NO POLITICS. JUST GENEALOGY. That's now Rootsweb's rule as well as the long
time rule of most lists. Here's the official statement from Rootsweb:
It is period of intense political times when emotions and opinions will run
high in many directions.
The simple issue is that RootsWeb is for genealogical research and not for
political discussions. Equivalent political situations have been known to
cause significant disturbances and needed intervention by admins and
occasionally by staff. RootsWeb asks all admins to reinforce where
necessary to their subscribers the basis of the mailing lists and their
provision by RootsWeb to users, and, where necessary, take reasonable
actions to maintain the focus of mailing lists. Please be firm but nice.
Good luck, we will all need it.
RootsWeb cannot and will not be supportive of list administrators who
encourage political discussions on mailing lists.
Shirley
List Owner