Alice thank you for all your hard work. I'm having a little eye problem as I'm sure most people from 60-80 have had. The new grave yard transcription is beautifully done, except the red on blue is very hard for me to read. It is just a suggestion but maybe it isn't just me who has trouble with that color set up. Other then that it is a great job and beautifully done. Thank you ?Beverly Hodges -----Original Message----- From: Alice Warner <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Wed, 12 Mar 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