http://www.dorset-ancestors.com/

[Lydart]

Dorset Ancestors is a site I check up on occasionally; its not as wide ranging, obviously, as RootsChat, but I've had a few useful bits of help in the past.

So I was horrified  to read this:-

Throughout 2007 we have been plagued by people joining the forum with the sole intention of posting misleading messages intended to promote the sale of all manner of pills, tablets and worse.

We have stopped all of these bogus messages reaching the forum but recently we have been dealing with over fifty such attempts every day and it takes time to delete their details from our system and they are a constant distraction.

The forum is at the heart of our service so it is with much regret that we have to announce the suspension of the web-site and our free to use service until further notice.

How can people do this sort of thing ?  I was sickened ...

[wozzle]

unfortunately lydart there are some unsrupoulous (nasty) people about
but there are also people like rootschatters about who i know heavily outnumber the ba-----ds(sorry moderaters but i get very wound up sometimes)

[Barbara F]

That is really sad Lydart.  I suppose I am not that surprised (given the amount of rubbish turns  up in my junk mail folder) but it represents a great loss to researchers.  I wonder how much junk Rootschat has to fend off?

Barbara

[Lydart]

I guess we need to keep saying a big THANK YOU  to the RC moderators who keep this site 'clean' from people who just want to mess up others research and pleasure.

THANK YOU MODS !!   You are a very special bunch !

[Zelley]

Dorset Ancestors is a site I check up on occasionally; its not as wide ranging, obviously, as RootsChat, but I've had a few useful bits of help in the past.

So I was horrified  to read this:-

Throughout 2007 we have been plagued by people joining the forum with the sole intention of posting misleading messages intended to promote the sale of all manner of pills, tablets and worse.

We have stopped all of these bogus messages reaching the forum but recently we have been dealing with over fifty such attempts every day and it takes time to delete their details from our system and they are a constant distraction.

The forum is at the heart of our service so it is with much regret that we have to announce the suspension of the web-site and our free to use service until further notice.

How can people do this sort of thing ?  I was sickened ...

I had been a regular contributor to that site and had posted hundreds of messages covering in detail names such as LOVELL
and VALLANCE etc,  I also posted pictures of long gone relatives.
Therefore, I was not amused when I found out the site stopped.

[toni*]

oh dear is there anything they can do to get round it?

[Little Nell]

I wonder how much junk Rootschat has to fend off?

In the past, there was a flurry of this sort of stuff, but thanks to Trystan's wizardry, very little gets through nowadays.  (I really hope I'm not tempting fate here  )

Nell

[pinefamily]

It is ridiculous the lengths some people go to trying to make money. The internet is a wonderful tool, but sometimes is hijacked by the unscrupulous elements in our society.
In regard to junk in your e-mails, I have successfully blocked all bar occasional spam. You can set up message rules in your e-mail program, but this only stops about 80%. I also use a free program, Mailwasher, which you use to "vet" your e-mails first. It is very easy to use, and very successful.

Regards,
Darren

[Lydart]

Does any Dorset person (Nanny Jan for e.g. ?) know how it might be possible to access the info they had and the articles they published on the net ?  I remember reading an interesting one about Dorset button makers, and wanted to read it again as I've got one !