It could be a WorldGenWeb list. Is it listed under WorldGenWeb when you go to the browse mail lists page? If not, it could the the admin is connected to WorldGenWeb, has had the list forever, and just assumes the two go together. It has been known to happen. Nan On 4/25/2012 4:31 PM, Christina Hunt wrote: > This comment was posted by a list admin in response to a posting for free data > on a project website: > > >> This is a WorldGenWeb list. I don't mind postings letting folks know what > >> new things you have on your site, but I do mind making requests. Especially > >> when you haven't contacted me and asked if Mind. > > My understanding was that lists are no longer given out to a "project" but that > a county list is a county list. The project idea led to duplicate lists which > is no longer done. > > I know the pages describing lists are old and still often say the list is for > such and such a project. At least this is so in Ireland. > > I would like to know the current Rootsweb standing on genealogy projects owning > lists. > Does any one know? > Thanks, > Christina > > ------------------------------- > 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

If the listadmin is found to prevent, restrict anyone from outside listadmin's project, the list can be taken away, once the complaint is filed and investigated by RW. The policy has already established for years governing the lists having NO variations of genweb in the mailing list names. David Samuelsen On 4/25/2012 6:08 PM, Nan wrote: > It could be a WorldGenWeb list. Is it listed under WorldGenWeb when you > go to the browse mail lists page? > > If not, it could the the admin is connected to WorldGenWeb, has had the > list forever, and just assumes the two go together. It has been known > to happen. > > Nan > > On 4/25/2012 4:31 PM, Christina Hunt wrote: >> This comment was posted by a list admin in response to a posting for free data >> on a project website: >> >> >> This is a WorldGenWeb list. I don't mind postings letting folks know what >> >> new things you have on your site, but I do mind making requests. Especially >> >> when you haven't contacted me and asked if Mind. >> >> My understanding was that lists are no longer given out to a "project" but that >> a county list is a county list. The project idea led to duplicate lists which >> is no longer done. >> >> I know the pages describing lists are old and still often say the list is for >> such and such a project. At least this is so in Ireland. >> >> I would like to know the current Rootsweb standing on genealogy projects owning >> lists. >> Does any one know? >> Thanks, >> Christina >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >