Hi guys. I'm back online with my new computer. My comments on the COGenWeb situation: As has been pointed out, we cannot dictate or "direct" RootsWeb to do anything. They are within thier rights to do as they wish with the ~cogenweb directory name. However, the fact that they "can" does not mean that they "should". The XXGenWeb designation should be reserved exclusively for the use of the USGenWeb Project, as we specify in our bylaws. Is RootsWeb bound by our bylaws? Of course not, but as good neighbors, I would hope they'd respect our wishes. Perhaps we should actually *ask* Brian if he'd issue the new CO project a slightly different directory name. Shari -----Original Message----- From: Joy Fisher <jfisher@ucla.edu> To: BOARD-L@rootsweb.com <BOARD-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Thursday, September 09, 1999 11:06 AM Subject: [BOARD-L] Fwd: [STATE-COORD-L] Formal Complaint >The following was sent to the State Coordinator's list. Since we are all >subbed to that list, I presume you've seen it. > >>X-Loop: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com >> >>I am, hereby, making a formal complaint to the board: >> >>Colorado's State pages were moved off of Rootsweb about a month ago. As the >>SC for COGenWeb, I have the right, under our Bylaws, to move the State pages >>to any server I choose. >>When I moved the State pages off Rootsweb, I did not move the project pages >>that my ASC had on the COGenWeb site, as that was HER project, and I felt it >>wasn't right for me to move them without her permission. She was out of >>town at that time, I was waiting for her return, and it was her choice to >>make. >>She contacted Brian Leverich, owner of Rootsweb, and requested the COGenWeb >>site that was already there, with her project on it, for her project, which >>IS a part of the COGenWeb Project, and was rejected by Brian. >>He gave her another account and she had to move her entire project to the >>new account. >>However, as soon as she had moved her project to the new account, he allowed >>a person who is NOT part of COGenWeb to take over that account with >>"cogenweb" as part of the account name, which is in violation of our Bylaws: >> >>"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 I] >> >>Rootsweb has violated this Bylaw, by allowing a person who is NOT part of >>COGenWeb to adopt this site, and use it for purposes of misdirecting >>researchers, and as part of her personal vendetta. >>According to the bylaws, the board must direct Brian to take back this >>account as this person is not a member of the COGenWeb and any use of these >>pages by anyone else but the State Coordinator is in violation of the >>bylaws. >> >>Lynn >> > >