there was a time when if you loggeg on to the rootsweb boards and did not fill in the name and password you would get in and the system would assign allunclaimed boards to that person! RootsWeb-Help-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > > Subject: > > RootsWeb-Help-D Digest Volume 01 : Issue 126 > > Today's Topics: > #1 [RW-Help] Transcriber Posts --> Ci [Tracey Morris <morris@netusa1.net>] > #2 [RW-Help] MESSAGE TRAFIIC ON THis ["duanewin" <duanewin@gateway.net>] > #3 Re: RootsWeb-Help-D Digest V01 #12 ["Donkelly" <donkelly@grovenet.net>] > #4 [RW-Help] Re: RootsWeb-Help-D Dige [Sharon L Fakkema <sis234@juno.com>] > #5 Re: [RW-Help] MESSAGE TRAFIIC ON T ["W. David Samuelsen" <dsam@sampubc] > #6 Re: [RW-Help] Board Admins ["Donkelly" <donkelly@grovenet.net>] > #7 Re: [RW-Help] Re: RootsWeb-Help-D [JYoung6180@aol.com] > #8 [RW-Help] Re: Boards [Jane Goodsell <goodsell@infi.net>] > #9 [RW-Help] New Board ["Karen Marks" <kmarks@kconline.com] > #10 [RW-Help] Common Questions [Nancy Beach <nancy@rootsweb.com>] > #11 Re: [RW-Help] Re: Boards [JYoung6180@aol.com] > > Administrivia: > To unsubscribe from RootsWeb-Help-D, send a message to > > RootsWeb-Help-D-request@rootsweb.com > > that contains in the body of the message the command > > unsubscribe > > and no other text. No subject line is necessary, but if your software > requires one, just use unsubscribe in the subject, too. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [RW-Help] Transcriber Posts --> Cindy Dahl? > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 09:26:09 -0500 > From: Tracey Morris <morris@netusa1.net> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > > I'm waiting for answer as to why a certain "Cindy Dahl" claimed all > > my transcriber posts as her own. > > > > W. David Samuelsen > > Hmm.. so it's not just me! > > Any posting made without an e-mail address on my two boards (Hillsdale > Co MI & Howard Co IN) appears to have been assigned to Cindy Dahl as > well. > > To confirm: Visit > Boards > Localities > United States > States > Michigan > Counties > > Hillsdale > and search for "Compendium" or "Portrait & Bio" > > or > > Boards > Localities > United States > States > Indiana > Counties > > Howard > and search for "World War" > > Wonder how THIS glitch is going to be resolved.... > > Tracey Morris > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [RW-Help] MESSAGE TRAFIIC ON THis MAIL LIST ! > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 09:08:30 -0700 > From: "duanewin" <duanewin@gateway.net> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > >From the traffic on this list and the nature of them, > it seems that there might have been a lack [?] of coordination between > rootsweb and the board admin people ? > > was there a pre survey by rootsweb as to the opinion of the administrators > of the boards to see if there would be these problems ? > > Duane Windsor > Carson City, NV > duanewin@gateway.net > > When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. > - U.S. Grant > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: RootsWeb-Help-D Digest V01 #125 > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 10:06:23 -0700 > From: "Donkelly" <donkelly@grovenet.net> > To: <RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com>, <RootsWeb-Help-D@rootsweb.com> > > I really don't know who to ask to protect my boards from adoption until my > access to them is restored. > > I know many have gone in, put in their username and password and reclaimed > their boards.....no problem, but I have tried the same think on several of > my boards and had no success. > > When I put in my username donkelly (which I have used for six years) the > message says username already taken.....of course it is because it is mine, > but somehow my password don't work and I can't enter a new password because > username donkelly is taken. > > How to I breach that catch-22? How can my boards be protected until the > system is fixed? Everyone associate with the coding have no time to see why > my username won't work > > Thanks all. Hope someone can help. > > Peace to all who enter this house > Donald O'Collaugh Kelly > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <RootsWeb-Help-D-request@rootsweb.com> > To: <RootsWeb-Help-D@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 9:03 AM > Subject: RootsWeb-Help-D Digest V01 #125 > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [RW-Help] Re: RootsWeb-Help-D Digest V01 #117 > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 12:08:41 -0500 > From: Sharon L Fakkema <sis234@juno.com> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > Hi all, > > Several of you have been kind to respond to my request for help. > Unfortunately, this week has been spent in the hospital. I'll have to > put off reading your responses and get back to each of you. > > Thanks, Sharon > > On Fri, 15 Jun 2001 02:01:04 -0600 RootsWeb-Help-D-request@rootsweb.com > writes: > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [RW-Help] MESSAGE TRAFIIC ON THis MAIL LIST ! > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 12:09:07 -0600 > From: "W. David Samuelsen" <dsam@sampubco.com> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > you haven't gone over to boards-admins-L on this matter. That is > where all kinds of matters to check on and discuss on and reporting > bugs involving the new message system. > > Brace for high volume of messages from that list. Yesterday it was > close to 700. Today 160, a big slow down as of 12:15 pm my