Hello Listers: I guess I didn't understand the implication that this is now somehow just a "Message Board"? What else was it supposed to be? I don't know about anyone else, but in my mind this always has been a Message Board. Message boards are an extremely efficient and cost effective way to share announcements, thoughts, ideas, techniques and suggestions across a fairly wide and open audience. With regard to the INPCRP web pages, it looks as though the last web site manager removed the pages and or left the host site in some sort of disarray, and that no one else in the group has been authorized to go repair and maintain it. This is unfortunate. The INPCRP web presence is probably an important draw, an Internet billboard of sorts, but the recent web site downtime has little effect on the important work of restoring cemeteries that has most certainly continued regardless of whether there is a web site or not. To put this in perspective, consider just how long the web pages have probably been absent, and that only just recently is someone writing the list to ask why? The INPCRP message board, on the other hand, seems to be stable even if it doesn't include any graphics or links to other informative sites. There are no leaders, no followers...just a diverse group of folks getting together to share information or to ask for assistance. This has always been a place where ideas are freely exchanged. If you don't like or agree with a particular topic, you are free to disagree or simply delete the post or thread. And perhaps more importantly, the Message Board won't be turned off when any part of the group decides to take their HTML marbles and go home. I suspect that some folks on the list were offended by the argumentative nature of discussions this Spring, but that for the most part this hasn't changed anything. The INPCRP Message Board does seem a bit light in terms of total posts here of late, but I imagine that many people are out there taking advantage of the summer season and working hard in their respective areas of the state. I know we've had a busy summer up until just recently with little time to write. Long live the Message Board! Rich Green Historic Archaeological Research 4338 Hadley Court West Lafayette, IN 47906 Office: (765) 464-8735 Mobile: (765) 427-4082 www.har-indy.com

The email list or message board as it is referred to is a wonderful tool. But the webpage/website that INPCRP provided the "group" with a mechanism to really promote the methodologies and information you've developed and acquired over the years. It also provided the group with an appearance of being a force to be reconned with in terms of seeking legislative change and in fighting "city hall." It is a shame if the site is gone. I know that it was extremely helpful to me. It also inspired me to start the El Dorado County (CA) Pioneer Cemeteries Commission website to get the word out about the problems and efforts. I hope you can resurrect the INPCRP webpage/site. Sue Silver ----- Original Message ----- From: Rich Green To: INPCRP-L@rootsweb.com Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2005 6:58 AM Subject: Re: [INPCRP] Message Board? Hello Listers: I guess I didn't understand the implication that this is now somehow just a "Message Board"? What else was it supposed to be? I don't know about anyone else, but in my mind this always has been a Message Board. Message boards are an extremely efficient and cost effective way to share announcements, thoughts, ideas, techniques and suggestions across a fairly wide and open audience. With regard to the INPCRP web pages, it looks as though the last web site manager removed the pages and or left the host site in some sort of disarray, and that no one else in the group has been authorized to go repair and maintain it. This is unfortunate. The INPCRP web presence is probably an important draw, an Internet billboard of sorts, but the recent web site downtime has little effect on the important work of restoring cemeteries that has most certainly continued regardless of whether there is a web site or not. To put this in perspective, consider just how long the web pages have probably been absent, and that only just recently is someone writing the list to ask why? The INPCRP message board, on the other hand, seems to be stable even if it doesn't include any graphics or links to other informative sites. There are no leaders, no followers...just a diverse group of folks getting together to share information or to ask for assistance. This has always been a place where ideas are freely exchanged. If you don't like or agree with a particular topic, you are free to disagree or simply delete the post or thread. And perhaps more importantly, the Message Board won't be turned off when any part of the group decides to take their HTML marbles and go home. I suspect that some folks on the list were offended by the argumentative nature of discussions this Spring, but that for the most part this hasn't changed anything. The INPCRP Message Board does seem a bit light in terms of total posts here of late, but I imagine that many people are out there taking advantage of the summer season and working hard in their respective areas of the state. I know we've had a busy summer up until just recently with little time to write. Long live the Message Board! Rich Green Historic Archaeological Research 4338 Hadley Court West Lafayette, IN 47906 Office: (765) 464-8735 Mobile: (765) 427-4082 www.har-indy.com ==== INPCRP Mailing List ==== To UNSUBSCRIBE, send message consisting only of "UNSUBSCRIBE" to INPCRP-L-REQUEST@rootsweb.com or to INPCRP-D-REQUEST@rootsweb.com (for DIGEST version)