Like most other list administrators, I support LOWER-DELMARVA-ROOTS-L with my own time and effort. There is no pay involved with being a list administrator. The rewards are not monetary — they are in the satisfaction of helping other Delmarva genealogists and in the hope that I’ll be able to advance some of my own lines in the process while making some new friends.
There are really very few rules involved in becoming and remaining a subscriber to this list.
Be pleasant to one another
The main rule is that all list members remain pleasant with each other. That is, no “flames,” or notes with a mean or angry tone, will be tolerated on the list at all.
If you are unhappy about something another list member has posted, please contact the list administrator with your concerns. I ask that you do not send your complaint directly to the list member or to the list itself.
If it comes to my attention that one list member is sending “flames,” harassing, threatening, or vulgar messages to another, either on the list or off the list, the offending member will be unsubscribed and blocked from posting or subscribing to the list.
Keep posts related to Delmarva genealogy
The only other request I have is that posts to the list must pertain to some aspect of Delmarva genealogy. I realize that, occasionally, someone may wish to post a message which is not technically on-topic, but for some reason has particular importance to the list. Please clear these with the list administrator before posting.
Short, one-time commercial messages advertising services or products are allowed if they are of particular interest to the group. But please, no email spamming.
Living persons and privacy
Searches for living persons are not allowed.
Now, I know that cases come up in which someone may be looking for someone who has or might have specific genealogical information or records (for example, a family Bible that mentions your ancestor), or you may wish to post a message looking for living descendants of an ancestor for the purpose of exchanging information, and this I will allow.