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> What is an orphan mail list? If the county coordinator doesn't order it,
> Jeannie orders it and becomes the listowner until the CC decides he/she
> needs it after all?
>
> David
>
Yes. It's a new volunteer position. <g>
Linda
On Sat, 3 Apr 1999, Linda Russell Lewis wrote:
> Jeannie Watts has been added to this list. She's already a volunteer for
> us by maintaining many VA county tocs for the USGenWeb Archives. :)
>
> She has volunteered to maintain "orphan mailing lists" for counties that
> don't already have them. If the cc decides to maintain them, she will
> turn them over to them.
>
> The lists will be on Rootsweb, who provides them free for USGW projects.
What is an orphan mail list? If the county coordinator doesn't order it,
Jeannie orders it and becomes the listowner until the CC decides he/she
needs it after all?
David
dmorgan(a)efn.org David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii
Archives Manager --- OKGenWeb & NMGenWeb Projects
Tombstone Project -- OKGenWeb & NCGenweb Projects
http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/coordinate.html
Jeannie Watts has been added to this list. She's already a volunteer for
us by maintaining many VA county tocs for the USGenWeb Archives. :)
She has volunteered to maintain "orphan mailing lists" for counties that
don't already have them. If the cc decides to maintain them, she will
turn them over to them.
The lists will be on Rootsweb, who provides them free for USGW projects.
Thanks Jeannie!
Linda
That apparently was sent my Jeannie Watts, who is not a county
coordinator, but is the file manager for many VA counties for the
USGenWeb Archives.
I wrote to her and asked if she was aware that most of the county
coordinators already have a mailing list. She used to be on this list,
but I'm not sure if she still is. (need to add her!) ;)
"onelist" must have a free mailing list service, as I've seen other
lists mentioned using them.
Linda
Has anyone else received this type of email or know what "onelist" is all
about?
Christine
New Kent Co.
>Date: Fri, 2 Apr 1999 12:34:54 -0800
>From: madamx(a)trellis.net
>Subject: Invitation to join VANewKent(a)onelist.com
>
>Hello,
>
>I would like to invite you to join the VANewKent mailing list.
>
>The description of this mailing list is:
>
>This email list is for anyone doing genealogical research in New Kent County,
>Virginia.
>
>You can join this list by going to the following web page:
>
> http://www.onelist.com/subscribe.cgi/VANewKent
>
>If you do not wish to join this list, please ignore this message.
>
>
>Thanks,
>
>madamx(a)trellis.net
>List Owner
Linda -
I checked my pages - Highland County - a couple days ago when I got
the first notice form you. I added a couple of links, and intend to
add a list of books about Highland County as soon as tax season is
over (I'm a CPA part-time). If you have a minute, check it and make
sure I'm compliant. Thanks.
Pat Sheild
Highland County
sheildp(a)cfw.com
Has anyone visited NY lately? I remember utter frustration in trying to post
a query or find any useful information the last time I was there. It was a
far cry from the info you'd find in VA or KY. Thankfully, I only have one
ancestor who lived there. :>)
Candy Parent
Tazewell County, VAGenWeb Coordinator
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vatazewe
Candy's Clan
http://www.htonline.com/~candy
candy(a)htonline.com
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From: David W. Morgan <dmorgan(a)efn.org>
To: VAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com <VAGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Thursday, April 01, 1999 11:58 PM
Subject: Re: [VAGEN-L] [Fwd: [STATE-COORD-L] Need advice]
>On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Linda Russell Lewis wrote:
>
>> VA has 95, plus the independent cities. <G>
>>
>> Linda
>>
>
>Oklahoma has 77, New Mexico 33, Georgia 159, Texas 224?
>
>We're not warm.
>
>David
>
>dmorgan(a)efn.org David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii
>Archives Manager --- OKGenWeb & NMGenWeb Projects
>Tombstone Project -- OKGenWeb & NCGenweb Projects
>http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/coordinate.html
>
>
On Thu, 1 Apr 1999, Linda Russell Lewis wrote:
> VA has 95, plus the independent cities. <G>
>
> Linda
>
Oklahoma has 77, New Mexico 33, Georgia 159, Texas 224?
We're not warm.
David
dmorgan(a)efn.org David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii
Archives Manager --- OKGenWeb & NMGenWeb Projects
Tombstone Project -- OKGenWeb & NCGenweb Projects
http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/coordinate.html
> Well, the time has come to bring this up to the SC's at large:
> I had occasion to visit a state site. I discovered in my search, that out
> of 66 counties on that site, 38 of them do not carry the USGW logo on their
> pages. (Article IX Section 1)
> I have contacted the National Coordinator about this oversight, and have
> been told the SC for the state believes that the ByLaws do not state it has
> to have the logo on their sites. Did I miss something?
> When I read the ByLaws, it tells me that we have to have the logo
> prominently displayed on at least the main page to each county. This has
> been a requirement from the beginning. This SC, and evidently the NC,
> believes the ByLaws and USGW Requirements are not meant for them, or that
> they must enforce them.
The NC absolutely knows the rules, and that the logo is required.
Enforcement could be another matter entirely. What do you do, de-link
that state from the the USGenWwb Project?
Okay, which state has 66 counties?
David
dmorgan(a)efn.org David W. Morgan Honolulu Hawaii
Archives Manager --- OKGenWeb & NMGenWeb Projects
Tombstone Project -- OKGenWeb & NCGenweb Projects
http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeckha/coordinate.html
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This was not aimed at VAGenWeb, but we might be next on the list for
close examination. <g> (Btw.. Lynn is a board member)
Please make sure you have the proper logos on your front pages:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vagenweb/rules.htm
Thanks,
Linda
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Well, the time has come to bring this up to the SC's at large:
I had occasion to visit a state site. I discovered in my search, that out
of 66 counties on that site, 38 of them do not carry the USGW logo on their
pages. (Article IX Section 1)
I have contacted the National Coordinator about this oversight, and have
been told the SC for the state believes that the ByLaws do not state it has
to have the logo on their sites. Did I miss something?
When I read the ByLaws, it tells me that we have to have the logo
prominently displayed on at least the main page to each county. This has
been a requirement from the beginning. This SC, and evidently the NC,
believes the ByLaws and USGW Requirements are not meant for them, or that
they must enforce them.
On further investigation of this state site, I have discovered numerous
other problems:
1. At least one county does not have a query page---this too, is a
requirement (Article XI Section 3, also USGW Requirements)
2. At least one county has not been updated since April of 1997
3. Several counties carry the adopt me sign on the county site, but no where
on the state pages are they reflected as up for adoption
4. At least 4 counties have been under construction for several months, with
no link (on the selection table) to those counties---how long must
researchers wait?
Have I missed something? Have I been misinformed? Are we not, as an SC,
supposed to make sure our states meet the requirements of the USGenWeb
Project? (Article XII Section 6) This entire site is a bad representation of
the USGW Project as a whole.
I feel that this site is in violation of the current ByLaws, and something
needs to be done. Now that I know these things, please give me your
suggestions as to how to handle this.
Lynn
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