Hi, list -- This is a follow-up to my earlier post today re: H-W-E website. I have outlined below how I have organized the website and I welcome comments & suggestions from you. Sorry for the length. Hope you'll bear with me. For example, is the organization OK or does it need improvement? Or have I forgotten anything that should be included? Is anything unnecessary and irrelevent? You get the idea. If I don't hear anything to the contrary, I'll assume that you're in agreement. A reminder -- this is just the "bare bones" outline of the website. We will get to the actual content of the links in later posts. Let's just stick to the outline and headings I've included below, for now. About your questions/comments/suggestions -- if you want to raise a certain point for discussion, then please post to the list. Otherwise, if you just want to say to me "That's great" or conversely "I don't like it" <g>, then it might be best to just contact me privately, off the list. If replying to the list, though, please remember to <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