Karen posed a question and I don't think I sent it to the List. My apologies. Here is my response: We recruited through the use of County Mail Lists and advertising on each of the available Counties. We reverted to the USGW policies and procedures after Richard S Wilson retired because the CC's all wanted a simple set of guidelines, especially with regard to the position of SC. Now, when a CC wants to step down, they let me know and I thank them and wish them good luck. We have had only one County actually abandoned since I became SC almost 10 years ago. We have a simple set of guidelines that everyone agrees with. These are posted on our index page so that anyone wishing to adopt a County can check them out. One of the things that keeps us on an even keel is the fact that, for the most part, the CC's all are pretty mellow and really just want to find goodies and work on their pages. They are not a contentious bunch and we all get along fairly well. I have rambled, but I appreciate the opportunity to fill you in on a little CAGW history. Oh, one last thing. I tried to get the CC's to set up an election last year and no one wanted to run. Either they are happy with me or just don't want to rock the 'Good Ship California' Martha