If rootsweb ever acquires a "person cloning" machine I could easily recommend that they choose you for duplication. Love your answers, Jason Valorie Zimmerman wrote: > "Jason M. Canon" wrote: > > > > Now what a silly discussion for otherwise intelligent people to engage in. > > First, it accomplishes nothing by blocking an address because anyone who wants > > to read the postings can simply resubscribe using the same name via any of the > > thousands of free email sites on the Internet. > > That is very true. There are a few reasons for blocking an address that > have nothing to do with keeping a particular *person* off a list. You > are correct that only *addresses* can be blocked. > > > A list manager would have no way > > of knowing if a particular person is really gone or is continuing to receive and > > post information under another email account and for this reason it is a waste > > of time to install a filter on an old email address for your personal account! > > If a person has been disruptive, and then is kicked off, and resubs with > a new address, and this time *behaves* -- mission accomplished. What > being a listowner is all about, is looking out for the well-being of ALL > the subscribers. > > > Additionally, it is not even necessary to subscribe to read what is being said > > on a particular list because all of the messages are available to read via the > > rootsweb archive. > > Very true -- thank goodness! > > > Lastly, and most importantly, if you do ever actually upset a user by pretending > > that a listmanager is an all powerful god the end user has access to the direct > > email address for all of the "vocal" subscribers to a list by simply going to > > the archive and copying them down and building his/her own mailing list that > > bypasses the rootsweb completely. > > Of course -- but if it is disruptive communications, all those > individual people will be complaining to the ISP of the rascal. If the > messages are welcome ones, then all is good. > > > It is really a shame that otherwise non-technical people are on this list > > displaying how little they actually know about how Internet technology works. > > I'm not seeing your point? > > > Rootsweb: the place where lots of lights are always on but hardly anyone at all > > is ever home. > > > > Have a super day! > > Rootsweb: the place where Free Genealogy Lives on the Internet! > > And you have a great day, too. > > Valorie > -- > Please update your Address books! > Old address - valoriez@aa.net > New address - valoriez@zimres.net > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB