List owners have the opportunity to encourage traffic on their lists by regular posts to lists members. Especially in this Rootsweb recovery time, communication to list owners with helpful information is always a plus! On 12/28/18 10:15 AM, Mary Russell wrote: > Please, just tell me how to make all replies to a post to one of my lists go back to the list. > It seems people are answering privately when they don’t mean to. > I sent messages to 8 of my lists yesterday and suddenly had close to a hundred email. > Maybe as list owner I should post more myself to keep the lists active. > Mary -- Michael Lewis Santa Cruz, California Website: http://aranagulchpress.weebly.com/ Blog: https://malanlewis.wordpress.com/

Please, just tell me how to make all replies to a post to one of my lists go back to the list. It seems people are answering privately when they don’t mean to. I sent messages to 8 of my lists yesterday and suddenly had close to a hundred email. Maybe as list owner I should post more myself to keep the lists active. Mary --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

I wonder does this mean that all non-adminned lists will be inactive? Will there be no more lists available for adoption? If so, that is CRAZY! I still wonder why make them inactive in the first place. If the archives are to be available for browse and search, there might be someone who wishes to continue a conversation found in the archives. They cannot do so if the list is inactive. If the list has no messages, delete it and save the server space. Jim -----Original Message----- From: Sue Downhill [mailto:suedown3@gmail.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 26, 2018 10:20 AM To: Listowners list for Rootsweb list admins and moderators Subject: [LO] Re: Inactive Lists I recall that the lists that were inactivated may have been because the list owner's contact was no longer valid/ I may be wrong...

I recall that the lists that were inactivated may have been because the list owner's contact was no longer valid/ I may be wrong... On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 3:20 PM Jim Jackson <listsitter@charter.net> wrote: > I wonder what criteria has been used in setting lists as "Inactive". One > list (Crouch) had posts through September this year and is "Inactive" while > another "Badgerow" is still active with its last post in March! > I get more and more frustrated. > Jim >

Bruce, you can view the posts two ways: If you just want to view it, click on the attachment to the message you receive. To view and take action, click on the link at the bottom of the message which will take you to your held messages. From there, click on the post and you'll be able to see it plus indicate whether it should be posted to the list, discarded, or refused. Lynne Bruce Coyne <nyjester@live.com> wrote: > >I keep getting these but I cannot see the post I'm supposed to approve.  >How do I get a preview? > >Bruce > >

You should be able to scroll to the bottom of the message and see the post. Gene At 05:59 AM 12/25/2018, Bruce Coyne wrote: >I keep getting these but I cannot see the post I'm supposed to approve. >How do I get a preview? > >Bruce > > >_______________________________________________ >Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/listowners@rootsweb.com >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 > > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >https://www.avg.com

I keep getting these but I cannot see the post I'm supposed to approve.  How do I get a preview? Bruce

Yes, there was (is?) such a thing, but the list in question was Eng-Surrey. No doubt a glitch. Lynne Paul L LeBlanc via LISTOWNERS <listowners@rootsweb.com> wrote: > >I seem to remember that certain organization's would only allow their members to subscribe to their list and the archive was only available to subscribed members. > >It has been years since we discusse this.

I seem to remember that certain organization's would only allow their members to subscribe to their list and the archive was only available to subscribed members. It has been years since we discusse this.

At the bottom of every list post Adverts are only any use if anyone pays any attention to them, I don't wherever they may be Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 24/12/2018 12:56, Diana Gale Matthiesen wrote: > Where on this message do you see an advertisement? >

Where on this message do you see an advertisement? > -----Original Message----- > From: Janet Crawford [mailto:reojan@gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, December 24, 2018 3:43 AM > To: Listowners list for Rootsweb list admins and moderators > Subject: [LO] Re: Inactive Lists > > Seems to me that an email message is also an ad. > > Janet > > On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 2:49 AM Diana Gale Matthiesen <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> > wrote: > > > They can place ads on the archived pages, unlike email messages. > >

