Dear NC Friends,
I have pretty much kept my mouth shut since I left my position as NCGenWeb
State Coordinator. Problem is, I can no longer remain silent. This latest
burst of self-righteous amazement needs to be addressed.
It brings up a very interesting point. Exactly WHO is this Sarah person? Is
she any relation to the erstwhile Maggie Olson, the phantom CC that
vanished like a wind-driven vapor when push came to shove. Is this Sarah a
figment of the imagination of the same individual who was expelled from the
NCGenWeb for fraudulently trying to take over a county site??? Is this the
same individual who continues to plagiarize on-line books and doesn't even
give credit to the web sites from whence they were lifted? Is there any
connection between the "LUV webmasters, Linda, Barbara, Deby and Daryl?" Or
the mysterious "Drifter4u?"
And who is this generous benefactor who has suddenly shown an interest in
providing logos for the NCGenWeb Project. Could this be the same individual
who is still begging for donations for his personal project? Is this person
one of the few who still suffer from RootsWeb Phobia? Could it be that his
personal kingdom is threatened with financial doom? According to his web
site, he has raised only 10% of what he needs for operating expenses.
The Alias question regarding County Project hosts has been around for some
time. I am amazed at how these phantoms are defended by the same folks who
have deliberately tried to infiltrate the NCGenWeb for their own
questionable purposes. I am *not* amazed that the same names seem to pop up
whenever these nefarious, behind-the-scenes schemes are uncovered. They
seem to count on new page hosts who don't know them or the tactics they
have used in the past. Fortunately for the Project, those of us who have
been around for a while are still here to expose them for what they are.
These are the same folks who balked at supplying REAL email addresses and
REAL snail mail addresses of County Coordinators.
In 2001, I ran for NCGenWeb SC because I felt the Project was being
threatened with a hostile take-over. It looks like the same bad actors have
raised their ugly faces again. THEY'RE BAAAACK!
I promised to serve as SC only to clean out the barn. I did--and only then
did I retire. During that time, several individuals were removed from
membership because of activities detrimental to the Project and for
outright fraudulent activities. It's time for the NCGenWeb officers to
assume the responsibility they were elected for. It's probably easier not
to make waves but bad behavior demands honest and forthright
administration, however distasteful it might seem to these elected state
officials.
We talk about the "WayBack Machine". I urge everyone to use it and find out
what happened in the past. Sadly, somebody trashed the NCGENWEB-L and
NCGENWEB-DISCUSS-L archives. Those who came on board after 2002 probably
don't have a clue as to what transpired during the time of unsavory and
unsuccessful coup attempts. If anyone wants details, I saved them and I
will be more than happy to share them. This archive also includes veiled
threats I received when I was SC, stating: "There is still time for you to
gracefully ........... step down from being NCGenWeb SC due to your 'health
problems.'"
"Amazed in Martin County" is not really amazed, but is amazing. This person
is still parroting the same tired line we went through in 2001-2002. And
now she is has unmitigated gall to infiltrate a "friend" as her Asst. CC
who seems to have absolutely no interest or knowledge of Martin County
except to possibly gain a foothold in our Project.
Has on-line genealogy become so filled with greed and political intrigue
that some CC's have become empire-builders and seek to thwart the wishes of
the majority? As far back as I can remember, this small percentage of
trouble makers has caused nothing but grief for those of us who only want
to fulfill a desire to showcase the Project and our county sites.
I know I will catch flack from some individuals. I will not consider any
personal threats or hate mail to be private and I vow to share them publicly.
So if you choose to attack me, expecting privacy, please be fore-warned.
WAKE UP FOLKS!!!
Stop tolerating BAD BEHAVIOR!!!
TAKE BACK THE NCGENWEB PROJECT!!!
Derick S. Hartshorn
Page host-Burke-Catawba-Lincoln Counties, NCGenWeb since 1996
former NCGenWeb State Coordinator
----- Original Message ----- From: <Virgo90675(a)aol.com>
To: <NCGENWEB-DISCUSS-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, March 19, 2006 6:07 PM
Subject: [NCGENWEB-DISCUSS] (no subject)
I just learned that a Dear online friend of mine has been
unceremoniously
kicked out of the NCGenWeb Project for NO GOOD reasons. This is unfair and
unreasonable!! When I was asked to come back to the NCGenWeb, I thought
things
were going to be different than they were when other of my friends were
driven
out of NCGenWeb, but I see nothing has changed here. Some of SC/ASCs still
seems to think that it is their job to hinder rather than âhelpâ CCs. The
SC/ASCs seem to think that she is only doing her job if she is hassling a
good
CC and driving a wedge among the rest of us, while multiple other counties
go unattended even for years! When this Project has a total of 4 micro
managers, one would think that the NCGenweb would be a Garden Palace, but
it is
not and that must be because the 4 only think their job is to tear apart a
willing volunteer so they can give the county site to a person who has been
itching after that site for years. So I assume itâs âWho you know in
the Projectâ
, and therefore, the bonds of corruption are formed. To use the excuse that
the page is not kept is just a ploy. I don't buy this. It was maintained
better than many I have looked at. One hasnât been updated in
3 years!! So once
again, it seems that things haven't changed and are not what they should be.
This concerns me greatly, and as a CC it should matter to you as well.
I spoke with Sarah of Beaufort County, and she says no one has complained
to her. NO ONE! One CC wants that site and he has gone so far as to cause a
previous contributor to demand Sarah remove files that the girl had
previously contributed, using some sort of innuendo referencing that they
didnât KNOW
anything about Sarah, the new host and therefore she shouldnât be
allowed to
keep that data on her site! This is a railroad job and you people know it!!
NCGenWeb should be ashamed of itself.
Amazed in Martin County.
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