is wacko except me (and I have very strong suspicions about me). ;) > > Darrell > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 3/10/2012 9:39 AM, Nan wrote: > See what I mean? I never said I have all the answers. I just said > there's a lot of suspicion lately about perfectly ordinary things. > > If she had subscribed to our lists and just posted the announcement > without asking, there would have been complaints. But she does the > proper thing, and asks first, and that's not welcomed, either. Darned > if you do, and darned if you don't. Nan: I think both Jim and Janet behaved just fine. Jim didn't say he thought Janet was up to no good, he just wondered whether complying with the request was appropriate. Janet, as you said, simply made a request to a few admins, privately. When her request was discussed here on LO, she dropped us all a line to give us more information. Nothing out of the ordinary in any of this, in fact a commendably polite exchange. For that matter, I think your own observation about overly sensitive posts to LO was also fine. I agree with it. It just doesn't apply to Jim or Janet in this case. I would add that one of the purposes of LO is to discuss just such issues.... If nothing else it helps me to keep track of what is going on with other lists, even if I think everyone on here is wacko except me (and I have very strong suspicions about me). ;) Darrell

Yes she asked first. Not knowing if the FTDNA site was sanctioned by RW I asked about it here. I got my answer and am satisfied. Jim -----Original Message----- From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 10:40 AM To: listowners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages See what I mean? I never said I have all the answers. I just said there's a lot of suspicion lately about perfectly ordinary things. If she had subscribed to our lists and just posted the announcement without asking, there would have been complaints. But she does the proper thing, and asks first, and that's not welcomed, either. Darned if you do, and darned if you don't. On 3/10/2012 9:14 AM, Jim Jackson wrote: > If we don't ask, we can't find answers. If we don't have answers, we might > make the wrong decisions about things. You may call it paranoia but I call > it attempting to do the best job I can as an admin. If I make uninformed > decisions I cannot be sure I am making the right ones. You may have all the > answers but I sometimes need to ask. Call it being human. > > Just replyin' . . . > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:19 AM > To: listowners@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > > Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, > I did forward the announcement to the list in question. > > Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list > lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be > assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? > > Just askin' . . . > > Nan > > > On 3/10/2012 6:58 AM, Nelda Percival wrote: >> Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com > that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they > should have asked first... >> >> >> Nelda L. Percival - my websites >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Darn, he's onto me! ;-) On 3/10/2012 10:21 AM, Darrell A. Martin wrote: > Nan: > Of course new admins join LO to spy on us. Why else would they read this > stuff? But fair is fair, I spy on them too. How else would I be able to > head off a hostile takeover of MARTIN-QC-NEWENG, its 42 subscribers, and > last message in 2008??? > > * * * with tongue firmly in cheek * * * > > Darrell > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thanks, Janet, for the clarification. I apologize for being paranoid, just trying to be careful and protective of my list members (maybe too much so). I will gladly forward your announcement to my respective lists. Best wishes, Jim -----Original Message----- From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Janet Crawford Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:10 AM To: LISTOWNERS Subject: [LO] Corca Laidhe new list (Snipped for brevity)

On 3/10/2012 7:19 AM, Nan wrote: > Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, > I did forward the announcement to the list in question. > > Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list > lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be > assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? > > Just askin' . . . > > Nan Nan: Of course new admins join LO to spy on us. Why else would they read this stuff? But fair is fair, I spy on them too. How else would I be able to head off a hostile takeover of MARTIN-QC-NEWENG, its 42 subscribers, and last message in 2008??? * * * with tongue firmly in cheek * * * Darrell

On 3/10/2012 7:09 AM, Janet Crawford wrote: > OK, folks, I am here and one of the new admins of the new list. I am > also admin of 4 other Rootsweb lists. I asked Rootsweb for this list > and told them the purpose, and they gave me [approved] the list. I > have announced it to, and only to, some other administrators whose > subbers might have an interest, i.e. certain surnames involved. It is > up to the admins of the surname lists involved whether they want to > let their subbers know about the new list or not, although I think it > will be of a benefit to them to do so ultimately. What other questions > might you all have? > > Janet Janet: Yes! If you happen to find that one of my ancestors appears in your discussions, could you drop me a line? ::big grin:: Darrell

