In a message dated 8/31/2002 9:01:41 AM Central Daylight Time, NCMECKLE-D-request@rootsweb.com writes: > Greetings, > > A reminder that this list is sponsored by the Mecklenburg County page of > the > NCGenWeb project for the purpose of genealogy related discussions specific > to the county. Promotional announcements no matter how well intended, do > not fall under the category of "discussion" and are in violation of our > acceptable use policies. > > Therefore, I ask of those of you who have done so to please refrain from > posting any further promotional announcements concerning the Mecklenburg > Heritage Book on the NCMECKLE list. > > Thanks for your cooperation. > > Regards, > This in my opinion is totally uncalled for. The whole purpose of rootsweb and these county discussion mailing lists are to help people with their genealogy. If the Mecklenburg Heritage Book does not meet these requirements, than I can't see much here that does. A copy of this is being sent to Rootsweb administration. Earl D. House