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Hello Everyone,
I thought it might be time for a list update.
At the present time there are 50 subscribers to this list.
As you know Rootsweb has thousands of mail lists for all localities and
surnames. So, I thought this might be a good time to talk about what is
involved
in posting an effective message for mail lists.
First of all, to post a message to any Rootsweb mail list you have to be a
subscriber. You can find a list of available mail lists by going to the
main
rootsmail web site at
http://www.rootsweb.com/.
You can also access the archives for any mail list from this main site as
well.
To make your post more effective do the following:
1. Make sure your post is appropriate and on-topic.
A request for information on John Smith in Tennessee is going to be a lot
more effective if posted on the Smith or Tennessee mail list than it is on
the
Jones mail list. That may seem obvious but you have no idea how often that
happens...<grin>.
2. Use subjects that reflect the content of your message.
A subject like "Hunting for my grandfather" or "Seeking family
information" or "Help Needed" isn't going to get the same readership as
"John Smith - Rutherford Co., Tn" or "Jane Doe - b. 1813 Ky".
3. Include who, when, and where in your message if at all possible.
There are a lot of Henry Jones or John Jenkins folks out there and if you
don't
explain which one you are hunting you are less likely to get a response.
4. Be as specific as possible when talking about localities.
Include county and state information if you know it. Seeking information
on
Bud Smith of Sweetwater isn't very helpful. There are many towns in the US
named Sweetwater. Many county names are also duplicated in several
states/areas, etc. Let folks know which "Rutherford" county you might be
asking
about. In some cases, a city name in one state is a county name in
another. So
be as clear about the location as you can.
5. Don't post off topic messages.
If you have any doubt then contact the list admin.
6. if you have any questions or concerns always contact the list admin.
You can contact any list admin by sending a message to
listname-admin(a)rootsweb.com. For example,
smith-admin(a)rootsweb.com.
7. Invite others to join the list.
As you meet others working on the same surnames or same area invite them to
join the various lists. The more people working on a surname the more
sharing there
can be.
8. AND.... remember, if you don't try you won't get anywhere. So....the way
to make contacts is to post your information.....hint.... hint.....<grin>.
Hope this helps. Take care and have a great day.
Emma
Ok Everyone,
In terms of the lists I admin, the Bigelow, Clark-IL, Clark-NY, Clark-Tx and
Crump lists have all been moved to the new software.
AND... there is an indication that the concerns between rootsweb and AOL are
either solved or well on their way.
SO.... how about giving this new software a try and see if everything works
smoothly.
Instead of replying to this message start a new one and address it to which
ever list you are on:
Bigelow(a)rootsweb.com
or
Clark-IL(a)rootsweb.com
or
Clark-NY(a)rootsweb.com
or
Clark-Tx(a)rootsweb.com
or
Crump(a)rootsweb.com
How about doing some posting on your lines or asking for some info. you
might need or posting your brick wall.
If you have any questions or concerns give me a yell at enc6(a)aol.com.
Thanks so much for your patience.
Take care and have a great day - Emma
Ok... here is some basic information.
First of all, please note that apparently there are still problems with
rootsweb mail and AOL so AOL folks are probably not receiving mail sent
under the
new software at this time.
I will try to send each AOL member on the list and let them know about this.
Folks not receiving the mail via the mail list can go to the archives for
right now to see messages.
However, that also means that since I am on AOL I am operating blind so to
speak in trying to work with the new tools.
Therefore, if something "awful" happens would some of you please let me know
via a message to enc6(a)aol.com
Hopefully they will get it worked out soon.
In the meantime note the following changes:
To send a message to the list you now send it to
Clark-IL(a)rootsweb.com
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the list for what was formerly known as the
"L" version send a message to
_Clark-IL-request(a)rootsweb.com_ (mailto:Clark-IL-request@rootsweb.com)
You MUST, I repeat MUST put the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject
field of the message for the request to work.
To subscribe or unsubscribe to the list in the digest mode send a message to
_Clark-IL-D-request(a)rootsweb.com_ (mailto:Clark-IL-D-request@rootsweb.com)
You MUST, I repeat MUST put the word subscribe or unsubscribe in the subject
field of the message for the request to work.
You can no longer be subscribed to the list in both List and Digest modes
using the same screen name/address. If you want to receive both then you
will
need to use a different address for one of them.
Again, please bear with me and the other list admins as we figure all this
out. And.. please drop me a message at enc6(a)aol.com with any questions.
Thanks for your patience and take care,
Emma
Good Evening Everyone,
By now many of you probably know that the rootsweb mail lists are being
moved to new software.
An announcement about the move appears on the helpdesk site. I have
included that announcement further down in this message.
A schedule has been set up for the migration of the various lists. Lists
will be moved according to the first letter of the list name. Right now that
schedule looks like this:
Thursday, August 17 - Lists A - C
Monday, August 21 - Lists D - F
Tuesday, August 22 - Lists G - I
Wednesday, August 23 - Lists J - L
Thursday, August 24 - Lists M - O
Monday, August 28 - Lists P - R
Tuesday, August 29 - Lists S - U
Wednesday, August 30 - Lists V - Z
It is possible that something could cause the schedule to be changed. That
too happens sometimes with computers....<g>.
There really isn't anything for you to do to prepare for this move. But I
did want to let all of you know about it.
Once the list has been moved, I will send a test message to let you know the
move has been accomplished
While every effort has been made to make this a smooth move we all know that
sometimes things do happen.
Should you experience problems you can check the helpdesk site for the
latest information:
_http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com_ (http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com)
Or.. you can contact me at _enc6(a)aol.com_ (mailto:enc6@aol.com) . I work so
I might not answer you immediately should you try to contact me during the
day. But will respond as soon as I can.
Oh... one more thing. The move will mean a change in the tools the admins
use to manage lists. So please be patient with all of "us listadmins" as we
do a bit of learning on the job so to speak.....<g>.
Thanks for you understanding and patience. See below for the announcement
that appears on the help desk site.
Take care - Emma
The following announcement appears on the helpdesk site:
1 MAIL LIST MIGRATION:
2006-08-14
RootsWeb mail lists will be moved to the new Mailman software starting
Thursday, August 17. The lists will be moved in small groups, alphabetically. An
email went out to inform list users of the change. If you have any questions,
a list has been created
list-update(a)rootsweb.com
for discussion of the updates and answering questions during the transition.
To subscribe to the list, send an email with the word “subscribe” in the
subject line to:
List-Update-request(a)rootsweb.com
If you would like to subscribe to the list digest, please send an email with
the word “subscribe” in the subject line to:
_List-Update-D-request(a)rootsweb.com_
(mailto:List-Update-D-request@rootsweb.com)