I have to disagree there Mary Yes anyone can come up with some data, but only thorough research can tell if its the right person or not Unfortunately the plethora of lists/forums/social media has only dissolved the the overall research enquiries, they are still being posted but here there and everywhere Often where only a few people can see it We may be dinosaurs but fairly knowledgeable dinosaurs ;-) Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 24/12/2018 12:34, Mary Russell wrote: > Yahoo has a few lists. I know one for Jackson surname > I belong to it. I do not know what is involved > to start one. It is a shame that research seems to be a thing of the past. My daughter sitting with her tablet can look up genealogy on a person, faster than I can find anything on Ancestry and my data. > Maybe we are simply dinosaurs. > Mary

I started with the main frame in Indiana on genealogy lists... we posted so much that it broke and we were distraught! then two angels formed rootsweb and off we went with thousands of posts , friendships made, when it got to expensive, many of us willingly and gratefully paid what we wanted to to Rootsweb to help with improvements. They gave us free pages. Then Ancestry bought Rootsweb with the promise of keeping the lists free for us. Now I hope I am wrong but I see “ free” going the way of the Dodo bird. I pay more for ancestry more than I pay for Bread in a month. Oh well, It was fun. Mary From: Sue Downhill Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2018 1:03 PM To: Listowners list for Rootsweb list admins and moderators Subject: [LO] Re: Inactive Lists Mary, Do not dismay! You hit a nerve when you used the word "Aging" I adopted my first list in 1999 & still have it! So, you see, I, too, have aged with the RootsWeb Families and I've had a few upgrades... esp. over the last year!! Many of us list owners are in the same boat! At one time one of my lists had over three hundred subscribers. Yet, when a new comer posted their interests there was very little response or help! Many of the list members were what we called "lurkers" -folks who sat back and waited for a connection to Fall Into Their Lap. (Wish Upon A Star!!) In the old days as list owners we were encouraged to stir up conversation... sadly, that never worked for me. I'm not giving up any lists, as I just never know what the future holds! Improvements that have been made I often did not like at first, and, then after using them for a while saw the wisdom in the upgrade. I do wish there was a link under the "Help" tab on Ancestry homepage just like there is to the Message Boards. But that's another subject. As far as friends, many of us are still here... just quietly "listening" in the background, and we're not finished !! Take Care & Stay with us and don't worry about all the terminology! Sue, On Sun, Dec 23, 2018 at 10:00 AM Mary Russell <maryiola@windstream.net> wrote: > All 28 or more of my surname lists are inactive. Mainly because I think > of the confusion on rootsweb, the times we are living in and maybe the list > members aging and slowing down like ME, and no doubt many other reasons., > I have found over 84 years and 50 of them doing genealogy that most “ > improvements” seem to be a step back into confusion. I will admit that most > of the subjects you speak of on this list go right over my head. > It is sad for me that the friendships and sharing of the past we had on > Rootsweb are over. I think if my lists go inactive that I too am finished. > It is sad. > Mary > _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/listowners@rootsweb.com 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

Yahoo has a few lists. I know one for Jackson surname > I belong to it. I do not know what is involved to start one. It is a shame that research seems to be a thing of the past. My daughter sitting with her tablet can look up genealogy on a person, faster than I can find anything on Ancestry and my data. Maybe we are simply dinosaurs. Mary From: Chris Codrington Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2018 9:41 AM To: 'Listowners list for Rootsweb list admins and moderators' Subject: [LO] Re: Inactive Lists Hello Nivard and others Ive been administering the Carib-Gen List (gatewayed to SocGenWestIndies) since 1997 and have seen it go from being a very dynamic list to utter silence. Any interest held the last four years in the list seems to have been killed by the fiasco at RootsWeb/Ancestry this past year or so. Nivard to your knowledge are there other go-to's serving similar purpose these days via different media such as blogs or FB? Research in the Carib is so darned tricky I would think the group would still be of some use to folks to confer on sources and such but at this stage I cant even get a roll call going. Insights? Chris Codrington Carib-Gen List -----Original Message----- From: Nivard Ovington <ovington.one@gmail.com> Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2018 8:42 AM To: listowners@rootsweb.com Subject: [LO] Re: Inactive Lists Hi Jim If I recall Annes post correctly, those lists with no recent posts were to be made inactive But not removed, the archives were to remain accessible Re gatewayed posts, I think most subscribers were confused by them at best so I don't mourn their passing The boards are still there and accessible Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 23/12/2018 12:16, Jim Jackson wrote: > Can someone at some time make request for re-activation of a list > (with compelling arguments) and have it granted? It seems that as > many lists have been marked "Inactive" as are not. Or will the > inactive lists, at some time, be completely removed from the system? > I can see that for those which have no posts, but I am concerned about > those which have posts but have been quiet. Almost all the lists I am > either admin or moderator have been quiet for some time. > > > > I have a personal reason for this concern as Crouch, one of my family > names, is on the "Inactive" roster. > > > > I also disagree with the arguments against continuing forwarding > message board posts to the lists. I have been active with Rootsweb > for 18 years so I have seen a thing or two here. > > > > Jim "Pops" Jackson _______________________________________________ Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/listown ers@rootsweb.com 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 https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/listowners@rootsweb.com 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 --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus

