Joan, are you referring to "Don's List" ? David Samuelsen On 4/28/2012 10:59 PM, JYoung6180@aol.com wrote: > I don't know how many of you admin locality lists but I've been hit over > the past few days with hundreds of posts like this one: > http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/PENNSYLVANIA/2012-04/133521375 > 9 > > Some were caught in pending requests because he sent too many at one time > and they were blocked. I responded by rejecting them and explained in my > rejection notice that the posts were not specifically relevant to the topic of > the lists he was trying to post on AND that he was cross-posting to too > many lists...not only THAT but he encourages people to reply to him with > questions, etc. ON the lists! > > The difficulty with complaining about his off-topic mass cross-posting > AFTER he posts anyway after being told NOT TO, is that people DO find his site > "useful" or "helpful" and those who don't grasp the problem with massive > cross-posting and advertising on hundreds of lists get upset if/when the > admin intervenes. He has caused a great deal of turmoil on my lists so far and > he's branching out now to many other lists. > > This is just a "heads up" that this guy is going state by state, county by > county, subbing to lists and posting identical messages/advertisements on > every list he can find. > > Joan > > ------------------------------- > 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 >