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From: ACP <>
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Is this what research has become?
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 16:32:50 -0600
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wrote:
> As an administrator of another rootsweb list
...snipping....
> Rootsweb created these lists for the sharing of information. It is not
> anyone's personal realm. Not even the administrator's. Some do act like
> petty tryants and should be removed from the position of administering a
> list.
> If you find that this problem continues to exist on this list, you can go
> to Rootweb.com and request that a new list be created and you will then be
> the administrator.

Let me add a bit of reality to this statement.

I tried this a few years ago and discovered that
those tyrant list admins have champions among the
rootsweb admin/support staff. I tried to start
a new list, so those of us who didn't like and
couldn't work within, the religious, know-it-all
and narrow minded atmosphere of the old ones.
Two of my list requests were very legitimate, with
much supporting reasoning/logic/documentation.
I'll have to admit 3 were iffy. After the 5th
try, I gave up. The rootsweb support person I
spoke with was completely unwilling to create
ANY of the requested new lists and was unwilling
to do anything about the current lists' administrator
(same person, multiple lists) and was unwilling to
pass my request on up the chain of command.

That has been a few years ago and I simply don't
do much research in that state anymore. I was just
doing "fill in" work, so can do without it. All of
the info I have come across since then, including
100 year old photos which could likely help others
in that state/counties, are just sitting here and
likely will be forever. I know it isn't fair to
the other members to not share my info with them,
just because the admin was a jerk, but I have no
way (except USENET) to share it now. And quite
honestly, I'm still miffed about the whole deal. ;-)

BTW -- the list I admin basically runs on "auto
pilot". I never get involved unless someone
specifically asks me a question or has a technical
problem. IMHO, that is all a list admin is for.
It isn't a social club and the admin is NOT the
president. ;-)

oldsoul

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