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    1. Re: [BOARD-L] Motion Re: "Nonprofit USGenWeb Project"
    2. Gloria B. Mayfield
    3. I agree with this. Gloria Ginger wrote: > > Sounds fine to me. > > Ginger > gingerh@shawneelink.com > > -----Original Message----- > From: Garnett JJoe Zsedeny <jzsed@slic.com> > To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> > Date: Saturday, June 10, 2000 8:07 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 > > -- Southwest/South Central CC Representative, USGenWeb Advisory Board Personal page http://www.angelfire.com/tx2/gmayfield/index.html TX Tombstone Project Manager http://www.rootsweb.com/~cemetery/Texas/ Texas Surnames http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrusk/txsurnames.html Panola County TX USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txpanola/ Rusk County TX USGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txrusk/index.htm

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