I just went to the website and on the "wills and court doc" it says can't be found. This is to just let you know. Diane ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alice Warner" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:41 PM Subject: [KYBUTLER] In light of website move concerns >I apologize for having written such a brief message before that has >required > some individuals to email me. It has received mostly positive feedback but > some negative. This email I hope will alleviate any concerns-- and I hope > that any concerned individuals will email me off list so I can clear up > any > confusion. > > The Butler County KYGenweb site that is now located at > http://genealogenie.net/kybutler is still part of the KYGenweb. The only > thing that has changed about the project and its connections to the > USGenweb > project is its url. You will note it is still linked on the counties page > of > http://kygenweb.net . > > There were multiple reasons for moving off of rootsweb and onto a > different > server. First, I have more leeway with what can happen on the site-- I can > add wikis and forum boards as I choose, as opposed to rootsweb which did > not > even support php or any server side technologies. This is not surprising, > since rootsweb gives away a lot of space, that they would not have the > technologies. > > Another reason is that I did not want the sites to have banner ads, and > Rootsweb/TGN was going to be enforcing that shortly. One of the tenets of > the KYGenweb project is not to advertise. Actually, I quote from the > KYGenweb rules: (http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/Rules.htm) > > 3. Solicitation of funds, advertising, or using the KYGenWeb site for > personal gain is not permitted. > * CCs may acknowledge their host servers but may not use a KyGenWeb site > to seek contributions intended to support the site. * Sites may include > a > listing of research materials and/or services available for sale or hire > by > the coordinator, genealogical/historical society or others (for example, a > listing of books for sale or a list of researchers for hire), provided > that > the actual arrangements between the researcher and those offering the > service are not conducted through the county site. Contact information and > cost for ordering books or charges for lookups may be included. > > > I believe that a banner that links to various sections within > ancestry.comfalls under "seeking contributions" as it makes it seem > that we suggest you > go to ancestry and buy a subscription. That may just be my shallow > judgement, but now that TGN is changing hands often and is worth millions > of > dollars, I did not feel that the website was really secure on their > server. > Again, you may all take different positions on that-- I am just explaining > my position. > > KYGenweb has never required its counties to be on rootsweb and there are > some that have never been on rootsweb at all. I believed that there would > be > no upset individuals with the move, to a nicer server with more > capabilities, and still free genealogical resources. If anyone has a > problem > with the new website or its location, contact me off list. Submissions to > the website can always be removed at the request of the submitter if it > comes to that. But please rest assured that I will never be selling access > to the site or asking for money from any of you. > > Please contact me if you have any concerns so that we can work them out. > > Alice Warner > > PS: Newest update to the website was today, the addition of the index and > photos for Aberdeen Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, approximately 300 > individuals, a full photographic record of the cemetery as of July 21 > 2007. > http://genealogenie.net/kybutler/aberdeen/aberdeen.html > Butler County KYGenweb CC > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Thank you Diane !!! I will get that fixed in the next couple minutes. Check back in a few minutes and it will be fixed. I was actually working on the processing of the new will pages being added, but the index should have been there. Alice On Thu, Mar 13, 2008 at 11:55 AM, smokiethecat <[email protected]> wrote: > I just went to the website and on the "wills and court doc" it says can't > be > found. > This is to just let you know. > Diane > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alice Warner" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Wednesday, March 12, 2008 11:41 PM > Subject: [KYBUTLER] In light of website move concerns > > > >I apologize for having written such a brief message before that has > >required > > some individuals to email me. It has received mostly positive feedback > but > > some negative. This email I hope will alleviate any concerns-- and I > hope > > that any concerned individuals will email me off list so I can clear up > > any > > confusion. > > > > The Butler County KYGenweb site that is now located at > > http://genealogenie.net/kybutler is still part of the KYGenweb. The only > > thing that has changed about the project and its connections to the > > USGenweb > > project is its url. You will note it is still linked on the counties > page > > of > > http://kygenweb.net . > > > > There were multiple reasons for moving off of rootsweb and onto a > > different > > server. First, I have more leeway with what can happen on the site-- I > can > > add wikis and forum boards as I choose, as opposed to rootsweb which did > > not > > even support php or any server side technologies. This is not > surprising, > > since rootsweb gives away a lot of space, that they would not have the > > technologies. > > > > Another reason is that I did not want the sites to have banner ads, and > > Rootsweb/TGN was going to be enforcing that shortly. One of the tenets > of > > the KYGenweb project is not to advertise. Actually, I quote from the > > KYGenweb rules: (http://www.kygenweb.net/counties/Rules.htm) > > > > 3. Solicitation of funds, advertising, or using the KYGenWeb site for > > personal gain is not permitted. > > * CCs may acknowledge their host servers but may not use a KyGenWeb > site > > to seek contributions intended to support the site. * Sites may > include > > a > > listing of research materials and/or services available for sale or hire > > by > > the coordinator, genealogical/historical society or others (for example, > a > > listing of books for sale or a list of researchers for hire), provided > > that > > the actual arrangements between the researcher and those offering the > > service are not conducted through the county site. Contact information > and > > cost for ordering books or charges for lookups may be included. > > > > > > I believe that a banner that links to various sections within > > ancestry.comfalls under "seeking contributions" as it makes it seem > > that we suggest you > > go to ancestry and buy a subscription. That may just be my shallow > > judgement, but now that TGN is changing hands often and is worth > millions > > of > > dollars, I did not feel that the website was really secure on their > > server. > > Again, you may all take different positions on that-- I am just > explaining > > my position. > > > > KYGenweb has never required its counties to be on rootsweb and there are > > some that have never been on rootsweb at all. I believed that there > would > > be > > no upset individuals with the move, to a nicer server with more > > capabilities, and still free genealogical resources. If anyone has a > > problem > > with the new website or its location, contact me off list. Submissions > to > > the website can always be removed at the request of the submitter if it > > comes to that. But please rest assured that I will never be selling > access > > to the site or asking for money from any of you. > > > > Please contact me if you have any concerns so that we can work them out. > > > > Alice Warner > > > > PS: Newest update to the website was today, the addition of the index > and > > photos for Aberdeen Memorial Baptist Church Cemetery, approximately 300 > > individuals, a full photographic record of the cemetery as of July 21 > > 2007. > > http://genealogenie.net/kybutler/aberdeen/aberdeen.html > > Butler County KYGenweb CC > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >