Let me point out that not all Indiana CCs subscribe to INDYTALK. I, for one, do not, and there are probably many others. So it cannot be assumed that all CCs were made aware of the Indiana Bios Project at the time of its inception. I remember the day I discovered it linked from the main state page and was quite surprised that the county I host for INGenWeb was already taken. When it went up for adoption recently, I decided to link to it rather than adopt the county Bios project. I have since started a GenConnect Bios board for my county because I believe that system, with its worldwide index, is more widely known and accessible. Someone mentioned that its main shortcoming is that after a while, the list of postings disappears and many people don't seem to know how to search it. The way I get around this is by making a link from the county site to each new bio that is posted. So far, it works because there aren't that many bios. :) I don't think Darilee was saying that the Bios project should not exist at all; I believe she was mainly upset that the link had been provided on the SQOB page as if it were a link from her site. Didn't she say she may have linked to it herself, had she known about it? The problem is lack of communication. Sometimes I think important discussions take place on INDYTALK that do not come across on INGEN-L. When I unsubscribed from INDYTALK, it was because it was supposed to be the place for "chit-chat" and I just couldn't handle that many more messages in my already massive inbox. Is that still INDYTALK's purpose or has it changed? Sincerely, Cathy Burnsed Wells CC >>>From: Dee <dee1234@aye.net> >>>To: INGEN-L@rootsweb.com <INGEN-L@rootsweb.com> >>>Date: Sunday, May 02, 1999 12:16 PM >>>Subject: {not a subscriber} Re: >>>http://members.tripod.com/~suzysprague/CarrollCo/indexbios.html >>> >>> >>>>Whoa!! >>>> >>>>Wait a minute.... >>>> >>>>We can't stop anyone else from creating *whatever* project they want to >>>>start. We do not own the internet, and we can't take away others rights >>to >>>>websites simply because we don't like what they're doing. (If we could I >>>>could think of many I would like to remove, and none have anything to do >>>>with genealogy) We also cannot stop anyone from creating a link to our >>>>site, this would >>>>be similar to banning the Telephone books. >>>> >>>>I think everyone needs to take a deep breath and think about what they're >>>>saying. Darilee, are you asking the US Biographies project to close up >>>>shop? If so, what about all the biographies they have spent long hours >>>>posting? Do you feel they should just give up everything they have been >>>>working on all this time and hand it over to another project? If so, >turn >>>>the tables...what if they asked us to close it up? Also, what about the >>>>many USGenWeb volunteers >>>>who do not want to post biographies, or simply don't have time? >>>> >>>>I would think most CC's would be appreciative of this. One more resource >>>>for all of the genealogists on-line....isn't that why we're here? To >help >>>>them...not take things away! >>>> >>>> >>>>I started the Indiana Biographies Project. I sent numerous messages >>>through >>>>Indytalk asking for volunteers. I received responses from many of the >>>>INGenWeb volunteers, and the first 15 or so volunteers started right >away. >>>>Jerry Mounts was our first volunteer to go on-line with his pages. In >the >>>>week or so that I was corresponding with INGenWeb through Indytalk about >>>the >>>>bios project, I received not a single complaint about the project. >>>> >>>>For everyones information, I have copied and pasted a message from Deb >>>>Murray (hope you don't mind Deb)that came through Indytalk. >>>>(notice the date) This would have been a more appropriate time to voice >>>>concerns, or offer to adopt your county, or simply e-mail the current >>>>coordinator and discuss sharing information, etc. >>>> >>>>----------------------snip--------------------------------- >>>>Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1998 00:00:40 -0500 >>>>From: Deb Murray <debmurray@worldnet.att.net> >>>>To: INDYTALK-L@rootsweb.com >>>>Message-ID: <36242FF8.D42@worldnet.att.net>Subject: Let's Talk >>>>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-asciiContent-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit >>>> >>>>Betty, >>>>I'm going to take your invite to do something I've been meaning to do >>>>for awhile. I have been adding obituaries, poems and some cemetary >>>>listings to Fulton, Lagrange and Pulaski Counties. I've also been >>>>working on the Indiana Biographies project. It's been a long time since >>>>I sent you all a list of the counties with biographies online and the >>>>list is growing. We have well over 4,000 biographies online (Suzy >>>>Sprague, my asst coordinator gets to keep the count). I have tried to >>>>put together a crude list of all the counties, the url for them (if we >>>>have one) and the name of the county coordinator. Some of these names >>>>should look real familiar to this list! The ones that say TEMP after >>>>them have online bios but no one to give them a permanent home and yes, >>>>the ones with nothing after them are still orphans with no biographies >>>>online - submissions are welcome. I hope you'll all link the site on >>>>your county pages, I encourage the Bio coordinators to link to yourpages. >>>>Please forgive the list, it's late and I've been at a 3 hour 4-H meeting >>>>on rule changes so I'm not totally functional! Good night everyone! %~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~%*%~-~% Cathy (GARDENOUR) Burnsed ~ ~ ~ Librarian ~ ~ ~ cburnsed@geocities.com Personal Home Page ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.afn.org/~afn30091/index.html Wells County INGenWeb Project ~ ~ ~ ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~inwells/ USGenWeb Archives, FL: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/fl/flfiles.htm