Carol, I'm also new to RM having come from TMG. I've already experienced problems in that the rootsmagic operation does not run as smoothly or is not as well-oiled as TMG. I won't go into detail on the list, but if Bruce Buzbee, and the company wants to expand its presence and profitability in the marketplace it will have to become better organized. Lee Hoffman (TMG Admin) was very lenient but fair. He understood the significance of issues like this and gave leeway. Drew Smith (RM Admin) is trying to prevent the discussion from getting out of hand or becoming an ongoing problem for him. Most people would obviously prefer the more lenient method of admin the list because we are adults. I agree with everyone that the discussion is pertinent to RM which is the basis for this list. Unfortunately, the genealogy database companies are all about making a profit or the bottom line which includes Ancestry/RootsWeb which is a Heritage competitor that also provides this discussion list. Perhaps, if enough people contacted Drew off-list [ [email protected] ] , and provided their perspective to lobby him to be more lenient, he might change or at least moderate his position or stance. The decision is completely up to Drew, the list admin, but it couldn't hurt to contact him regarding your preference as to how the list should be admin when there are gray areas or questions like the one that arises. Good luck! Mike -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Carol Anne via Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 5:16 PM To: Ron Bernier; [email protected] Subject: Re: [RMagic] [ADMIN] Re: Myheritage.com I am new to RM, coming from TMG. The administrator of the TMG list was very lenient, only prohibiting a discussion if it was really off topic AND had really gone on too long. I can't imagine why this discussion would be off limits as it seems important to me to learn whether or not my genealogy program is integrated with a shady company. That's scary! Carol Anne On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 6:00 PM, Ron Bernier via <[email protected]> wrote: > Lynne, Drew is the list administrator, but fortunately he has nothing > to do with RootsMagic (the product) administration. Unfortunately, > there may be lurkers contemplating switching to RM and the list > administrators attitude is enough to scare them off if they think the > list is representative of RM customer service. > > On Monday, January 12, 2015, Lynne Roberts via < > [email protected] > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','[email protected]');>> wrote: > >> Totally agree with you, Tom - and I'm unsettled by the statement that >> equates to a fiat - that there is no further discussion - . Isn't >> that attitude antithetical to the whole concept of an email list? >> Considering the fact that Roots Magic had incorporated familysearch >> and My Heritage inextricably into the program, it's difficult to >> understand why Roots Magic administration isn't interested in >> permitting further discussion. I am assuming that you are voicing >> the opinion of Roots Magic - is that incorrect? >> >> Lynne >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [email protected] >> [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Tom >> Holden via >> Sent: Monday, January 12, 2015 1:12 PM >> To: Drew Smith; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [RMagic] [ADMIN] Re: Myheritage.com >> >> Hi Drew, >> >> This is a very narrow view of the purpose of the list, in my opinion. >> "*Topic:* A mailing list for the discussion and sharing of >> information regarding the RootsMagic genealogy software program from RootsMagic." >> >> WebHints from MyHeritage is now a feature of RootsMagic which is >> useless without a subscription to MyHeritage. So a discussion about >> the RootsMagic WebHints feature cannot be separated from the question of the subscription. >> If somebody asks, "is it worthwhile upgrading to RM7?", how can it be >> answered without touching on the cost and benefits of a MyHeritage >> subscription? >> >> Regards, >> >> Tom >> >> On Mon, Jan 12, 2015 at 3:44 PM, Drew Smith via < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Apparently I'm overdue in making my annual welcome to the >> > RootsMagic-Users list. >> > >> > In place of that, I will make the unfortunately necessary reminder >> > that this list exists to discuss *RootsMagic*, and this list does >> > *not* exist to discuss whether or not someone should or should not >> > subscribe to MyHeritage. >> > >> > Now that you've all been reminded, I can expect this list to get >> > back to the purpose of its existence. >> > >> > Happy New Year! >> > >> > Drew Smith >> > RootsMagic-Users List Administrator >> > >> > >> > =================================== >> > RM list Archives: >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >> >> >> =================================== >> RM list Archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> >> >> >> =================================== >> RM list Archives: >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ >> http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS >> WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: >> http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' >> without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > -- > Ron Bernier, > Woonsocket, RI > > > =================================== > RM list Archives: > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ > http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS > WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: > http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message =================================== RM list Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ROOTSMAGIC-USERS/ http://archiver.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/search?path=ROOTSMAGIC-USERS WISH LIST: http://www.rootsmagic.com/forums/ BLOG: http://blog.rootsmagic.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message