That's a very strong argument for setting lists up so that the owner/admin approves each new member, and then putting them onto moderation immediately after approval is given. Another one - I had a new member on one of my lists recently post about her family. Her first-ever post on Rootsweb. She gave personal details about herself and close family members who were clearly living. I wrote to her suggesting she rethink the level of detail she revealed to a public forum, and she came back and thanked me for the guidance, appreciating that I'd prevented her from making a newbie mistake she might come to regret. Food for thought. :-) Kind Regards, Wendy JYoung6180@aol.com said the following on 2/05/2012 2:53 p.m.: > Remember the donslist guy I wrote about before? Well, in just a little over ONE week since he's showed up on the RootsWeb lists he's amassed a total of 848 messages in the list archives. > > I know I've tried to explain asking permission to post advertisements and what "off-topic" means but he's just not listening and doesn't care. Tonight after I blocked him on one of my lists he got himself a throwaway Yahoo address subbed and attacked me and unsubbed. > > Every single one of the 848 messages from him over the past few days is a direct advertisement for his Web site--and really nothing more. > > Joan