Here, here.
When I was on state-coord-L that was my biggest complaint -- the junk email
that I had to wade through every day. I host over 20 websites and get alot
of email -- but I got the most from the state coord list. I was happy to
pass that on to the new SC and ASC in Maryland!
Carol
-----Original Message-----
From: Genealogical Computing Assoc. of Pennsylvania
<gencap(a)spruce.libertynet.org>
To: PAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com <PAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: 25 January, 1999 2:00 PM
Subject: Re: [PAGEN-L] More about the "rules" from our "advisory"
board
There was no "change". It was merely a proposal.
I only post stuff to PAGEN-L that I think is significant as well as being
definitive. A lot of crap gets posted to STATE-COORD-L, and I have to
read all of it. I try to weed it down, and wait until any discussion
reaches a conclusion before reposting it to any other list. I only say
something when I feel there is something to be said.
I also try not to reply to any message in my mailbox until I have read
every other message sitting in my mailbox (and there was a big pile
today). Often questions are answered as well as other additional
information that may be supplied by subsequent messages. It can be
tedious, but it is important to get as many facts as possible before
drawing any conclusions (jumping to conclusions?).
As I have stated before on this list, I take with a very big grain of salt
anything that is posted to STATE-COORD-L, and wait for people with better
debating skills than I to step up to the plate and toss out the right
questions. As frustrating as it has been at times, I've found that
clearer heads tend to prevail as long as we give them time to work.
That's why I stopped subscribing to USGENWEB-ALL a long time ago, since I
have never seen such jumping to conclusions, innuendo, and half-truths be
tossed around as on that list. If you've ever seen live video of the
British parliament in action, that's a pretty good analogy.
Also, as I've said before on this list, if I don't like the way things are
playing out, I will pick up my ball and go home. I am a volunteer, and my
time is valuable. If I feel my time is being wasted, I will go spend it
somewhere else. The Pennsylvania pages existed before the USGenWeb
project, and if necessary, they will exist after USGenWeb is gone. BUT,
that is not to say we should not give things a chance to work. It is
difficult with so many voices calling out different opinions. You see
what is going on in Congress, and how long it takes them to get anything
accomplished, and how many people they piss off daily, and they only have
485 members.
The bottom line is, please have patience. I only do what I think is right
for PAGenWeb. Let them have their shouting matches on STATE-COORD-L. If
you want to listen to the BS and increase the mail in your box tenfold, I
can appoint each and every one of you an ASC. It doesn't matter to me who
sees what is posted there (I was one of the ones who voted for a
completely open forum). I thought it was preferred this way, to have the
SC's deal with all the BS and then filter down the stuff that really means
anything.
Gary
On Sun, 24 Jan 1999, Ken Boonie wrote:
> Could everyone who received notification of the Standards and Ethics
> policy please respond to this? Gary, were you notified about the change?
> --
> Ken Boonie
> Coordinator
> USGenWeb Project
> Huntingdon County PA
>
http://www.rootsweb.com/~pahuntin/
>
>