Don,
Here are links to what is "required" of coordinators:
CoGenWeb Requirements:
http://cogenweb.com/guidelines.html
http://cogenweb.com/guidelines2.html
These are the USGenW Requirements:
http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/guidelines.shtml
There is no strict requirement that research material be added to any
site. However, it is the stated aim of the USGenWeb, and by association
the CoGenWeb, to provide free research sources for our visitors.
You state that you haven't had anyone contact you for some time and
wonder if the sites are still being visited. Why would anyone visit a
site that has nothing to offer researchers. The reason most of us add
whatever research materials we can is to draw visitors to our site. Then
they want to donate material to the site.
I also live hundreds of miles from most of my sites. That doesn't stop
me from locating stuff on the web that I can add. I set up automated
Google searches for counties. I get a message everyday with links to
whatever Google finds. Sure, I have to sift through a lot of chaff to
find that kernel for the site but it's not that bad.
On 10/31/2014 02:27 PM, Don Stanwyck via wrote:
Checking in now for Clear Creek and Gilpin, and correcting something
said below.
You said, " remember you as a CC volunteered to maintain and keep your county
updated and information added to the site." Wrong. When I volunteered as a CC more
than 15 years ago the only requirement was that you keep your "looking for" page
up to date. There is no requirement to update any other aspect of your page or to add any
information to the site. Many of us live several states away from our counties and have
no way to do any research on the country. I maintain a contacts page for the historical
and government entities that can help with research.
If you believe a CC has committed to doing research for their county you can remove me.
I'm probably about the longest lived of the early CCs. Most of the others have been
chased off already. I've been too stubborn to leave.
Does anyone even look at the USGenWeb/COGenWeb pages anymore? I haven't had a
surnames request in almost 5 years. I haven't received any email about the counties
in about 3 years. The only email I get is the monthly check-in reminders and it seems
kind of pointless given that, as far as I can tell, no one uses these resources anymore.
--don stanwyck
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From: cogen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:cogen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Gail
Kilgore via
Sent: Friday, October 31, 2014 12:17 PM
To: cogen
Subject: [COGEN] Members
This subject has again come up and I know that there was some opposition to the
"requirement" that each CC check-in monthly. Some people disagree that we
should check in.
It is one of the responsibilities of the SC to maintain a current list for the Election
Committee and checking in every three months or six months just doesn't keep our
paperwork updated.
I have been since last spring trying to contact some of our members. Even though I know
that they are out there, with some, the others I have had no contact with what-so-ever.
I am asking that you make this a requirement of the COGenWeb that CC's check in
monthly and after a _______ of time of no contact, they can be removed from the state.
We have so many counties that need to be adopted I hate to say we would be loosing more
CC's, remember you as a CC volunteered to maintain and keep your county updated and
information added to the site.
Tomorrow is the first of the month, I would like to see a 100% check-in.
Would also appreciate comments on the checking in monthly, please...
Happy Halloween!!!
Gail
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