Sounds good to me, too. Shari Handley shari@tyaskin.com ----- Original Message ----- From: Garnett J.(Joe) Zsedeny <jzsed@slic.com> To: <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, June 10, 2000 9:02 PM Subject: Re: [BOARD-L] Motion Re: "Nonprofit USGenWeb Project" : I agree with Teri about the motion problem and would have no : problem if Tim just agreed with the proposed solution. How : about the rest? : : Joe : : Teri Pettit wrote: : > : > At 8:47 AM -0700 6/9/00, Maggie Stewart wrote: : > >Teri, : > > : > > I'll withdraw my motion if you agree to handle the : > >negotiations with Mr. Smoot and USGenNet. I will : > >reserve the right to put the motion back out if those : > >negotiations should fall through. : > : > Maggie, : > : > Thanks, I'll do what I can. (Sorry for the delay in getting back to : > you, but I took yesterday off work to celebrate my birthday, and I do : > all of my email from the office.) I appreciate your giving this a chance. : > : > I would like to be able to tell USGenNet that they can return to : > using the real USGenWeb logo as a link on their index page, providing: : > : > 1. That the large-size logo is not used, only the small or mid-sized : > logos. : > : > 2. That the logo not appear in a position that seems to identify the : > USGenNet's index page as itself being an official page of the USGenWeb : > Project (e.g., it should not be at the top of the page, nor right : > above the list of states.) The placement and/or caption text should : > make it plainly identifiable as a "courtesy link". : > : > 3. That the USGenWeb logo link to either the official USGenWeb home page : > at http://www.usgenweb.org/ , or to one of the official state link : > pages: : > http://www.usgenweb.org/thestates.html : > http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks.html : > http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinks-table.html : > http://www.usgenweb.org/statelinkstext.html : > : > I don't like their use of the pink and white "peppermint swirl" graphics, : > but we did kind of back Fred and USGenNet into a corner by refusing them : > permission to use the real logo as a link button. Links with no graphics : > look so dull, and I expect it will be much harder to negotiate the : > removal of those or any other substitute graphics if they can't use : > the real logo. : > : > There are so many motions on the table it is getting past confusing. : > Do we have to make a motion to be able to restore permission to use : > the real logos? I don't think I can say so on my own, since Tim already : > sent USGenNet a letter saying that they had to remove them. : > : > -- Teri : : -- : Zsedeny Genealogy - http://www.rootsweb.com/~jzed/home.htm : NDGenWeb Archives - : http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/nd/ndfiles.htm : Pembina County, ND - : http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndpembin/pembina.htm : Ramsey County, ND - : http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndramsey/ramsey.htm