I'd like to invite feedback and kick off any needed discussion on the current draft guidelines for IDGENWEB so we can make progress towards formally adopting them. I do realize that some members would prefer to have no guidelines in place, relying instead on the good will of those who serve as volunteer coordinators. But having served in quite a few state projects over the last 10 years, I have come to learn that one disruptive project member can wreak havoc in the absence of any guidelines at all. I think there is a happy medium, and have attempted to craft these towards that moderate view. I have also received a few suggestions and incorporated them over time. The draft guidelines can be reviewed at http://www.idgenweb.org/idgenweb_main_volunteers.php. Note that there is descriptive material at the very top, followed by a set of requirements which must be followed by project members, and at the very end are a set of suggestions, which are felt to improve a website but are not required. I would appreciate each of you reviewing this material and responding in one of the following ways: You approve of them as currently written. You would like to see some specific changes or additions - say what they are. You would like to see some changes or additions, but don't have a suggested wording. In the later two cases, we will discuss the areas that someone thinks need more work. That discussion will take place here on the list. MIke St. Clair State Coordinator - IDGENWEB