New user friendly board system in the works please hold your queries and obits deeds etc. till this new system is in place Thanks, Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael Dye" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 7:51 PM Subject: [BD-ADM] Fwd: Message board Solutions & More > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[email protected]> > > To: <[email protected]> > > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 3:57 PM > > Subject: [USGENWEB-ALL-L] Message board Solutions & More > > > > > This may be copied and placed anywhere and is free for all to view including > > > but not limited to web pages, newspapers, mail lists, snail mail, and any > > > form of print distribution. > > > > > > A group of former GenConnect message board administrators, and USGenWeb > > > county coordinators are getting together to offer a new service. This will be > > > an alternative to using the new Rootsweb message board system, and it should > > > be available within a couple of weeks or so. The goal is to create something > > > similar to the old GenConnect message boards, and probably better. This > > > alternative service plans to offer the following features: > > > > > > a. Server space and message boards > > > b. It will be FREE > > > c. It will be fully searchable > > > d. There will be no registration required for posting or reading messages > > > e. The political atmosphere found elsewhere will not be tolerated > > > f. The user will ALWAYS own his/her own posts > > > g. User contributions will be gladly accepted, but not required > > > h. There will be a distinct absence of nonsensical corporate mentality > > > > > > There was a great sense of loss in the genealogical community when RootsWeb > > > was acquired by Ancestry. That sense of loss has been compounded with the > > > changes during the past few days involving RootsWeb, Ancestry, and > > > MyFamily.com, Inc. > > > > > > The recent decision to combine and replace the GenConnect message boards on > > > Rootsweb.com and the FamilyHistory.com message boards into a new message > > > board system has generated a great deal of confusion and dissatisfaction. > > > Concerns with this changeover include, but are not limited to the following: > > > > > > 1. The following copyright notice was placed on the new board system, and > > > displayed any time that a user attempted to print out a posted message: > > > > > > © Copyright 1996-2001, MyFamily.com, Inc. All rights reserved. This > > > material is for personal use only. Republication and redissemination, > > > including posting to news groups, is expressly prohibited without the prior > > > written consent of MyFamily.com, Inc. > > > > > > Members of the RootsWeb Message Board Team subsequently stated that this > > > copyright notice was an error, and it no longer appears on the messages. > > > Copyright concerns still exist since the following notice appears on the > > > bottom of every board page: > > > > > > <A HREF="http://www.myfamilyinc.com/about_us/copyright.htm">Copyright</A> © 1998-2001 MyFamily.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All > > rights > > > reserved. > > > > > > A review of the policies as currently posted for each entity, i.e. RootsWeb, > > > MyFamily.com, and Ancestry indicate that policies can be changed at any time > > > without notice to the user or subscriber. This should be of great concern to > > > every user or subscriber. > > > > > > 2. The conversion was accomplished without adequate notice to board > > > administrators as is evidenced by the hundreds of email messages that have > > > been posted to the <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> mailing list over the past > > > few days. > > > > > > 3. It appears that the new message board functions were not fully and > > > adequately tested prior to their deployment. It also appears that there were > > > inadequate instructions and no help files available to assist the board > > > administrators during this critical time. > > > > > > 4. The answers to questions asked by board administrators have been > > > inadequately answered. > > > > > > 5. The upper management personnel at MyFamily.com, Inc. have been > > > unavailable to respond to the board administrators and users during this > > > chaotic situation. > > > > > > 6. In at least one instance, a Rootsweb staff member suggested that if a > > > board administrator was so disheartened by all of this that she give up her > > > boards and setup wherever she would be happy. This is certainly not a very > > > courteous response to a user expressing their concern about some > > > disappointing new policies. > > > > > > If you are interested in participating in this exciting FREE new service for > > > genealogists, please reply via private email to <A HREF="mailto:[email protected]">[email protected]</A> You will > > > then be notified as soon as the service is online. You may certainly maintain > > > your present boards and sites, as well as having a site on the new service. > > > The choice is yours, and now you DO have a choice. 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