I have to type some of this message in capital letters. I just want to say up front that that doesn't mean I'm "yelling." Question Number One - The PAHUNTIN list is "gatewayed" so that the Rootsweb Huntingdon message board postings are automatically sent to the mailing list. However, mailing list replies that are sent from those messages are NOT placed on the message board. When a subscriber receives one of those gatewayed messages, there is a link it in, and to reply to the board, you have to click on the link, type your message on the board, and then it is in turn relayed to the mailing list. I (and lots of subscribers who contact me about it) often find that confusing, and lots of folks don't remember to click on the link. They just hit reply and the message board is bypassed and the original person who posted the query or the info on the board never knows anybody replied. My question is - do you, the subscribers, want me to REMOVE that gateway, so that you no longer receive the message board postings on the mailing list? That would mean that you could still visit the message board, and sign up for notifications from the message board, but closing the gateway will eliminate a lot of confusion and duplication of emails. The PABLAIR list is NOT gatewayed. Annie W. keeps the mailing list and the message board separated. Those of you who are subbed to both lists can do a mental comparison of the way both gatewayed and non-gatewayed systems function, and choose which method you like best. Question Number Two - The PAHUNTIN list is set so that when you get a message and want to respond to it, if you click Reply, your response goes directly to the mailing list. For purposes of comparison, the PABLAIR list is set to reply to the individual, not to the mailing list. How to let me know - The PAHUNTIN gateway is currently OPEN. Please click the link jbanja@comcast.net to contact me OFFLIST to let me know whether you want the gateway to remain open, or to be closed. The PAHUNTIN mailing list is set to automatically REPLY TO THE LIST. Please click on the link jbanja@comcast.net to contact me OFFLIST to let me know whether you'd like me to change a setting so that Reply will send responses directly to the person to whom you wish to respond, instead of directly to the mailing list. There's no way we can hold a referendum and get a majority vote one way or another here, because lots of folks don't care and won't vote. This is more along the lines of a straw poll. If you don't care one way or another, please don't respond. I only want to hear from the folks who care strongly one way or another, please. I get a lot of private mail from people who do NOT like the working of the current system, but am unwilling to change it without consulting the subscribers. Judy Banja jbanja@comcast.net PAHUNTIN List Admin