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Greetings,
I have just posted the "Adopt Me" sign for Scott County.
I had someone on my waiting list, but their email bounces ... & I
can't find them with a google search.
Freddie S.
Freddie,
I was looking at the daily uploads and came across an uploaded file I
believe is spam related. I heard that once these things get on the server
it can take the whole thing down, as it uses the site to generate spam mail.
This is the upload main site
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/DAILY-UPLOADS/2007-08
and the file is under
http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/DAILY-UPLOADS/2007-08/1186673969
for July 8th, 2007
the ACTUAL file is for Virginia [only one!] down towards the bottom of the
page...
Who would I contact to notify about this?
Fran Taylor
The election run-off elections will begin at 7:59AM on August
10th and end
at 8:01AM on August 24th.
The candidates for National Coordinator are Bill Oliver and Tina
Vickery.
If you use a spam filter, please set it to accept
<Registrar(a)usgwelections.org> to prevent your election password
from bouncing. Please note that "usgw"
was inadvertently left out of the previous message!
>From the FAQ located on the election site:
I believe I am eligible to vote, but I did not receive a
password.
Please allow three or four days for all passwords to reach all
members. If
you have not received a password by that time, please check your
spam folder
before contacting the EC Member or Temporary EC Representative
assigned to
your region or special project.
Please state your full name, current and alternate Email
Addresses, State,
County, or Special Project affiliation, and your position, i.e.
County
Coordinator, Town Coordinator, Archives File Manager, etc.
Please! Do not wait until the last few days before the election
ends before
contacting the EC about a password! The EC will make every effort
possible to
see that all eligible registered members have an opportunity to
vote, but
last minute requests frequently do not allow the EC enough time
to arrange for
a password to be sent to you!
<end>
For further Election 2007 information, please visit our site
at:
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/index.html
Thank you,
Jo Branch
USGW Election Committee
Greetings,
Grayson Co, Lynchburg (City), and Prince Edward Co, are available
for adoption from Tami Ramsey.
I'll be putting up the "Adopt Me" sign shortly.
Freddie S.
Anyone with a link to Craig Co VAGenWeb on their pages will need
to do an update ...
Freddie S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Rena" <doreatr(a)rbnet.com>
Craig County Virginia Genealogy has moved to Rootsweb.
http://www.rootsweb.com/~vacraig/index.html
Rena Worthen doreatr(a)rbnet.com
Any comments can be sent to me ...
Freddie S.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mike Peterson" <usgwdp(a)cox.net>
Below is the latest draft of the complete CC Guidelines document
for your
comment.
Mike
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I. PREFACE.
The purpose of these guidelines is to provide the Local/County
Coordinators
with consolidated information to help them design and maintain
their
websites. . Section II lists those items, with references, which
are
required of the Local/County Coordinator to be in compliance with
Project
policy. Section III lists those items strongly recommended as
"best
practices" which will enhance the experience of visitors to the
websites.
2. USGenWeb Project Terms:
(CC) = County Coordinator.
(SC) = State Coordinator.
(LC) = Local Coordinator (rarely used).
County Site = Applies equally to parish and township sites.
Project = The USGenWeb Project.
3. The Project's national website is at
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/index.shtml .
The Project's Election Committee website
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ will explain the
Project's election
process and how to register to vote.
You will receive the Project's monthly Newsletter and prior
issues of the
Newsletter are posted at
http://www.usgenweb.com/newsletter/index.shtml .
The Project's Bylaws:
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml .
The Project's Standard Rules:
http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/standard-rules.shtml .
The Project's Special Rules:
http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/special-rules.shtml .
The Project's Mailing Lists:
http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/mail-lists.shtml
4. Your Website: As the owner of your website, you have the
option of
establishing your website on any server. Project websites are
hosted by a
variety of servers, most of them free of charge. Your SC is
available to
help. Website design help can be found at:
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/design.shtml and
http://htmlhelp.rootsweb.com/howto.html. Check with your SC for
any
particular state requirements for county sites. If you are
changing an
existing site, Check with your SC about any state guidelines for
removing
any information.
II. REQUIRED.
1. USGenWeb Project Logo. (USGenWeb Bylaw Article IX, Section 1 -
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml ). All websites
shall
include a prominent display of The USGenWeb Project logo on the
home page.
The logos are found at:
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/logos.shtml. Some
states may also require the display of a state logo.
2. Solicitation Of Funds. (USGenWeb Bylaw Article IX, Section 2 -
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml ). Solicitation
of funds for
personal gain is inappropriate. See the complete Bylaw reference
for further
information .
3. Copyrights. (USGenWeb Bylaw Article X, Section 4 -
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml ). All USGenWeb
members are
responsible for adhering to the Project's Copyright Policy. See
the complete
Bylaw reference for further information . Further, although the
Project
Policy addresses specifically genealogy information it pertains
also to all
facets of the website, i.e., graphics, html coding, backgrounds,
audios,
videos, etc.
4. State Mailing List/Website Link (USGenWeb Bylaw Article XI,
Sections
2/3 - http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml ). All
County
Coordinators shall be subscribed to the XXGenWeb mailing list and
each
website shall have a direct link to the state project .
5. Area For Researcher's Queries (USGenWeb Bylaw Article XI,
Section 3 -
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml ). County
websites must
include a means for a researcher to post a query. If the state
does not have
requirements, there are several options available. You may
administrate a
query page or message board system or provide a link to an
existing message
board related to your county. Queries are designed to be posted
so others
are able to make contact. Coordinators may generate their own
query systems
on their websites or use established systems such as
rootsweb.com,
genforum.com, ancestry.com, etc. Coordinators are not required to
research
the queries.
6. Removing Links of Sites Not Meeting Standards. State
Coordinators have
the responsibility to review county compliance with standards and
to remove
links for those failing to meet standards. (USGenWeb Bylaw
Article XII,
Sections 6 and 7 -
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml ). The
Project Advisory Board has the responsibility to remove links
from the
Project national website to websites failing to meet standards.
(USGenWeb
Bylaw Article VI, Section 5 -
http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml ).
III STRONGLY RECOMMENDED.
1. USGenWeb Logo. There are varying interpretations of the bylaw
language
concerning the term 'prominently displayed.' This guideline
strongly
recommends only the logos of Project located at
http://usgenweb.org/volunteers/logos.shtml are acceptable and
only in the
size provided. The logo should be visible immediately when the
opening
(index, default, et.al) page of the site loads into the browser.
Placement
at or near the top of the page is important because different
browsers
render the pages differently, and all initially display a page
with the top
of the page in full view.
2. Contact Information. Local Coordinators should provide valid
contact
information (such as email, or contact form, or telephone, etc.)
on the
opening (index, default, et.al) page of the site. Clear and
prominent
information should be provided. The importance of acknowledging
all emails,
data submissions, and otherwise responding to visitors cannot be
stressed
enough.
3. Web Site Search Engine. The more information a web site
contains the
greater consideration should be given to installing a search
engine. They
are a powerful tool for the visiting researcher providing it
includes all
the files and subsets of the website. There are several free
search engines
available and all of them have perfected easy ways of acquiring,
installing,
using, and enhancing.
4. Disclaimer. Many website links are "third party" sites; that
is, they are
not part of The USGenWeb Project. Therefore, we strongly
recommend the
following, or similar, disclaimer on website home pages: "Links
to sites
that are not part of the USGenWeb Project are provided for your
convenience
and do not imply any endorsement of the sites or their contents
by the
USGenWeb Project or its members. Neither the USGenWeb Project nor
its
members are responsible for the contents of any "third party"
site which you
may access from a link on this website."
5. County Resource Page and Lookups: Websites should provide some
basic
research help for its county. Suggestions are to provide a list
of names,
addresses and phone numbers for the county court clerk, library,
and
genealogical and/or historical societies. Also, provide a
bibliography page
showing the reference books available for their county. Lookups
should be
offered if you or your volunteers have received permission to do
so from the
book's author or publisher if the reference books you have
available meet
the copyright policies of The USGenWeb Project.
6. USGenWeb Help Pages Mailing List. The purpose of this list is
to provide
a communication across state and project lines for members
seeking and
giving technical assistance in building and improving websites,
as well as
assistance in attracting and displaying submissions, meeting
researcher
needs, utilizing special projects, and
so forth, in pursuance of the Project goals. To maintain a
historical
knowledge base, the discussions are archived. To post or respond
to
questions, subscribe by
sending an email to USGW-HELPPAGES-D-request(a)rootsweb.com with
the word
subscribe in the subject line and the text body.
7. URL/Link Checker. Periodically the webmaster should check that
all links
on the website are valid. There are several free URL/Link
Checkers available
and most are very easy to understand and use. Among them are
Xenu's Link
Slueth - http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html ; W3C Link
Checker -
http://validator.w3.org/checklink ; DeadLinks.com -
http://www.dead-links.com/ - and more.
8. Strongly Recommended Links.
i. The USGenWeb Project - http://www.usgenweb.org.
ii. The USGenWeb Project Archives Table of Contents page (sorted
by state) -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb. From this main page, follow
the links to
your state and county.
iii. The archives search option -
http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsearch.htm.
iv. The WorldGenWeb site - http://www.worldgenweb.org/ .
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