This is just my personal views as a CC...I have never thought that we
[NCGenWeb] are in any way being threatened with a take-over by our host,
rootsweb. If Diane feels that way, then maybe she needs to go elsewhere,
because it looks as if no one else thinks the way she does about the whole
issue. The CC's who participated in the voting process were voicing their
desires loud and clear...the ones who didn't vote, voiced theirs
too..apparently not seeing a need to even bother with the issue or simply
wanted to continue to host a county without all the politics getting in the
way.
And I've never felt there was a need to have a unique domain name...people
find us very easily on rootsweb. Files are archived without any problems or
worries that they will not be there tomorrow or next week FREE to
researchers.
Being harassed with messages about how we were forced into a vote, before
adequate discussion is ludricous...I am tired, tired, tired of seeing the
same dribble and would love to have it put to rest.
Elizabeth has bent over backwards to accommodate Diane and her
opinions...Elizabeth has persistently followed the chain of command in
handling the issue, always gave us all the information she had available to
her, and we had ample opportunity to discuss it. Diane is the one who
continued to post to the wrong list, and finally just drove all of us
BONKERS with it. If she had waited for the discuss list, then maybe we would
have been willing to talk more..as it was, I know I was SICK of seeing it by
then and wanted to vote and get it over with!
my two cents as a CC for NCGenWeb,
Just so you'll know...I've going to work, so I want see any replies until
late, late tonight.
Debbie Fowler
micajah(a)mindspring.com
PS. Elizabeth, to continue to discuss and vote again, because one person is
dissatisfied with the outcome and she didn't even VOTE the first time is
simply bending over too far for that person, in my opinion.
-----Original Message-----
From: Elizabeth Harris <ncgen(a)mindspring.com>
To: NCGENWEB-DISCUSS-L(a)rootsweb.com <NCGENWEB-DISCUSS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Wednesday, December 16, 1998 1:25 PM
Subject: [NCGENWEB-DISCUSS-L] Re: [NCGENWEB-L] Results of the recent voting
While I am disappointed that only 41 persons voted, out of 71
eligible, I
think the answer is in any case unequivocal that very few people want to
see discussion of either the domain name or incorporation issue continue on
NCGENWEB-L. Furthermore, a majority of those voting preferred to drop the
discussion altogether rather than either continuing discussion or
proceeding to a vote.
Since these 24 or 25 people do not however
constitute a majority of the CCs, in deference to Diane's
complaint I am
willing for discussion of these issues to continue on the NCGENWEB-DISCUSS
list if she or anyone else feels that more should be said. Shall we say
until January 15th?. At this time we will reassess whether we are ready
for a vote.