____________________________________ From: MAMABEAR50 To: dr.ellis@physics.org Sent: 6/30/2008 8:36:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time Subj: Re: [NYWASHIN] Leslie Potter Although I have never posted a response on the list, I am compelled to say that I, too, feel that the moderator of the list has acted a bit hastily. I cannot understand how anyone might think that Leslie's announcement about her book is in any way not relevant to what this list is about. I didn't find anything what so ever offensive in her post. I feel if anyone deserves an apology it, most certainly, should be Leslie. As for me, Leslie, thank you for your effort. In a message dated 6/30/2008 8:02:22 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, dr.ellis@physics.org writes: Unsubscribing over a simple announcement seems totally inappropriate. On another list that I subscribe to, the moderator has allowed two or three similar announcements over the last several years - i.e. they are very infrequent. In one instance that I'm familiar with, she asked Rootsweb about the appropriateness of the posting before it was made. The answer given was that, provided it was directly pertinent to the list, then it was OK by them. That answer was given about three years ago concerning a genealogical book about a particular family line posted to a list dealing with the region in which many of them lived. I am also familiar with another instance that was permitted when a regional historical society had some particularly relevant material available. It seems to me that Leslie's work is definitely relevant to this list. Unless someone at Rootsweb over-rules us I would urge our moderator to be tolerant in this instance. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NYWASHIN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ____________________________________ Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient _used cars_ (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007) . **************Gas prices getting you down? Search AOL Autos for fuel-efficient used cars. (http://autos.aol.com/used?ncid=aolaut00050000000007)