Hi Andrea, The template appears to be looking good. One general point to consider is the very basic one and that is what is the web site hoping to achieve? I ask the question because arranged as you have suggested could well make this list obsolete and I would suggest that is not what you are trying to do but rather to encourage more people to join. The site in my view needs to be in two main parts 1. Sufficient information to interest someone seeking their roots to make them want to join the list. 2. Having joined the list provide further information/help that ensures they remain. This can be a achieved in two ways. a) By providing a members section on the web site that can be used by list members only. This would be similar to that employed on many sites and a good example is the Guild of One-Name Studies. b) The information can be distributed via the list only. In this case the information available should be listed on the web site but the means of accessing the information be by joining the list. By providing all the information to callers at the web site, as would be the case with your proposal, there will be a disincentive to join the list whereas my suggestion would, hopefully, reverse that situation. Also one thing missing in your draft is a section dealing with the procedure in applying for copies of certificates etc in European Countries. This could include a number of draft letters in French and possibly other languages setting out how to apply for such information. This could be a part of your suggested 'translation on line'. Another way in which this can be done is to link to the Anglo-French FHS who issue a number of such documents for a small charge but do not have a web site. The publications from this source are excellent but as I am a member I would say that anyway. Maybe they would permit you to list their publications together with how they can be obtained. Roy | ----- Original Message ----- | From: "Andrea Vogel" <andreav@island.net> | To: <HUGUENOTS-WALLOONS-EUROPE-L@rootsweb.com> | Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 12:37 AM | Subject: [HWE] Website Outline/Template | | Snip | | The website has been organized into three sections, which are: | Introduction, The Basics, and Beyond the Basics. Not all the content | specifically concerns Hug/Walls research but I think all of it is | relevent to genealogical research in general. Here are more details | about the content of each section: | | INTRODUCTION: | General welcome to the site. Info about the list (description of the | list, | geographical focus, etc.) A link for subscribing if anyone wants to do | so immediately. For those who want a little more info, there are | several links | to the following further info -- | *What exactly is a mailing list? | *Who were the Huguenots and Walloons? | *Huguenot/Walloon History and Timeline | | THE BASICS: | A series of questions which, when clicked on, will lead to the | answers. The questions are: | * How can I subscribe to (join) the list? | * How do I post a message to the list? | * How do I unsubscribe from (leave) the list? | * What are the list guidelines? | * How do I access the list archives? | * What surnames are Huguenot names? (This deals with the oft-asked | question: Is my name a Huguenot name?) | | BEYOND THE BASICS: | Lots of headings in this section which link to further info: | *H-W-E Surnames List | *Alternate Surnames List (this would be the one by Australian Family | Tree Connection) | * Organizations and Addresses (listed here would be info such as Hug. | Soc. of Ldn, German Hug. Society, etc.) | * Huguenot Links & Websites (eg. Huguenot Ring, sections on Cyndi's | List & Olive Tree, etc.) | * Other Links & Websites (eg. LDS site, geographically focused sites | such as GENUKI, FIANNA, European sites, etc.) | *Huguenot Reading Lists (lists of relevent texts on several other | sites) | *Research Suggestions (this is an outline I've been working on, | listing general basic suggestions for research. Under construction.) | * LDS Resources and Facilities (eg. link to their website, IGI, FHC's | etc.) | * Other Mailing Lists (ie. links to geographical, surnames, | Huguenot-L, etc) | * Translations Online | * Maps Online | * Dictionaries & Word Lists | * Search Engines (general & genealogical) | * Book Finders (eg, BookRadar and the like) | * Viruses & Hoaxes (etiquette on how to deal with it on the list, what | to do, sites which list latest viruses & also hoaxes) | * Harrassment, Abuse & Verbal Attacks: What you Can Do (this type of | thing has, thankfully, never happened on our list but this info has | been posted in the past as a preventative & to make expectations | clear. Provides listers with knowledge they need to deal with this | should it every occur, here or elsewhere.) | | Lastly, there are also three sections which are specifically for | subscriber contribution and input (four sections if you count the | Surnames List). The others are: | * Subscriber Look-ups & Resources | This would include a list which I believe is similar to the one | Roy has mentioned, ie. listers would submit a list of which references | they have handy and in which they would be willing to do look-ups if | requested privately. Perhaps Roy can give us further thoughts on this | section? | * Subscriber Websites & Submissions | If any listers have personal websites, this would be the place to | have a link to them. Also, if anyone has written articles, etc. on | Hugs/Walls and would like to submit them for the website, this would | also be the place for them. This section may not be necessary if there | is not sufficient input or need for it. | * Brick Walls & Dead Ends | This one's self-explanatory. It would fall under the category of | "I've tried everything! What do I do now? Where to look next? Help!!" | These queries would probably be required to be posted to the list | first, then posted on the website and hopefully, someone out there on | the Web will eventually wander by with some help. | | That's it. Your thoughts? Remember, praise or tar/feathering are | best sent to me privately <g>. Points which you want to raise for | general discussion should be posted to the list. Andrea