To Whom It May concern...
Alright, let me get this right. Nate has donated his own time and
money, as the rest of us have, but has gone onto a greater scale. He
has his OWN web space to assure that all documentation on his web site
can not be claimed by anyone else. Such as other CC's have one to
geocities and such (cant blame nate for not going there, pop-ups kill a
site). I am not sure how many people realize this or not, but just
having © 1998 Nate Zipfel at the bottom of a page does NOT copyright.
You have to register all info with the Library of congress. Soooo as i
am seein here, Nate has found a sponsor to help financially with his
space, to ensure that this info stays his, and he is under no obliation
to rootsweb... and this ia a BAD THING??? It sounds like the smartest
move someone can make to me! And if you look into the definitions of
NON-PROFIT, you will notice that as long as Nate isnt feeding his family
with the sponsorship money, it AINT illegal!!!! How many homeless
shelters or Animal shelters out there do ANY of you know of that DO NOT
accept donations??? They are mostly NON-PROFIT! meaning the only thing
doantions go to are making the service better. Hence, Nate is within the
guidelines of what he is doing.
There we have it. Besides, I am probably one of the most
"inexperienced" CCs there are in PA and any time I had EVER asked Nate
for help, he was nothing but sheer pleasure to deal with, as has been
Linda and Bobbie. We are all equal, none of us better than another, and
I think we need to concentrate on more trivial issues than whether Nate
is right or wrong for not wanting his pages on rootsweb. :) hehe I think
I need some sleep. Im getting a tad cranky. Have a nice day folks!!
Mary