Just for the record, I have asked Maureen to pursue this line of
reasoning and commend her for raising the issue.
George
On 13 Mar 2008 at 19:15, MMeadPond(a)aol.com wrote:
FYI, please see below.
As CTGenWeb Project webmaster, I need input from TCs and CCs.
Please write me at ctgenweb(a)gmail.com, which is *off the Rootsweb server
list.
Your thoughts are extremely important, and potentially time-sensitive, as we
move forward.
As you can see, the domain
www.rootsweb.com/~ctgenweb
will BEGIN moving to
Ancestry.com, the first of next week.
Please note: My question involves the site for CTGENWEB, only.
Every CC and TC has the right to choose their own site for serving the
Project.
For some, and perhaps many, staying on
Rootsweb.Ancestry.com, will be the
perfect decision for them.
As webmaster, I'm thinking it might be best if we had our own
ctgenweb.org
identity.
Do you agree? I'm looking forward to your input.
Thank you, Maureen Mead
E-mail: ctgenweb(a)gmail.com
or mmeadpond(a)aol.com
ASC/Webmaster, CTGenWeb Project:
www.rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi
In a message dated 3/13/08 3:25:32 PM, tsvickery(a)gmail.com writes:
> Please forward to all Project lists.
>
> Tina Vickery
> National Coordinator
> USGenWeb Project
>
> ____
>
> RootsWeb Announcement
>
> As you know, The Generations Network has hosted and funded
> the RootsWeb online community since June 2000, thereby
> maintaining RootsWeb as the world's oldest and largest
> free genealogy website. TGN remains committed to this
> mission and believes that RootsWeb is an absolutely
> invaluable and complementary resource to
Ancestry.com, our
> flagship commercial family history site. We believe in
> both services and want to see both communities prosper and
> grow.
>
> As part of this goal, we have decided to "transplant"
> RootsWeb onto the
Ancestry.com domain beginning next week.
> This move will not change the RootsWeb experience or alter
> the ease of navigation to or within RootsWeb. RootsWeb
> will remain a free online experience. What will be
> different is that the Web address for all RootsWeb pages
> will change from
www.rootsweb.com to
>
www.rootsweb.ancestry.com. Again, the RootsWeb experience
> is not changing.
>
> The decision to host RootsWeb on
Ancestry.com is being
> made for one primary reason: we believe that the users of
> each of our two main websites can be better served if they
> have access to the best services available on both. Simply
> stated, we want to introduce more
Ancestry.com users to
> RootsWeb and vice versa.
>
> Today, despite the fact that
Ancestry.com and
RootsWeb.com
> are the two most frequently visited family history sites
> on the Web, only 25 percent of visitors to
Ancestry.com
> visited RootsWeb in January 2008, while only 20 percent of
> visitors to RootsWeb visited
Ancestry.com (according to
> Comscore Media Metrix). We think we will serve our users
> best by doing a better job of letting them know what is
> available on both
Ancestry.com and RootsWeb. Hosting
> RootsWeb on
Ancestry.com is the first step towards making
> this happen, but we will absolutely look for more and
> better ways down the road to advance this goal.
>
> Hosting RootsWeb on
Ancestry.com will also make it easier
> for us to make changes and improvements to the RootsWeb
> experience in the future.
>
> All old RootsWeb URLs will continue to work, whether they
> are bookmarks or favorites, links to or from a hosted page
> or URLs manually typed in your Internet browser. We will
> have a redirect in place so that all old URLs will
> automatically end up on the appropriate new RootsWeb URL.
> You will never need to update your old favorites or links
> unless you want to. We have worked to make the transition
> as seamless as possible for our users, and this change
> should have a minimal impact on your experience with the
> site.
>
> RootsWeb will remain a free online experience dedicated to
> providing you with a place where our community can find
> their roots together. If you have questions regarding this
> change please email them to feedback(a)rootsweb.com.
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tim Sullivan
> CEO
> The Generations Network, Inc.
>
Maureen Mead
CTGenWeb Project webmaster
USGenWeb Project ASC:
rootsweb.com/~ctgenweb
USGenWeb Project CC Fairfield County, CT:
rootsweb.com/~ctfairfi
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