LaDonna, I've noticed that replies now no longer default to the List but, instead, go privately to the person who posted the message. I'm thinking that they used to default to the List. Did you change this option when you took over List? In my opinion, not having them default to the List, leaves a lot of unanswered questions in the archives because a lot of people just click "reply" and don't realize it's not going back to List. I'm the Administrator of several mailing lists, and I've found that having replies default to the List generates a lot more interaction between the subscribers. Also, many times, when people post queries there may be other people lurking out there who would like to know the answer too, but when reply goes privately to poster, they're left hanging. This is just my opinion. Bettye On Wed, March 2, 2005 9:27 am, [email protected] said: > Hi MoJeffer Members! > > I'm LaDonna Garner, the new List Administrator, or List Mom as some call > it, > I'm very excited to be keeping the list on track and moving. > [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) > > I'm a member of the Jefferson County Genealogical Society, Newsletter > Editor > and wear many other hats around Jefferson County so if you don't know me > yet, you most likely will eventually, I am here to help. > > For those who will be asking, the past administrator has been unavailable > for reasons unknown to me. So we will wish him great health and > successful > researching and continue on. > > UNPOSTED E-Mails: I know some of you, especially the Volunteer Team, > have > sent emails that never posted to the list during the past few months. > Postings are filtered for various reasons and size is one of them. > Please try to > keep your emails to a desireble post size, under 6 printable pages and > you > should have no problems. Contact me and I will help you figure post > size. An > unposted email gets auto deleted within 7 days, so any unposted emails > you > posted before Feb. 17, feel free to repost them now. I will be > monitoring this > area regularly and will contact all senders before the auto delete > happens. > (FYI, this letter is about 2 printed pages) > > The remainder of this email will review updates to the Mailing Lists > Policies and How-Tos. If you have a concern with anything or anyone > regarding this > list, please contact me directly at [email protected]_ > (mailto:[email protected]) . If I am ever to be away from the > world more than > 2 consecutive days, I promise to post a notice. > > Hoping this list produces many findings and friends...good luck on your > researching! > > The following is Policies and How-To's for the mailing list. Please keep > this message handy or visit > _http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MO/jefferson.html_ > (http://lists.rootsweb.com/index/usa/MO/jefferson.html) . You can also > view and search past messages to the mailing list. > > PLEASE DO NOT post virus warnings, test messages, chain letters, political > announcements, current events, items for sale, personal messages, etc. > When in > dought, contact me direclty. 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Rootsweb has also suggested we not include our entire > "Researching surnames" in the signature lines causing the archives search > engine to > include this in its surname search causing mayhem for visitors. > > FILE ATTACHMENTS: (messages with files appended or attached) to the list > are not allowed by RootsWeb due to concerns with virus attacks and size. > If > you have a file you would like to share with other members, post what you > have > to share, then send the file only to those who request it, via private > email; > you may post the website address for members to visit. > > MAILING & POSTING INSTRUCTIONS: > > 1. TO POST A MESSAGE TO THE MAILING LIST, send it to > [email protected]_ (mailto:[email protected]) . It will > then be sent on to everyone in > both mail and digest mode. You don't need to send it explicitly to both. > When replying to a posting, you may want to change the Subject line for > better > responses. 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