USGenWeb By Laws
ARTICLE I. NAME
The name of this organization shall be "The USGenWeb Project."
The name, "The USGenWeb Project," and "The XXGenWeb Project"
(where XX is the two-letter postal code abbreviation for each
state) are service marks and reserved exclusively for The
USGenWeb Project and any websites representing The USGenWeb
Project.
ARTICLE II. PURPOSE
Section 1. The USGenWeb Project is an organized group of
volunteers working to create an online center for genealogical
research by linking every county in the United States. The
purpose of this organization shall be to gather genealogical and
historical information for free online access by researchers
Section 2. This purpose shall be accomplished by presenting
websites which shall be central repositories of historical and
genealogical research data, donated either by the website
coordinator or other contributors. In presenting this
information, the foundation of the organization shall be at the
local websites (county, township, parish, town, etc.) which shall
be linked to the state websites which shall be linked to the
national website. The USGenWeb Project shall also provide a
"digital library" called The USGenWeb Project Archives.
ARTICLE III. STATUS AS AN ORGANIZATION
The USGenWeb Project, as a group of volunteers participating in a
not-for-profit organization, is considered to be an
"Unincorporated Non-Profit Association."
ARTICLE IV. MEMBERSHIP
Section 1. The only requirement for membership in The USGenWeb
Project is a desire to assist in gathering and disseminating
genealogical and historical information for free online access by
researchers.
Section 2. The USGenWeb Project is an equal opportunity
organization and will not tolerate discrimination in any form
because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age,
marital status, disability, sexual orientation, etc.
These can be viewed at
http://www.usgenweb.org/official/bylaws.html
My interpretation, and only mine is that Wisconsin GenWeb is not
the "correct" phrase to be used if a site is a representative of
the USGenWeb Project.