Debbie,
A previous message from you pledged the following:
We did NOT agree with the way those sites are linked. I want to
share
something with you. When we learned that Debi K had adopted a NC state, we
begged her to take on the state for us...she's new as a State person, so is
learning the ropes as we go along here too. She has been very cooperative
and I know she wants to work with you in a positive way. It's as I said, we
have newbie newbies...in fact, due to what we've experienced in NC (which in
my wildest dreams I would never have imagined)..well we are going to make a
newbie page. We have been discussing how to properly link to sites..etc. I
can understand your frustration over the way Burke was linked...it wasn't
cool.
This message came through the STATE-COORDS list and read as follows:
Do any of you know anything about the following website? They've
sent a
couple of messages to our public Nebraska list asking for people to
submit their records, such as marriage records, obits, etc. When you
check it, it seems to be a collection of links to other sites, and they
don't always give credit to where many of the links are taking people. I
followed some of the links, and ended up at USGenWeb sites. Others look
like they are USGenWeb pages from the address, but there's nothing that
actually says that on the page. Right now, they don't seem to have much
gathered for our state, but I've asked our cc's to make sure that each
of their files has something on it that shows that it is a NEGenWeb
Project site.
http://www.genealinks.com
Connie
and another:
Hello SCs,
I also have a problem similar to the problem that Connie has.
I had been looking for a new CC for Jefferson County WVGenWeb. I finally
received a request from Cindy Koegel. She stated that she had read our
West Virginia volunteer guidelines and agreed to follow them. A day or
two later she started writing to various WV CCs saying:
"I am doing a web site also on genealogy on a site similar to USGenWeb. I
have done lots of research in the area on the web for my families Koontz
and Pfost. I also have somethings that are mine that I am going to put up.
Now where I may be making a mistake is I was going to link to some things
on your site - such as cemeteries, marriages, etc. None of those pages
have NOR WILL BE put on my site only a link from mine to yours. In return,
when I get some things on my site then I will be very happy to provide you
with a link. If you would prefer that I do not, please let me know.
My whole angle is that when I was looking in the Jackson County area I
found several things in several places. Now I must admit your site has a
wealth of information. I was going to try to link all on one site with my
own additions."
I suggested that she just add the URL to the county page and list the
items that she applied to her page. It turns out that she is with
USGenNet and has created many pages showing data that the CCs have created
for The USGenWeb Project.
I just had one CC call me long distance and very upset because so much of
her material has been stolen. After taking a look at the Kanawha County
pages, I agree with the CC and feel like we all have been robbed. When I
checked the Jackson County link, it has much of the material that I had
worked long and hard on but with AHGP logos on it.
Looking for advice and suggestions on how to correct this major problem.
Les Shockey
SC WVGenWeb
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How do you react to this? Does your organization bear any responsibility
for any of the alleged unauthorized linkings? Do they see to use any
identity separate from the creaters of the data? I would really like to know.
Derick S. Hartshorn
Asst. State Coordinator, NCGenWeb
Page owner - Catawba Co. NCGenWeb page
- Burke Co. NCGenWeb page
- Hartshorn Family home page
List owner - Catawba-West-L
- NCBURKE-L
- NCLINCOL-L
- NCTRYON-L
- HARTSHORN-L
- WHITE-PA-NC-L