Hello Lonnie - As the SC for Indiana - I'd like to invite you to the chat room we are having this evening at http://www.twobees.com/chat/ingen_chat.htm. It would be nice to hear your view and you might find out we aren't as bad as what you think. Anyone else care to join the invitation is open.. -----Original Message----- From: Lonnie Fink <lonfink@dmrtc.net> To: INGEN-L@rootsweb.com <INGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 11, 1999 7:22 PM Subject: ROOTSWEB County Cluster pages!!!- My opinion! >At 08:52 PM 1/11/99 -0800, you wrote: >>Are you taking your county page off Rootsweb? What is all the fuss >>about, anyway? >> >>Sue >>Carpenter > >Hi Sue, > > I decided to CC this to INGEN-L to let others know My opinion about it! >Everyone has an opinon!!! > > I didn't read the INGEN-L so didn't know what the uproar was about!! ><Grin> Once in hundred- it got me!! oops!! > I went back in my TRASH and read the comments. > >Basically as I see it ROOTSWEB has put up County Clusters to provide >resources that are on their servers for all the counties in the USA. > >Some feel in IN(US)GENWEB this a direct competition and even a stab in the >back as a way to take over the web resources for all the counties from >INGENWEB. Some People in IN(US)GENWEB beleive that they own ALL the rights >to provide those resources. BUT THAT ain't so!! >There are other Genealogy oriented organizations doing the exact same >thing! just not in the exact same way!! > >However, I feel Rootsweb County Clusters is just another way to provide an >avenue( just another Link)!! for people to locate info on the county. Thus >After reading what was going on I went ahead and suscribed to the ROOTSWEB >COUNTY CLUSTER to be the coordinator for their COUNTY Cluster page for >Clark Co,IN. I will ADD a link to the COUNTY Cluster page from my INGENWEB >page to allow our visitor and easy avenue(LINK) to additional resources!!!!! > >No, I won't pull my page from ROOTSWEB As I feel it is a free way to supply >space for my web page. However, each CC has the right to place their County >on almost any family oriented ISP. ( Not Adult content sites those just >don't agree with the goals of IN(US)GENWEB) > > >You can see those ROOTSWEB County Cluster pages for Floyd Co,IN at : > >http://resources.rootsweb.com/USA/IN/Floyd/ > > >You can become the coordinator for Floyd Co,IN site by filling out this form! > >http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/clusters/adoptcounty.html > >You don't have to do either if you don't want too!! > > >This email may make some people mad, ( Email me privately) for others it >may make it a little clearer what my opinion is on what is going on. And >hopefully help them decide what their opinion is!! Either way they decide >is okay way with me because that's the why the world turns!! > >Hope this helps!! > >Lonnie > > > > > >Lonnie Fink >lonfink@dmrtc.net >Clark County INGENWEB County Coordinator! ><http://www.dmrtc.net/~lonfink/wifeme.html> >SAR# 151923 Approved 4/30/99 >