There are links to both Rootsweb and the US GenWeb Project at the top of the front page right underneath the menu bar. Christine Date forwarded: Sun, 7 Nov 1999 08:22:08 -0800 (PST) Date sent: Sun, 07 Nov 1999 09:21:57 -0700 From: "W. David Samuelsen" <[email protected]> Send reply to: [email protected] Subject: Re: Opinions needed To: [email protected] Forwarded by: [email protected] > Christine, > Something else to address.... > > How come you recommended "ALHN, USIGS, Afrigenas, GeneaSearch" but not > mentioning the USGenWeb Census Project which has hundreds of FULL census > information??? > > Christine Charity wrote: > > > > I have been asked to remove a link from a website that I operate, > > Censuslinks.com. Initially the site owner accused me of stealing the > > material and violating her copyright by placing a link on it from my > > site to theirs. When I pointed out that no material was published at > > Censuslinks, only links, the site owner responded with the following > > reasons for wanting me to remove the link: > > > > 1. "Your site seems to duplicate the efforts of other indexes and search > > engines." 2. "The problem with linking to pages at random without first > > making a courteous request of the page owner is that pages are edited > > and updated and the links may no longer work. I really don't have time > > to notify multiple sites when changes are made on our web site. " > > > > When I responded that I never asked to be notified of changes made to > > any website that I have linked to, and asked if they were asking > > everyone who had "linked without their permission to remove the links" I > > received the following responses: > > > > 1. "One reason our Genealogical Society is concerned about the tax lists > > on line is that the (name removed by me) is in the process of publishing > > the tax lists from 1847-1859 that I edited and prepared for publication. > > These books will be for sale and if they aren't already out, soon will > > be. There is a possibility that we may need to remove these tax lists > > at least temporarily. While our local Genealogical Society has been > > VERY cooperative with our website and are in fact, quite proud of it, > > they are justifiably concerned about any loss of sales with anything we > > put on the net. Loss of sales must be protected." 2. "The Archive > > Coordinators did ask for permission before putting our cemetery links in > > the Archives. They have permission to have what they have in the > > archives. We did not grant anyone else that permission." > > > > My concern is not over losing the link, it is only one link out of 4,900 > > -- my concern is that my site is being singled out, that other sites > > that have links to this site, including Census-Online, On Line Census, > > Cyndi's List and Interment.net, are not being asked to remove their > > links. I have repeatedly asked this site owner why Censuslinks is being > > singled out and they have refused to answer the question. What would you > > do? > > > > Christine Charity > > > > Christine's Genealogy Website > > http://ccharity.com > > > > The Freedmen's Bureau Online > > http://freedmensbureau.com > > > > Censuslinks on the Internet > > http://censuslinks.com > > > > ============================== > > FREE UNLIMITED Web space at RootsWeb! > > Any subject: genealogy, computers, pets! Get your Freepages account > > today: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi > > > ============================== > Free Web space. ANY amount. ANY subject. > RootsWeb's Freepages put you in touch with millions. > http://cgi.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/acctform.cgi >