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From: "Jana Jordan Shaw" <>
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Is this what research has become?
Date: Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:16:32 -0600
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You know, I've started several lists and never had a problem, but mine were
for geographical areas and names and such that didn't exist already. There
are places, though, you can share your work other than rootsweb. You might
want to check out www.usgenweb.com they are a great group and I've never had
anything but good come of any research or sharing. It's done by state, then
county with each county having an administrator. It's also great for
research too! In fact, I rarely use rootsweb much any more, just for a few
select groups and a big reason for that is mostly admins who are like ya'll
are describing here. You're afraid to ask a question for fear of them
coming down on you, either calling you an idiot for not knowing how to
research or how to write an email/post, or for having initials or having a
name - it's just crazy in some lists! But, then you've got those people who
join in with the list admin and back them up! Control freaks! Oh, well,
that's my thoughts!

Good luck to everyone, oh, and don't forget Yahoo has great groups and group
space too! And, they have a lot more available than rootsweb, they've got
home pages where you can store photos, urls, files, have live chats, just
lots of things, and be in a public directory if you like also so others can
find you! Just some thoughts.......... Guess I'll get bumped after this,
but we can all meet at Yahoo! ;o)
Jana

----- Original Message -----
From: "ACP" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, February 26, 2006 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [ARKANSAS] Is this what research has become?


>
> 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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