Thought some of you may want to read this. Ed > > From: "Suzanne Shephard" <syshephard@charter.net> > Date: 2007/07/26 Thu PM 10:16:22 EST > To: "USGenWeb-SE-L" <USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com> > Subject: [USGW-SE] Fw: [ABChat] Proposed CC Guidelines 7.25.07 > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Mike Peterson" <usgwdp@cox.net> > To: <usgenweb-all@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2007 2:48 PM > Subject: [ABChat] Proposed CC Guidelines 7.25.07 > > > > The below proposal was motioned on BOARD but due to the number of changes > > suggested and the inability to efficiently manage those changes and > > approvals through the parliamentary procedures, the proposal is now posted > > on USGENWEB-ALL (ABChat). I will now go through all the proposed changes > > that I have copies of and present rewrites here on ABChat. Before I do > > that though, there needs to be a better explanation of what the guidelines > > really are and their relationship to our Project Bylaws and an emphasis > > that outside of the Bylaw references, these are only > > guidelines/recommendations and not any mandated requirements for web > > sites. I will include that explanation in the I. Preface soon. > > Please send any comments or proposals to your regional reps or to me at > > usgwdp@cox.net . > > Sincerely, > > Mike > > > > ------------------------------------------ > > "I. PREFACE. > > > > 1. USGenWeb Project Terms: > > (CC) = County Coordinator. > > (SC) = State Coordinator. > > (LC) = Local Coordinator (rarely used). > > County Site = Applies equally to parish and township sites. > > Project = The USGenWeb Project. > > > > 2. USGenWeb National Information. Take the time to browse the Project's > > national website at http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/index.shtml. > > National Elections: The Project's Election Committee website > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/ will explain the Project's > > election > > process and how to register to vote. > > National Newsletter: You will receive the Project's monthly Newsletter. > > Prior issues of the Newsletter are posted on the national website: > > http://www.usgenweb.com/newsletter/index.shtml . > > The Project's Bylaws: > > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml . > > The Project's Standard Rules: > > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/standard-rules.shtml . > > The Project's Special Rules: > > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/special-rules.shtml . > > The Project's Mailing Lists: > > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/mail-lists.shtml > > > > 3. Your Website: As the owner of your website, you have the option of > > establishing your website on any server. The websites within the Project, > > are hosted by a variety of servers, most of them free of charge. Your SC, > > or > > designated state representative, is available to help. Website design help > > can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/design.shtml and > > http://htmlhelp.rootsweb.com/howto.html. Some states have particular > > requirements for county sites. Check with your State Coordinator about any > > such requirements. If you are changing an existing site, you should take > > care not to eliminate any existing information and be sure the information > > is still linked properly. For outdated information (queries, e-mail > > addresses, etc.), check with your State Coordinator about any state > > guidelines for removing this information. > > > > > > II. REQUIRED. > > > > 1. USGenWeb Project Logo. (USGenWeb Bylaw Article IX, Section 1). All > > websites shall include prominent display of The USGenWeb Project logo on > > the > > home page - http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml . The logos > > are > > found at: > > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/logos.shtml. A state project logo may > > be > > required depending on the guidelines/standards in effect for that state. > > > > 2. Solicitation Of Funds. (USGenWeb Bylaw Article IX, Section 2). > > Solicitation of funds for personal gain is inappropriate. See the complete > > Bylaw reference for further information - > > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml . > > > > 3. Copyrights. (USGenWeb Bylaw Article X, Section 4). All USGenWeb members > > are responsible for adhering to the Project's Copyright Policy. See the > > complete Bylaw reference for further information - > > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml . Further, although the > > Project Policy addresses specifically genealogy information it pertains > > also > > to all facets of the website, i.e., graphics, html coding, backgrounds, > > audios, videos, etc. > > > > 4. State Mailing List/Website Link (USGenWeb Bylaw Article XI, Sections > > 2/3). All County Coordinators will be subscribed to the XXGenWeb mailing > > list and each website will have a direct link to the state project - > > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml . > > > > 5. Area For Researcher's Queries (USGenWeb Bylaw Article XI, Section 3). > > County websites must include a means for a researcher to post a query. If > > the state does not have requirements, there