I checked the Crouch list after it was first mentioned to see how it looked It came straight up so its your method of getting to the list which is at odds Using the rootsweb homepage > mailing lists > Find a list > Crouch Gets three lists all marked as (inactive) It does not appear possible to search for just inactive lists as far as I can tell Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 24/12/2018 00:25, Mike Flannigan wrote: > > Would somebody please send me a link to an inactive list. > > The first list that started this thread was > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/crouch.rootsweb.com/ > which gives a 404 page not found error. > > > Mike

Seems to me that an email message is also an ad. Janet On Mon, Dec 24, 2018 at 2:49 AM Diana Gale Matthiesen <DianaGM@dgmweb.net> wrote: > They can place ads on the archived pages, unlike email messages. > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jim Jackson [mailto:listsitter@charter.net] > > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2018 5:16 PM > > To: 'Listowners list for Rootsweb list admins and moderators' > > Subject: [LO] Re: Inactive Lists > > > > Another plausible possibility. > > > > I wonder, what is the value to the parent company to assign "Inactive" to > > certain lists if the archives will be preserved? They still take up > server > > space. > > > > Jim > > _______________________________________________ > Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref > Unsubscribe > https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/listowners@rootsweb.com > 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 >

They can place ads on the archived pages, unlike email messages. > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Jackson [mailto:listsitter@charter.net] > Sent: Sunday, December 23, 2018 5:16 PM > To: 'Listowners list for Rootsweb list admins and moderators' > Subject: [LO] Re: Inactive Lists > > Another plausible possibility. > > I wonder, what is the value to the parent company to assign "Inactive" to > certain lists if the archives will be preserved? They still take up server > space. > > Jim

Thank you. Seems like a redirect might be in order. Mike On 12/23/2018 6:58 PM, Gene Phillips wrote: > The inactive lists has a different URL format. > https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/details?list_name=crouch > > Gene > > At 06:25 PM 12/23/2018, Mike Flannigan wrote: > >> Would somebody please send me a link to an inactive list. >> >> The first list that started this thread was >> https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/crouch.rootsweb.com/ >> which gives a 404 page not found error. >> >> >> Mike >>

The inactive lists has a different URL format. https://mailinglists.rootsweb.com/listindexes/details?list_name=crouch Gene At 06:25 PM 12/23/2018, Mike Flannigan wrote: >Would somebody please send me a link to an inactive list. > >The first list that started this thread was >https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/crouch.rootsweb.com/ >which gives a 404 page not found error. > > >Mike > > >On 12/23/2018 4:16 PM, Jim Jackson wrote: >>Another plausible possibility. >> >>I wonder, what is the value to the parent company to assign "Inactive" to >>certain lists if the archives will be preserved? They still take up server >>space. >> >>Jim > >_______________________________________________ >Email preferences: http://bit.ly/rootswebpref >Unsubscribe https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/listowners@rootsweb.com >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 > >--- >This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >https://www.avg.com

Would somebody please send me a link to an inactive list. The first list that started this thread was https://lists.rootsweb.com/postorius/lists/crouch.rootsweb.com/ which gives a 404 page not found error. Mike On 12/23/2018 4:16 PM, Jim Jackson wrote: > Another plausible possibility. > > I wonder, what is the value to the parent company to assign "Inactive" to > certain lists if the archives will be preserved? They still take up server > space. > > Jim >