From: tsvickery(a)gmail.com> To: state-coord(a)rootsweb.com;
usgenweb-all(a)rootsweb.com; usgenweb-discuss(a)rootsweb.com; board(a)rootsweb.com> Date:
Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:50:00 -0400> Subject: [STATE-COORD] Fw: Questions regarding
Rootweb.com announcement> > Please forward to USGenWeb Project lists.> > >
Forwarded from David Graham, Sr. Product> Manager
RootsWeb.com. Further questions and
concerns from> USGenWeb Project members who host sites on TGN/RW are> being gathered
and will be communicated to David to> address. Thank you all for continuing to share
your> questions and concerns with the Advisory Board.> > > Tina Vickery>
National Coordinator> USGenWeb Project> > ---> > David,> > We have
the following questions from across the Project.> I am certain there will be more to
follow:> > 1. Are you aware of how many states and counties have> already moved
off RootsWeb? Does Rootsweb and Ancestry> understand the inevitable consequences of
this latest> announcement?> > I don't have a specific count of state and
county pages> that have moved off of RootsWeb at this time. We do> recognize that
some may choose to be hosted elsewhere due> to this announcement, but we are truly
working to ensure> that this change does not affect the RootsWeb online> experience
at all. It should not change the experience of> being hosted on RootsWeb.> > 2.
Does this mean Ancestry will include the Rootsweb> sites in their Search on Ancestry,
either by subscription> free and/or both?> > There is no change in what is
surfaced in Ancestry's> search due to this change. The pages and data on
RootsWeb> will continue to be part of the separate, free RootsWeb> online
experience. There is no plan to require a> subscription to access user content from
RootsWeb. > > 3. How will this effect search engines and counters, etc> that are
in use our existing
www.rootsweb.com/~xxyyyyyyy/> URL's?> > People should
continue to be able to find your pages when> using search engines. Right now the search
engines will> have listings for the old RootsWeb URLs, and it will take> a while for
the new URLs to show up in search engines.> Since we will be redirecting members to the
new URLs,> though, they will still be able to access the pages> regardless of what
links come up through the search> engines.> > As far as impact on page counters,
I don't think there> will be an impact, but I will need to verify with our>
technical experts and get back to you on that.> > 4. Are the mailing lists affected
by this? Either the> mailing lists administered by the USGenWeb Project> Advisory
Board or the many county and other lists> maintained coincidently by USGenWeb Project
volunteers?> > This change should not affect mailing lists in any way.> If we
find that this is not the case, we will make sure to> let you know.> > > Tina
Vickery> National Coordinator> USGenWeb Project> >
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