Just what I like waking up to on Sunday morning, an illiterate diatribe
about a totally insignificant subject not related to anything I'm in the
least bit interested in......
Do we have to put up with this guy? This is the 2nd message on the subject
and I still don't know what in blazes is going on (and I'm tired to filling
in the missing words and word endings).
1. What is David Young doing telling me how to run my website?
2. Why is he subscribed to VTGEN-L? (I know why, I just don't understand
why).
3. Why is he picking on David Podmajersky when there are literally thousands
of similar sites doing the same thing? (by the way I didn't pay one red cent
to check out dozens of links on Podmajersky's pages, i.e. it was free, nada,
zip, no cost, gratuit, etc., how the hell can he say this is a commercial
site?)
4. Podmajersky has a link to my Vermont in the Civil War Project, which is
not an affiliate of USGENWEB. He didn't ask for permission (but then again,
neither did about 50 other places that are linked to it), but I'm flattered
that he linked.
end soapbox.
Have a nice day.
Tom Ledoux
-----Original Message-----
From: Mainegen(a)aol.com <Mainegen(a)aol.com>
To: VTGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com <VTGEN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Date: Sunday, November 29, 1998 7:42 AM
Subject: [VTGEN-L] Re: Census Page
Dear David Podmajersky:
CC: sent to SC's the VTGenWeb Project & Maine USGenWeb Project Volunteers
It is sometimes difficult to tell from an e-mail if the person that you are
ta lk to is agree or what level or disapproval or approval you have with
them.
My level is only that of disappointment.
When people are building a web site they should request links to be
exchange.
This will help some people find their way back.
Frankly, I thought this Census Site might be one that I might want to
request
a link, but would not think of doing this unless I have first asked
for
permission.
I ask all my Maine volunteer to PLEASE ASK for permission before linking to
any web page or web site. So I do not understand the statement:
"People are typically not expected to ask permission to make a
bibliographic
reference, which is all a link on a web
site is."
Why ask?
1) Because it is courtesy,
2) The webmaster might be planning to move the page to another server
3) The webmaster might be planning to delete the file/page
4) The webmaster might want to link to your page
5) The webmaster might have some information to share with you. It might
not
fit what he/she is working on but might be just be what you want.
6) The webmaster might know of some people that are interested in
helping
your project.
7) The page maybe up on the web but not ready to be out to the public.
All the Maine volunteer are requested to ask. Is the Maine USGenWeb
Project
standards too high? As I am the FM of the VT, NH & ME USGenWeb
Archives, I
also request my county level manager to also ask.
It is a very interesting collections. In the last few days I have ask many
people to check this site out. But I would ask them before linking to it
would they please show David Podmajersky the courtesy of giving them
permission to link first.
Putting all these links together is a lot of work. It is a great service
to
the genealogical public and will is one job and a half to maintain.
So please check it out <
http://www.distantcousin.com/>
Enjoy,
David C. Young, SC of Maine
PO Box 152
Danville, Maine
In a message dated 11/28/98 11:06:50 AM Eastern Standard Time,
taxpod(a)yahoo.com writes:
> Subj: Re: Census Page
> Date: 11/28/98 11:06:50 AM Eastern Standard Time
> From: taxpod(a)yahoo.com (taxpod)
> To: Mainegen(a)aol.com
>
> In the first place, I have a hobby site. This site makes 32 cents per
> day which just pays for my space. Secondly, I am a census transcriber
> for the GenWeb census project. Are you a representative of the
> USGenWeb or Rootsweb? Do you speak for them?
>
> My census links page provides links to census transcriptions wherever I
> find them on the net. My ships list page provides links to ships
> passenger lists wherever I find them on the net. And so on and so on!
> There are other sites on the web which provide links to Rootsweb and
> other census etc transcriptions. These sites are not specifically
> authorized either.
>
> Lastly, and most importantly, I do not purport to be a representative
> of the USGenWeb nor do I purport to speak for the organization. My
> site is a genealogy index. I am entitled to provide links to whatever
> pages I choose. I can link to Yahoo. I can link to
Ancestry.com. or
> any place I want. If a representative of a website who actually owns
> the site or is a representative of the site wishes to have me remove
> all links to his page though I am not really sure why anyone would
> want to do that.
>
> If you are a rep of one of the aforementioned and wish me to remove
> links, please do the following:
>
> 1) Prove to me you are a duly authorized representative of the
> organization and that your explicit authorization includes these sorts
> of requests.
>
> 2) Think about the ramifications of your request.
>
> 3) Explain to me why you want the links removed.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> David Podmajersky