Nora: I really don't know how you to answer your question. But, there are no courses for being a coordinator, anyway that I know of. I suppose the important things to know would be to understand how to be build web pages, have a lot of free time that you could devote to it and have an interest in genealogy. And for it to be exciting and rewarding to you, it really should be a labor of love, and not done for any selfish reasons. Because your only pay is knowing the joy you added to someone's life and that it came from your very own labor. That is why that it really hurts deep down when someone steals your work and takes it and posts it on another web site with their name on it. That is when you are reminded that not everyone appreciates and respects what you and other researchers work so hard to do, and that all people are not honest Thank goodness skunks like that are far and few in between and most people do honor your many hours of labor with an acknowledge of whose work they used, borrowed or in some cases stole. People can say what they may, but I know that it takes a lot of people who are willing to help out - otherwise you can't possibly be a good coordinator It is impossible for you to do it by yourself. And - I do see why some folks commit to the job and then do nothing - it is a lot easier just to sit on the position - than it is to work. In the past few years, I've seen some counties that have had no posts made to them for months. Some of those sites I've visited over and over, time and time again - hoping that maybe there was a just one new post - and that maybe there would be just one little crumb posted that would help me solve my puzzle. But for some reason and in some cases, it never seems to happen. Most of you know what I mean by that comment. On the Barry County site we have added about 5500 pages in the time that I have been coordinator. I started with 1180 pages Jan 12, 2006. But, I am a lucky coordinator - because we have some awesome workers who really love Barry County and they work hard to get accurate records for me to post. If we had college courses for being a coordinator - I think that our state colleges would go broke, because not many people would want a job with long hours and no pay. Donna Cooper -------Original Message------- From: mobarry@rootsweb.com Date: Sunday, October 07, 2007 19:42:27 To: mobarry@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MOBARRY] Coordinator Donna, I know you didn't ask for this question but here goes anyway and this question probably comes under the heading "If you have to ask, don't try it" How can a person learn to be a Coordinator? I know I can't do what you do. Is there certain courses I could take to learn? Nora inneden@cox.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Donna Cooper" <saarisr@sbcglobal.net> To: <mobarry@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, October 07, 2007 1:39 PM Subject: [MOBARRY] Coordinator > List Readers: If any of you are thinking you might like to be a Missouri > Coordinator, these counties listed below need someone to man them. They > are > orphan counties as of right now. > > Bates, > Chariton, > Livingston, > Osage, > Putnam, > Webster. > > If interested, I know that the State Coordinator of Missouri, Larry > Flesher, > would like to hear from you. I can put you in touch with him if you can't > find his e-mail address on the Missouri project page. > > Donna Cooper > > > Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna > Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please tell us about your Barry county ancestors. The list-admin is Donna Cooper, address - (saarisr@sbcglobal.net) ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MOBARRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message .