An issue that I noticed recently......
I was using google to search for information on an ancestor. There were
many rootsweb links that came up that pointed to our county pages and the
archive pages. Unfortunately, these links are no good since we have moved
all data. I realize that the search engines will eventually get around to
re-indexing our pages. However, is there some way to submit a request now
to get those pages re-indexed?
Jason
----- Original Message -----
From: "Derick Hartshorn" <DerickH(a)charter.net>
To: "CATAWBA-WEST-L" <CATAWBA-WEST(a)rootsweb.com>
Cc: <ncgenweb-l(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Friday, April 11, 2008 1:08 PM
Subject: [NCGENWEB] NCGenWeb page changes
Folks,
Behind the scenes, members of the USGenWeb Project on every level,
state, county and local, have been involved in a massive project.
While my work and that of other County Coordinators has been
virtually transparent, it has involved a great deal of effort you may
not have noticed.
This has been necessitated due to a corporate policy change by The
Genealogy Network, owner of RootsWeb. They have freely housed our
sites for a dozen years and have been responsible for the rapid
growth of the genealogical pursuits we all enjoy.
The acquisition of RootsWeb by The Genealogy Network, corporate owner
of
Ancestry.com and others genealogical entities, is a step designed
to reflect their responsibility to their stockholders. Obviously,
RootsWeb provides no tangible profit to their bottom line. Their
decision to make RootsWeb a closer affiliate of their genealogical
family was a logical corporate decision. You may also note that the
Rootsweb URL you are accustomed to seeing now has the
Ancestry.com
name consolidated within it. The implications go beyond just an
address change and the addition of an
Ancestry.com banner at the top
of each page hosted by RootsWeb.
The changes recently made by the USGenWeb Project to seek other
hosting arrangements were necessitated by the need affect independent
control of the USGenWeb Project. To assuage the concerns of each
individual state and local Project member and to ensure the concept
of free genealogy, this major hosting change was made in accordance
with the USGenWeb Project bylaws, as stated in Article II
(
http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/bylaws.shtml). This could only be
accomplished by separating ourselves from our commercial benefactor
and making provisions for independent control. This is not to say
that any RootsWeb pages were under any direct threat of being
compromised or taken over by a commercial entity. The opportunities
that TGN has provided during the last decade for free server space
has been a boon to all of us and their sponsorship has been
appreciated by all page hosts and users. Ultimately, the USGenWeb
Project will continue to act in behalf of all those who have come to
rely on this organization for the ultimate source of free
genealogical resources.
- The USGenWeb Project home page can now be found at:
http://www.usgenweb.org/
- The NCGenWeb Project, following the lead of our national
organization, can now be found at:
http://www.ncgenweb.us/
- Along with that move, the USGenWeb Archives are now housed at:
http://www.usgwarchives.org/
- The NCGenWeb Archives can be found at:
http://usgwarchives.org/nc/ncfiles.htm
The pages that I maintain have also been moved as follows:
- Catawba has moved to
http://www.ncgenweb.us/catawba/
- Burke has moved to
http://www.ncgenweb.usncburke/
- Lincoln has moved to
http://www.ncgenweb.us/clincoln/
- Gaston has moved to
http://www.ncgenweb.us/gaston/
- Cleveland has moved to
http://www.ncgenweb.us/cleveland/
- City of Conover has moved to
http://www.ncgenweb.us/conover/
Please change your bookmarks accordingly. Individual links will
continue to bear the same page address (i.e. xxx.htm).
I voluntarily maintain over 10,000 genealogical web pages. The
majority of these have required revisions to reflect the new servers.
I have also added corrections, additions and scripts to make them as
helpful as possible. I solicit the help of all page users in
reporting bad links, missing images and non-functioning applications.
Nothing is too insignificant.
At the same time, I am anxious to receive any new resources that
users might be willing to share. Any and all suggestions are also
solicited.
Thanks also to those who have come to rely on the USGenWeb Project
for their "one-stop" genealogical experience.
Derick S. Hartshorn
Proud member of the USGenWeb Project
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