-----Original Message----- From: Sir James <james@rootsquest.com> To: USGENWEB-ALL-L@rootsweb.com <USGENWEB-ALL-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, January 19, 1999 10:14 PM Subject: [USGENWEB-ALL-L] CC's Banned access to USGW >Fellow State Coordinators > >It has come to my attention that 4 CC's from various states were >BANNED from access to Official USGW mailing list and facilities >today. (see notice #2 below). > >As a SC I'm not aware of any problems that they may have caused >on the USGenWeb-All list (a list that I am on) that justified being denied >access to any involvement in USGW. When were the rules changed. >These CC's are being prohibited from voting in the present election >and participating in Normal USGW Activities. > >This is a USGW matter - when was the Board Consulted. I have not >seen any discussions about Banning. Who gave Brian Leverich the >authority to determine what or who can discusses USGW issues on its >official lists as indicated in the bylaws. > >Brian Leverich may have the authority to ban anyone Access to >RootsWeb facilities and materials- however Brian has indicated that >he "won't ever unsubscribe someone from an official list because >they misbehaved" - being denied access is the same as being >un subscribed. (see # 1 Below) > >Who is in charge of USGW -- Brian Leverich or the elected Board >Members and National Coordinator. > >James A. Streeter >SC New Hampshire > >********************** # 1 > >Sep 24, 1998 >clip.. > >RootsWeb hasn't and won't ever unsubscribe someone from an official >list because they misbehaved, unlike some states with lists hosted >elsewhere have done. > >Clip.. >-- >Dr. Brian Leverich Co-moderator, soc.genealogy.methods/GENMTD-L >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative http://www.rootsweb.com/ >P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 leverich@rootsweb.com > >***************** # 2 > >Date: Tue, 19 Jan 1999 12:19:51 -0800 >From: Brian Leverich <leverich@rootsweb.com> >To: USGENWEB-ALL-L@rootsweb.com >Message-Id: <199901192019.MAA05434@bl-5.rootsweb.com> >Subject: [USGENWEB-ALL-L] Re: OK, This is Enough > >RootsWeb has a responsibility to keep RootsWeb's servers operating. > >We owe that both to more than a quarter million users and to >thousands of Webmasters, listowners, GenConnect board >administrators, and other volunteers. > >Gratuitously hurtful and/or deliberately untrue posts made on this >list and elsewhere at RootsWeb are making it difficult for RootsWeb >to recruit and retain the system administrators and other staff who >are essential to make this site work. > >Consequently, we have temporarily suspended the privileges of the >following four users: > > Suzan Cook > Pam Cresswell > Carol Dean > Teresa Lindquist > >Each individually has shown a pattern of behavior that we believe >has caused hurt and discouraged others from contributing to the >genealogical community. > >For the next 30 days, we ask that those four individuals not use any >of RootsWeb's facilities. We also ask that other users of RootsWeb >not forward traffic from those individuals to lists at RootsWeb or >otherwise make RootsWeb accessible to those individuals. Should >this policy be violated, RootsWeb will take whatever actions seem >appropriate. > >After 30 days, on a case-by-case basis RootsWeb will consider >restoring these individuals' privileges. Restoration of privileges >will be contingent upon the person in question promising us that >they will modify their behavior to be constructive and likely to >lead to more, rather than fewer, resources being brought online for >the use of the genealogical community. > >This is not the start of some great witchhunt by RootsWeb. In the >last three years, we have suspended the privileges of only a handful >of individuals. We don't expect that to change in the future. > >Thanks all, B. >-- >Dr. Brian Leverich Co-moderator, soc.genealogy.methods/GENMTD-L >RootsWeb Genealogical Data Cooperative http://www.rootsweb.com/ >P.O. Box 6798, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6798 leverich@rootsweb.com > > >==== USGENWEB-ALL Mailing List ==== >The USGenWeb Project is not a commercial project. >