Christi, I agree, the "web board posts'" format for queries is not
clear. I vote to go ahead and close it.
-----Original Message-----
From: Christi Calvert Brogan <christib(a)satx.rr.com
To:
CALVERT-L(a)rootsweb.com <CALVERT-L(a)rootsweb.com
Date:
Wednesday, October 17, 2001 9:17 AM
Subject: [CALVERT] From the listowner: A Poll - PLEASE READ
Hello all,
Due to the number of folks that seem to dislike the copies of the web board
posts that appear on our mailing list and the number of folks who don't
seem
to understand how to respond properly to them, I am considering asking
that
the gateway which allows these copies to come through be closed. If the
majority of the list would like the copies to continue, I will leave things
as they are (with the reminder that in order to post a reply to these
messages, you will need to post it directly to the board address listed in
the email, NOT to the mailing list). BUT, if the majority of folks want
the
messages stopped, I will have the gateway closed and we will no longer
get
copies of the web postings. So that I can get a fair and equitable
accounting of the consensus of the majority, I have created a "web poll"
for
voting. Please visit it and cast your vote either "yes" for
continuing to
allow the copies, or "no" for closing the gateway and stopping the copies.
I will leave the poll up until midnight CST on Friday so you will have two
days to get there and vote. I do not want to start a discussion on this
"on-list" but will be more than happy to take your comments and concerns
into account if you include them with your vote. After the voting is
closed
I will tally the votes and review the comments and will post to the
list to
let you know the results. The address for the poll is
http://jadis.dyndns.org:8080/genealogy/calvert/poll.html
Just a few points to consider before voting...
1) If the gateway is closed, we lose a potential source of "connections"
via
the list and each member would have to be responsible for checking the
web
boards occasionally on their own if they so choose.
2) Most people know how to delete and can just delete the extraneous
messages if they choose whereas if the gateway is closed, they don't have
the choice.
3) The web boards allow for an additional outlet/inlet for researchers
looking for their ancestors. When the gateway is closed, that potential is
lost.
Now, I personally don't care one way or the other. I have to monitor the
boards anyway as part of my "job", so either way is fine with me. Just
want
to do what the majority decides...
THanks!
Christi
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