Tim, We don't know the background of this and probably don't want to know but maybe Rootsweb can be persuaded to change this account. I would like suggest that you contact Rootsweb and ask that they resolve this by assigning an account to these people which appears less confrontational to USGenWeb folks. This shouldn't require a motion but if it does I will make it. Joe Joy Fisher wrote: > 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 > > -- email:jzsed@slic.com http://www.rootsweb.com/~jzed/home.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndpembin/pembina.htm http://www.rootsweb.com/~ndramsey/ramsey.htm