On 2/13/2013 6:26 PM, JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: > It's been brought to my attention that the post to which I replied earlier > concerned a MASS posting to HUNDREDS of lists of the same identical post. > Obviously a mass posting of this nature and scope would never be relevant to > each of the lists where it has been posted. So while I stand by my earlier > reply, I want to emphasize that I was thinking in terms of a conference > announcement that might be relevant to a few counties like the posts I > sometimes get for my central PA lists. > > The key is still specific relevancy...NO announcement is relevant to > HUNDREDS of lists and should only be posted once or a few times to lists where > there is specific relevancy AND with permission of the admins of those lists. > > Joan Joan: You had me nodding emphatically right up until "AND with permission of the admins of those lists." I disagree with that. A posted announcement is either within my list rules, including relevancy, and DOES NOT NEED my permission; or is not within my list rules, and CANNOT GET my permission. Practically speaking, I have never heard of such mass postings coming from someone who is, and who has been, already subscribed to hundreds of lists. A few dozen lists, sure -- I have seen that. I would argue that is not SPAM, just enthusiasm ... possibly misguided, granted, but a different kind of problem. In my experience those messages are at least relevant to the poster's interests, and likely to be relevant to the lists' topics. Each admin will have her or his own way of dealing with off-topic posts from existing subscribers. The real problem is "hit and run" postings, like the batch we are discussing now. The only practical way to prevent these *as admins* is not to require admin approval in advance -- which will never be requested and therefore CANNOT POSSIBLY work -- but to require admin approval of **subscriptions** (List tools->Privacy options->Require approval). My experience, with my 18 lists, is that this is an effort that is not even close to worth it. Other admins may have different experiences and will find this option useful, which is why I mention it. Darrell

There are now over 250 copies of the announcement and staff has been removing them when reported. -----Original Message----- From: Darrell A. Martin darrellm@sprynet.com