Joyce,
My take is that the recent discussions on this list highlighted some
issues that might need to be more fully defined. This is my take
only and I hope Sandy and others will correct me if I'm wrong.
1. It was mentioned that the presiding State Coordinator 'owns' the
State Website and therefore has ultimate decision making over the
content and form of the State Site. I believe that many County
Coordinators were unaware of this and some feel that the project
members as a whole should make decisions regarding content and form
of the State website. At a minimum this needs to be discussed if
only to educate the membership on who and how changes to the web site are made.
2. It is my understanding that content on County sites has been left
to the discretion of the County Coordinator with some minimum
guidelines regarding content (ie. Query page, NCGenweb logo, etc)
mandated by the State Project. What has not really been addressed is
the extent to which the County Coordinator should use their website
to put across ideas. I think we all try to limit, if not completely
avoid, offering our genealogical services for sale, however is it ok
for us to publish on the County site our ideas on the current
presidential race or American Foreign Policy? With the use of blogs
this becomes a more slipper slope. On my own site, I've recommended
a locally made music CD, but there are some who might feel that is
inappropriate on a County site. I agree this is a valid topic for
discussion, even if it doesn't lead to any changes in bylaws, etc.
3. Comments were made that perhaps a State project-wide search
engine should be used. This would allow a person a single search of
the State site, special project sites, and county sites. There are
pros and cons to this idea and so should be discussed if only to
educate us on the options available.
I hope this helps.
Joel
Carteret, Craven, Onslow County Coordinator
Military in Colonial North Carolina
At 03:00 PM 9/11/2007, Joyce Harrison wrote:
Could someone please explain to me why all of this is necessary?
Joyce Harrison
On 9/10/07, Sandy <teylu(a)earthlink.net> wrote:
>
> I believe the following issues need to be discussed and decided by
> the full membership.
>
> 1. Our NCGW Project state web site. I believe our state pages belong
> to the full membership of the project, and that while a state
> coordinator becomes responsible during the duration of his/her term
> for the maintenance or management of the state project site, the
> authority to make any substantive change to the site's content or
> location (i.e., domain, server) remains vested in the full
> membership, thus requires both discussion by and a vote of the full
> project membership.
>
> 2. Appropriate content for all NCGW project websites/pages, state and
> county.
> I think we need to adopt a statement to be included within our
> volunteer rules/guidelines which limits content of all county sites
> to matters of genealogical/ historical research assistance pertaining
> to that county, and precludes items or links to items of a personal,
> political, religious, etc. nature.
>
> 3. Discussion of a project-wide search engine on our main state page,
> including the pros & cons of search engines, what type of search
> engine would be used, and provisions enabling any county to opt-out,
> if so desired.
>
> This list isn't meant to be exhaustive, or to suggest there are no
> other issues we need to discuss. These are just the issues which I,
> personally, believe need immediate attention. Everyone is more than
> welcome to add other issues.
>
> -Sandy
> >
>
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