Hi,
I'm the CC for the Fairfield Co. CT USGenWeb Project and have come across
something that stumps me and I'm looking to you, George, as SC--and anyone
who has had experience with this, to advise me about next steps.
Barbara Kaye, our fantastic Stamford Town Coordinator and Cemetery Project
Coordinator, told me of a site which (without notification) links the pages
from CTFAIRFI for his site, "Graven Images, America©"
http://www.geocities.com/georg_b2000/
along with volunteer (?) cemetery photos held at
Yahoo.com
First, let me show you the Cemetery Project within CTFAIRFI:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/pages/cemetery/cemetery_index.htm
And an example page:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/pages/cemetery/cm_darien/andreas-hoyt.htm
Next, the Town Resources Index for CTFAIRFI, paying particular attention to
STAMFORD:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/pages/ctfairfi_towndex.html
Stamford Town Coordinator, Barbara Kaye
Includes the communities of Bangall, Belltown, Bull's Head, Caritas Island,
Cove Island, Cummings Point, Davenport Point, Glendale Park, Glenbrook, High
Ridge, Hunting Ridge, Lockwood's Corners, Long Ridge, Newfield, North
Stamford, Overbrook, Peck Point, Rippowam, Riverbank, Roxbury, Scofieldtown,
Shippan Point, Southfield, Springdale, Stillwater, Turn of River, Vidal Park,
Walluck's Point, Waterside, West Park.
Original Town, established 1641
* NEW! First Congregational Church of Stamford, Connecticut Baptism Records
1747-1843
* Records from 1743-1768.
* Records from 1769-1843.
* Early Settlers Pages and Map
* NEW! Barbour Index of Stamford Families (1641-1853)
* Bouton Families of Fairfield County, CT
------snip---------
Now, look at George's site, which he has basically copied and pasted from the
Town Index:
http://www.geocities.com/georg_b2000/stamford.htm
Note how it makes it look like Barbara is the TOWN COORDINATOR for Graven
Images©? And how he's just copied the text from CTFAIRFI?
Next, if you go to one of his sample pages, without crediting the USGenWeb
Project, he has simply linked the transcriptions, keeping the names Barbara
gave for the pages, INTACT.
http://www.geocities.com/georg_b2000/Darien-gaven.htm
(scroll down to the links to the data.)
(see
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi/pages/cemetery/cemetery_index.htm )
And finally, he clearly says he's asking for funding. Funding for what?
"Examples of our ignorance and inactivity and the lack of support we give to
those dedicated few, working to maintain these sites. Contact if you can
contribute special skill, equipment, supplies or *money* anything: Get In
touch!
http://www.geocities.com/georg_b2000/goals.htm
Hint: check the 5th goal.
Question: what are next steps? While I admire his enthusiasm to get the
information and photos broadcast to others, he shows no professional respect
when it comes to "borrowing" data, thus blurring the identity of the
USGenWeb, CTGenWeb Project and its wonderful volunteers.
I've not written to this guy yet, because I've never encountered something
like this before, and I want handle it properly.
Best regards, Maureen Mead
mmeadpond(a)aol.com
USGenWeb Project CC Fairfield Co. CT:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi