-----Original Message----- From: jpowelljr <jpowelljr@worldnet.att.net> To: USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com <USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Saturday, June 12, 1999 8:22 AM Subject: [USGenWeb-SE-L] Re: [Board-Exec-L] Resource pages >My thoughts... Some of you will get this way more than >once. I hope you will accept my apology for that... I am >listening for your comments. >At first, I was VERY upset. Why? I'm not really sure. I >try very hard to look at both sides of everything. Those >pages aren't all bad, but the spin from them definitely >isn't very positive. I guess my reaction was mainly at the >lack of respect that Rootsweb seems to have shown all of us >by not asking our opinions and just springing this on us. >It looks like they are pushing us around instead of playing >on the team. (Their decision, we all have to live with it >now) Is Rootsweb willing to be part of the team? I am not >trying to tell Brian or Rootsweb how to run their business, >but it is my belief that they should add prominent links to >all State pages and at least link to county projects off of >Rootsweb. Why? Because they would really like to be a team >player. Because they haven't figured goodwill into the >amount of hits that receive. Because they really do care >about the Project. >I'm still trying to sort it all out as I'm sure most of you >are, everyone has some merit to their positions on this >one. I include in this statement, Brian and Rootsweb, the >Advisory Board Members, Teresa and the DBS, every XXGenWeb >and Special Project Volunteer. Wear the other guy's shoes >for a moment. Look at the world through their eyes. >Sometimes it is only a tiny thing that really separates us. > >Some thoughts that may or may not have bearing on the >above. Why am I part of all of this Project ???... >I started down this road because people in this Project had >helped me and I wanted to return their generosity to the >Project Community. I had always been a Volunteer at >something, and this just felt right. It feels to good to >share, and to share with family even better and if you look >at this in the way that I do, we are all cousins, we just >haven't proved the connection yet. >I am a bit obsessive, I, through some stroke of luck (good >or bad), fate or divine intervention, have come up with a >job that helps with my Volunteering with this Project... I >have become the "Ancient Records Coordinator" for the >Alachua County (FL) Clerk of the Courts Office. I took a >pay cut to take the job, a substantial one. But then again, >I am much richer than I could be with money. (There does >have to be money here somewhere to keep our information >online) My loyalties lie with Genealogy and History and the >researchers that are out there looking for connections. > >We CAN work together, if we want to... I want to... > >Thanks for listening Cousins, >Jim Powell Jr >Waldo, FL > >Goodbye "Bones" (Dr. McCoy) DeForest Kelley. > > Family Homepage: Http://www.afn.org/~afn03098/ >Coordinator of Henderson County KyGenweb Page > Http://www.rootsweb.com/~kyhender/ >Coordinator of Gilchrist County FLGenWeb Page > Http://www.rootsweb.com/~flgilchr/ >Coordinator of Alachua County FLGenWeb Page > Http://www.rootsweb.com/~flalachu/ >Coordinator of Bradford County FLGenWeb Page > Http://www.rootsweb.com/~flbradfo/ >Assistant State Coordinator FLGenWeb >Ancient Records Coordinator / Alachua County, FL, Clerk of >the Courts Office > > >==== USGenWeb-SE Mailing List ==== >Congratulations new SE/MA CC Rep! >Jim Powell, Jr <jpowelljr@worldnet.att.net> >