There are a few individuals who get a kick out of tweaking fellow project members noses. I'm aware of half a dozen websites created by USGENWEB members over the years who felt it was their responsibility to find what they considered abuses within USGENWEB and make sure other folks knew about them. A good many of these dealt with personality conflicts between individuals with strong personalities. These websites ranged from entertaining to almost obscene. Free speech is alive and well on the Internet, and anyone can post just about anything they want. But as a project, focused on trying to accomplish and promote positive things, we do not have to allow links to these critical sites from our sites. Whether or not this bylaw amendment passes, if such an abuse of linking from the USGENWEB or IDGENWEB logo occurred within IDGENWEB, I would insist it be removed and if not removed I would dismiss that Coordinator from membership in our project. But I believe the amendment might be helpful within those states where project member abuses like this have occurred. I don't think we have had, or will have, incidents like this within the Idaho project. But we might be able to lend a little help to other states by sponsoring this amendment. I will only do that if a majority of you support the idea. Mike -------------------------------------------------- From: "CHRISTINE M STOREY" <chrissy_7@q.com> Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:19 PM To: "Mike Stclair" <idgen@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [IDGEN] Fw: [STATE-COORD] Proposed Bylaws Amendment > > Curiosely how do you know it is a anti genweb site? ponography is down > right wrong. > > Have a great day > Chris > > > > >> From: williamcdf@aol.com >> To: idgen@rootsweb.com >> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:48:02 -0800 >> Subject: Re: [IDGEN] Fw: [STATE-COORD] Proposed Bylaws Amendment >> >> I have no problem with supporting this proposal. I actually always >> thought >> it WAS a requirement. >> >> Anyone linking any part of a USGenWeb page to a porn site should have had >> their login info changed immediately and been booted out of the project. >> >> Mitch >> Ada & Canyonquotes in the subject and the body of the message

I don't have a problem with this amendment, tho it is a sad commentary that we have to make these kinds of amendments on our sites, or any site for that matter. Oma Sanders Boundary County On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Mike St. Clair/ST <mike@saintclair.org>wrote: > There are a few individuals who get a kick out of tweaking fellow project > members noses. I'm aware of half a dozen websites created by USGENWEB > members over the years who felt it was their responsibility to find what > they considered abuses within USGENWEB and make sure other folks knew about > them. A good many of these dealt with personality conflicts between > individuals with strong personalities. These websites ranged from > entertaining to almost obscene. Free speech is alive and well on the > Internet, and anyone can post just about anything they want. But as a > project, focused on trying to accomplish and promote positive things, we do > not have to allow links to these critical sites from our sites. > > Whether or not this bylaw amendment passes, if such an abuse of linking > from > the USGENWEB or IDGENWEB logo occurred within IDGENWEB, I would insist it > be > removed and if not removed I would dismiss that Coordinator from membership > in our project. But I believe the amendment might be helpful within those > states where project member abuses like this have occurred. > > I don't think we have had, or will have, incidents like this within the > Idaho project. But we might be able to lend a little help to other states > by sponsoring this amendment. I will only do that if a majority of you > support the idea. > > Mike > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "CHRISTINE M STOREY" <chrissy_7@q.com> > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:19 PM > To: "Mike Stclair" <idgen@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [IDGEN] Fw: [STATE-COORD] Proposed Bylaws Amendment > > > > > Curiosely how do you know it is a anti genweb site? ponography is down > > right wrong. > > > > Have a great day > > Chris > > > > > > > > > >> From: williamcdf@aol.com > >> To: idgen@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:48:02 -0800 > >> Subject: Re: [IDGEN] Fw: [STATE-COORD] Proposed Bylaws Amendment > >> > >> I have no problem with supporting this proposal. I actually always > >> thought > >> it WAS a requirement. > >> > >> Anyone linking any part of a USGenWeb page to a porn site should have > had > >> their login info changed immediately and been booted out of the project. > >> > >> Mitch > >> Ada & Canyonquotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IDGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Paranoid Idaho Senior Citizen In God We Trust

Like someone else said I always thought we were required to have the USGenWeb logo on out main page and a link to them. I find it hard to believe that a person who spends the time building a website for a county with all the logos and other requirements, would link the logo to porn site. But then I guess I don't understand the way the world works any more. Each year ideas, motions, requirements are brought up, and most of the time they fail. I don't quite understand this either if everyone is interested in the best interest of the GenWeb. My two cents worth. Keep the amendment short and maybe people will support it, I will. Judy On Fri, Jan 15, 2010 at 5:35 PM, Mike St. Clair/ST <mike@saintclair.org>wrote: > There are a few individuals who get a kick out of tweaking fellow project > members noses. I'm aware of half a dozen websites created by USGENWEB > members over the years who felt it was their responsibility to find what > they considered abuses within USGENWEB and make sure other folks knew about > them. A good many of these dealt with personality conflicts between > individuals with strong personalities. These websites ranged from > entertaining to almost obscene. Free speech is alive and well on the > Internet, and anyone can post just about anything they want. But as a > project, focused on trying to accomplish and promote positive things, we do > not have to allow links to these critical sites from our sites. > > Whether or not this bylaw amendment passes, if such an abuse of linking > from > the USGENWEB or IDGENWEB logo occurred within IDGENWEB, I would insist it > be > removed and if not removed I would dismiss that Coordinator from membership > in our project. But I believe the amendment might be helpful within those > states where project member abuses like this have occurred. > > I don't think we have had, or will have, incidents like this within the > Idaho project. But we might be able to lend a little help to other states > by sponsoring this amendment. I will only do that if a majority of you > support the idea. > > Mike > > -------------------------------------------------- > From: "CHRISTINE M STOREY" <chrissy_7@q.com> > Sent: Friday, January 15, 2010 5:19 PM > To: "Mike Stclair" <idgen@rootsweb.com> > Subject: Re: [IDGEN] Fw: [STATE-COORD] Proposed Bylaws Amendment > > > > > Curiosely how do you know it is a anti genweb site? ponography is down > > right wrong. > > > > Have a great day > > Chris > > > > > > > > > >> From: williamcdf@aol.com > >> To: idgen@rootsweb.com > >> Date: Fri, 15 Jan 2010 14:48:02 -0800 > >> Subject: Re: [IDGEN] Fw: [STATE-COORD] Proposed Bylaws Amendment > >> > >> I have no problem with supporting this proposal. I actually always > >> thought > >> it WAS a requirement. > >> > >> Anyone linking any part of a USGenWeb page to a porn site should have > had > >> their login info changed immediately and been booted out of the project. > >> > >> Mitch > >> Ada & Canyonquotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > IDGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message > -- Native American Genealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/native/ AccessGenealogy http://www.accessgenealogy.com/