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