Lonnie, well said. And I will add that none of us should make a hasty decision about all of this that has resulted with the surprise announcement of the new RW Cluster Pages. Several RW staffers heard some of our complaints and feelings about this new bold move by RW coupled with the new announcement that RW is now legally for-profit and no longer going to become a non-profit organization. Nothing wrong with RW being for-profit, just a sudden reversal of what they said they were going to do. These surprises make people jumpy and wonder what is next to change. I hope the RW staffers actually listened to what was said - it seemed their main goal was to defend RW's actions. My point is that it would be politically prudent for RW to mend some fences here and to better communicate to its largest contingency (USGW Project), and if they do many of us will have little if anything to make any hasty decisions about. Hopefully, they will not wait too long to work on these issues. BTW, Lonnie, everyone is "open-minded" when they agree with us and "one-sided" or "closed-minded" when they don't! <grin> Right? <LOL> You have clearly shown that you are still weighing the evidence as we all should do and do so according to our own needs. JGW At 01:10 AM 6/12/99 -0500, Lonnie Fink wrote: >Hi Sue, > > It's getting late and I have to get to bed. But After visiting the Chat >page and listening to a lot of important other people, You might wish to >contact "Betty Sellers" <kyseeker@dynasty.net> the INGEN State coordinator >and email her privately and learn all sides of the story! She is better >informed than I. It's pretty hard to explain, but several complaints about >the ROOTSWEBS Cluster pages came out. I hope I didn't get them messed up! > >1) Only Indiana Counties on Rootsweb were included in the Cluster page >links ( 36 IN counties were not included) > >2) The Rootsweb cluster pages called the County page location Genealogy >sites not their true name INGENWEB site. URL locations were people spend >much time and effort to develop and create! It's a matter of Respect and >protecting whats ours. Appearances are important! > >3) ANd probably them Rootsweb not asking us before they did this didn't >help matters! > >Betty at this time is not forcing the issue at this time! And letting the >CC make the decision about moving off Rootsweb. Tomorrow is another day >however. > >I am sure there is probably other gripes just can't think of them. And each >of them seem to have validity and importance including the ones above!! > >No matter what comes of it, I will stay with INGENWEB even if I have to >pull my pages off ROOTSWEB. It's important to me that I stay associated >with INGENWEB. > >Each of us must make our own decision about Rootsweb until directed otherwise! > >I have CC this to everyone I sent my original email to. So that whatever >waves I had made previously that this letter will also travel the same path. > >Many people felt from My previous email, that I was very oneside and that >my opinion was concrete, but Opinions can change and should change if >enough evidence is presented to change them. I do not wish people to think >and some now do that no matter what they say I won't change my opinion >because it AIN"T so! I will have to think what was said some more and >reevaluate what I value and most important to me, in this matter so that i >take the course that best suits me. Each of us must do this daily! > >Good nite! > >lonnie > > >Lonnie Fink >lonfink@dmrtc.net >Clark County INGENWEB County Coordinator! ><http://www.dmrtc.net/~lonfink/wifeme.html> >SAR# 151923 Approved 4/30/99 > > >