If we don't ask, we can't find answers. If we don't have answers, we might make the wrong decisions about things. You may call it paranoia but I call it attempting to do the best job I can as an admin. If I make uninformed decisions I cannot be sure I am making the right ones. You may have all the answers but I sometimes need to ask. Call it being human. Just replyin' . . . Jim -----Original Message----- From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:19 AM To: listowners@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, I did forward the announcement to the list in question. Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? Just askin' . . . Nan On 3/10/2012 6:58 AM, Nelda Percival wrote: > Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they should have asked first... > > > > Nelda L. Percival - my websites > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

On 3/10/2012 6:36 AM, Jim Jackson wrote: > Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html > , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related > lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with > FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I > just being paranoid? > > Jim Jim: You are just being paranoid. ;) And that is *just* my opinion. I think the primary purpose of RootsWeb mailing lists is to provide a forum in which information about the list topic can be shared. If the requested announcement is pertinent to your list's topic, and it is your policy to permit such, in general, I see no problem with the announcement (with added comments as you see fit). For me, the relationship with FamilyTreeDNA is totally irrelevant. The far and away most active RootsWeb list to which I subscribe -- averaging over 1,000 messages per month for the last six months -- discusses The Master Genealogist. TMG is a direct competitor to Family Tree Maker -- which is owned by the Ancestry/RootsWeb family of companies. Darrell

See what I mean? I never said I have all the answers. I just said there's a lot of suspicion lately about perfectly ordinary things. If she had subscribed to our lists and just posted the announcement without asking, there would have been complaints. But she does the proper thing, and asks first, and that's not welcomed, either. Darned if you do, and darned if you don't. On 3/10/2012 9:14 AM, Jim Jackson wrote: > If we don't ask, we can't find answers. If we don't have answers, we might > make the wrong decisions about things. You may call it paranoia but I call > it attempting to do the best job I can as an admin. If I make uninformed > decisions I cannot be sure I am making the right ones. You may have all the > answers but I sometimes need to ask. Call it being human. > > Just replyin' . . . > > Jim > > -----Original Message----- > From: listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:listowners-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Nan > Sent: Saturday, March 10, 2012 8:19 AM > To: listowners@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LO] The "New List" messages > > Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, > I did forward the announcement to the list in question. > > Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list > lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be > assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? > > Just askin' . . . > > Nan > > > On 3/10/2012 6:58 AM, Nelda Percival wrote: >> Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com > that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they > should have asked first... >> >> >> Nelda L. Percival - my websites >> >> > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

On 3/10/2012 7:36 AM, Jim Jackson wrote: > Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List > http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html > , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related > lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with > FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I > just being paranoid? In a word - YES. If you stop and think about it, would they have given them a mail list if they(Rootsweb/Ancestry) were concerned about it.

If you are I am too Sharon Mc In a message dated 3/10/2012 7:41:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, popsjackson@gmail.com writes: Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I just being paranoid? Jim ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LISTOWNERS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Those of you who have received messages concerning the New List http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/index/other/DNA/IRL-CORCA-LAIDHE-DNA.html , have you complied with the request to announce the list on your related lists? I have been reluctant to do so because of their relation with FamilyTreeDNA which I do not believe is related to Rootsweb/Ancestry. Am I just being paranoid? Jim

Well, in my case they DID ask first. And since it is genealogy-related, I did forward the announcement to the list in question. Side note: there sure does seem to be a lot of paranoia on this list lately -- new subscribers, new lists . . . What's next? Will we be assuming new admins join up for some nefarious purpose? Just askin' . . . Nan On 3/10/2012 6:58 AM, Nelda Percival wrote: > Rootsweb.com has allowed DNA lists connected to FTDNA on rootsweb.com that is just letting others know a new DNA list was developed. But they should have asked first... > > > > Nelda L. Percival - my websites > >