time. > > David > > duanewin wrote: > > > > >From the traffic on this list and the nature of them, > > it seems that there might have been a lack [?] of coordination between > > rootsweb and the board admin people ? > > > > was there a pre survey by rootsweb as to the opinion of the administrators > > of the boards to see if there would be these problems ? > > > > Duane Windsor > > Carson City, NV > > duanewin@gateway.net > > > > When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging. > > - U.S. Grant > > > > ============================== > > Join the RootsWeb WorldConnect Project: > > Linking the world, one GEDCOM at a time. > > http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [RW-Help] Board Admins > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 10:10:04 -0700 > From: "Donkelly" <donkelly@grovenet.net> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > I notified Joan that I had received the email indicated yesterday and I > still haven't received the email. Without it (apparently) I can't move > ahead. > > I am stuck > > HELP!!!!! > > Peace to all who enter this house > Donald O'Collaugh Kelly > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <JYoung6180@aol.com> > To: <RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Saturday, June 23, 2001 4:53 AM > Subject: Re: [RW-Help] Board Admins > > In a message dated 6/22/01 10:28:43 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > nelhatch@rapidnet.com writes: > > > Where on this limited screen does it recognize me as a Board admin and not > a > > regular user? And what am I supposed to enter for username? > > > Nel- > > In order to help you I'd need to see the URL you were sent in the email. > > Joan > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [RW-Help] Re: RootsWeb-Help-D Digest V01 #125 > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 15:01:26 EDT > From: JYoung6180@aol.com > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 6/23/01 1:11:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > donkelly@grovenet.net writes: > > > How to I breach that catch-22? How can my boards be protected until the > > system is fixed? Everyone associate with the coding have no time to see why > > my username won't work > > > > Thanks all. Hope someone can help. > > > > Peace to all who enter this house > > Donald O'Collaugh Kelly > > Don- > > I've added your address and name to the list of admins who have not received > a notice. I'm looking into this issue. > > Joan > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [RW-Help] Re: Boards > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 16:49:46 -0400 > From: Jane Goodsell <goodsell@infi.net> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > Joan: > > I finally got thru the login box yesterday about 2pm EST and was > told I would get an email back confirming Adm. for my Board. I have > heard nothing so far. How far are they behind?? Do you have any > clue??? > > Jane Goodsell, CC > Gloucester Co. > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [RW-Help] New Board > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 18:09:01 -0500 > From: "Karen Marks" <kmarks@kconline.com> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > .....sssshhhhhhhh.......don't tell anyone, but I think I'm going to like this new board when I get used to it. I just spent the afternoon feeliing it out and it's not all that bad. There are lots more options. And when all the bugs are worked out, it will be "a good thing". > > Karen Marks > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~inmarsha > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [RW-Help] Common Questions > Date: Sat, 23 Jun 2001 18:48:02 -0500 > From: Nancy Beach <nancy@rootsweb.com> > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > The HelpDesk has put together a page with the most common questions we have > been receiving about the message boards. They are listed on the two pages > shown below. > > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/questions_boards.html > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/help.cgi > > You may find it helpful to look there while working with the new message > boards, and then post any additional questions or problems with the > HelpDesk (the second URL shown above). We are sending in bug reports > (things not working as intended or should be) and suggestions to the > programmers and management as we receive them. > > Nancy > RootsWeb.com > > P.S. The HelpDesk Team is still doing spelling and grammar checks, so be > kind and overlook them if you see any. :-) > > ______________________________ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [RW-Help] Re: Boards > Date: Sun, 24 Jun 2001 00:08:26 EDT > From: JYoung6180@aol.com > To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com > > In a message dated 6/23/01 4:57:34 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > goodsell@infi.net writes: > > > I finally got thru the login box yesterday about 2pm EST and was > > told I would get an email back confirming Adm. for my Board. I have > > heard nothing so far. How far are they behind?? Do you have any > > clue??? > > > > Jane Goodsell, CC > > Gloucester Co. > > > Jane- > > We are aware that some admins never received that confirming email. However, > I just checked the Gloucester County VA board and it doesn't list you as the > admin. Perhaps you should try the login again. > > Joan -- Jim Rader, 2633 Gilbert Way - Rancho Cordova, CA 95670-3513 (916) 366-6833 visit my web at http://www.rader.org