On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 01:53:32 -0700, Linda <cityslic(a)ix.netcom.com> wrote:
I've added another line (yep.. increase those stats!! <G>)
to the
USGenWeb Archives Notice. There have been a few requests from former
submitters to have their files removed from the Archives. One, who
submitted the files from January to December 1997, stated she was not
aware of the "cannot be removed once submitted" rule in the guidelines,
which has been in effect since July 1996.
I remember the notice was reworked a year or so ago but I don't think it ever
included a "cannot be removed" line. Here is the notice I have been using on
files submitted to the Webster County Archives. I thought it was the most
current:
==================
USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free
genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely
used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as
long as this message remains on all copied material. These
electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or
presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons
or organizations desiring to use this material for profit
or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent
of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then
contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.
=================
The extra line is:
The submitter has given permission
to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access.
I've updated it on the contrib.htm file, too. Please be sure to put
prominent links on your tocs to:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/contrib.htm (helping archivists)
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/timetodo.htm (guidelines)
So what you're saying, Linda, is that the "cannot be removed" rule was,
until
now, only in the guidelines at
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/timetodo.htm
and not in the actual notices themselves?
If that is the case, I don't think we can replace the notices on files
*currently in the Archives* with the new notice. In other words, if "cannot
remove" is going to be the rule, I don't think we can make it retroactive. If
you were not suggesting we add the new line to current files, I apologize for
jumping to conclusions.
If anyone has a problem with the extra line for the
"notice", please let
me know.
I don't have a problem with the extra line, excepting that, imho, it may result
in fewer submissions. I have never had a link on my Archives toc page to the
above sites, as I don't ever remember it being suggested. I will certainly add
those links now. Potential submitters need to understand the precise rules when
they contribute a file and evidently in the past, some of them have not.
Carole Palmer
Webster County coordinator
Webster County Archives archivist
KYGenWeb Project