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From: "Andrea Vogel" <>
Subject: [HWE] Concierge re: Urgent Replies & AUP
Date: Mon, 6 Oct 2003 17:11:10 -0700

Listers -- re: the latest thread begun by Tony
regarding cost of CDs, etc.
I'm not sure where the following info fits in here
(or even if it does) but I just thought I'd mention -- so
everyone is aware -- that Rootsweb has what is
called their Acceptable Use Policy (AUP) which applies
to both their mailing lists and message boards.
A portion of the AUP concerns posts of a commercial
or monetary nature -- which are a no-no.
The exact quote from the AUP says --
"Content submitted for the purpose of commercial
use, advertising or fee for service is prohibited."

Now, obviously, this means a post saying, for
example, something like --
"I have some CDs which I'm selling. They're a bargain
at (fill in amount). Contact me at (address) to fill your order."

I want to stress that I *don't* think that Tony's post
(and the replies to it) fall into this category. For one
thing, Tony is asking a question about a theoretical
CD which does not, as yet, exist. On the other hand,
though, there has been some discussion of money and
costs.
So, I thought it wise to mention this whole topic and
request that everyone be sensitive to it. To be on the
safe side, it might be best to mention no cost at all and
instead ask that subscribers contact you personally for
more info/details. In other words, keep all mention of
money off the list. That way, there is no danger of
treading onto AUP territory, even if inadvertently.

Again, I stress that this is *not* a criticism of any
messages which have been posted to the list. It's
meant, instead, to alert you to the existence of this
particular statement in the AUP and the fact that it
applies not only to the HWE list and Board but to all
mailing lists and message boards.

If anyone is interested in reading the entire
Rootsweb AUP, it's here at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html.
The quote from the AUP which I cited above can be
found on that page under the heading User-provided
Content. Andrea (as list concierge)

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