are several options available. > > You may administrate a query page or message board system or provide a > > link > > to an existing message board related to your county. Queries are designed > > to > > be posted so others are able to make contact. Coordinators are not > > required > > to research the queries. http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml . > > > > 6. State Coordinators. (USGenWeb Bylaw Article XII, Sections 6 and 7). > > State > > Coordinators have the responsibility to review county compliance with > > standards and to remove links for those failing to meet standards. > > http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml . > > > > 7. Advisory Board. (USGenWeb Bylaw Article VI, Section 5). The Advisory > > Board has the responsibility to remove links for those failing to meet > > standards. http://www.usgenweb.com/volunteers/bylaws.shtml . > > > > III STRONGLY RECOMMENDED. > > > > 1. USGenWeb Help Pages Mailing List. The purpose of this list is to > > provide > > a friendly and helpful means of communication across state and project > > lines > > for USGenWeb members seeking and willing to give assistance in all > > technical > > aspects of building and improving USGenWeb pages, including the creation > > and > > use of graphics, as well as assistance in attracting and displaying > > submissions, meeting researcher needs, utilizing our special projects, and > > so forth, in pursuance of the Project goals. To subscribe, send an email > > to > > USGW-HELPPAGES-D-request@rootsweb.com with the word subscribe in the > > subject > > line and the text body. > > > > 2. USGenWeb Logo. Since there are varying interpretations of the bylaw > > language concerning the term 'prominently displayed,' the guideline > > strongly > > recommends the logo be no less than 10000 pixels square (in most browsers, > > right click on an image, select 'properties' and it will provide image > > size > > in pixels) and appears visible, > > without scrolling down (on all resolutions), on the initial (opening) > > index > > (home, default, > > et.al) page load within the browser. Placement should be considered with > > the > > understanding that web site designers have no control over visitors screen > > resolutions, text size, colors, etc. > > > > 3. Web Site Search Engine. The more information a web site contains the > > greater consideration should be given to installing a search engine. They > > are a powerful tool for the visiting researcher providing it includes all > > the files and subsets of the website. There are several free search > > engines > > available and all of them have perfected easy ways of acquiring, > > installing, > > using, and enhancing. > > > > 4. County Resource Page and Lookups: Websites should provide some basic > > research help for its county. Suggestions are to provide a list of names, > > addresses and phone numbers for the county court clerk, library, and > > genealogical and/or historical societies. Also, provide a bibliography > > page > > showing the reference books available for their county. Lookups should be > > offered if you or your volunteers have received permission to do so from > > the > > book's author or publisher if the reference books you have available meet > > the copyright policies of The USGenWeb Project. > > > > 5. Strongly Recommended Links. > > i. The USGenWeb Project - > > http://www.usgenweb.org. > > ii. The USGenWeb Project Archives Table of Contents > > page (sorted by state) - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb. From this main > > page, follow the links to your state and county. > > iii. The archives search option - > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsearch.htm. > > iv. The WorldGenWeb site - http://www.worldgenweb.org/ . > > > > 6. URL/Link Checker. Periodically the webmaster should check that all > > links > > on the website are valid. There are several free URL/Link Checkers > > available > > and most are very easy to understand and use. Among them are Xenu's Link > > Slueth - http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html ; W3C Link Checker - > > http://validator.w3.org/checklink ; DeadLinks.com - > > http://www.dead-links.com/ - and more. > > > > IV RECOMMENDED. > > > > 1. Disclaimer. Many of the resources you will link to are "third party" > > sites; that is, they are not part of The USGenWeb Project and are not > > under > > its control. Therefore, we recommend that you add the following, or > > similar, disclaimer to your home page: > > "Links to sites that are not part of the USGenWeb Project are provided for > > your convenience and do not imply any endorsement of the sites or their > > contents by the USGenWeb Project or its members. Neither the USGenWeb > > Project nor its members are responsible for the contents of any "third > > party" site which you may access from a link on this page." > > > > 2. Contact Information. Local Coordinators should provide a valid email > > address on their websites so that visitors may contact them if they need > > to > > do so." > > USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > USGENWEB-ALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to USGENWEB-SE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >