I need to clarify the last sentence of my last message. It should have been: Some state projects even have a rule that any information on a county website may not be removed unless a request is made by the submitter. Shirley On Sun, Jun 15, 2014 at 1:49 AM, Shirley Cullum <[email protected]> wrote: > First off, what you are referring to as rule 10, is actually a "strong > suggestion" and is not a requirement. My proposal is to make updating once > every 6 months and a last update date on the website a requirement. As > such, it would be listed in the "required" section of the MTGenWeb Policies > page. The "strongly suggested" #10 paragraph would not be modified. > > Second, the USGenWeb rules state that a CC has 14 days to correct a > problem before any action is taken. That means that the CC's have 14 days > from the time/date stamp on the email notifying them of a problem to > correct it. After the 14 day time period, the SC can de-link the county > website and remove the CC from the state's membership list if the problem > has not been resolved. I usually send a 2nd reminder after a week if the CC > hasn't replied to my email. Allowances are made for illness and other > issues but it is the CC's responsibility to respond to the SC's email and > explain the situation. > > In the instance of a CC who has abandoned a county website, you are > correct. They would not remove logos and that is when the SC files a > copyright infringement claim with the server where the website is housed. > > The website is considered to be owned by the CC but the contributed > information is contributed for use on the county website and should remain > with the county no matter who has control of the website.Therefore, > information is considered to be owned by the county or the state project. > Some state projects even have a rule that any information on a county > website may not be removed. > > Shirley > > > > > On Sat, Jun 14, 2014 at 11:33 PM, Nancy Thornton <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> My vote is still “No” but Karen’s reply is food for thought and opens >> further discussion. Nancy, Teton County >> >> Here goes: One official national rule is >> >> G. The state project shall have the responsibility to remove any links to >> websites which fail to meet The USGenWeb Project/XXGenWeb Project >> established guidelines/standards. >> >> >> >> Moving on to the MTGenWeb Project, our rule 10. says: >> >> IT IS ESSENTIAL that your site be well-maintained and updated as >> frequently as possible. Every site needs to have some basic research >> resources, i.e. Courthouse offices addresses, phone numbers, fees, etc., >> library, historical society, newspaper, cemetery names & addresses, funeral >> homes, etc. Many have also provided a bibliography page showing reference >> books available for their county and much more. Your site needs to be >> checked often for bad links, new ideas, etc., and the update "date" >> changed. We do check these and inquire of county coordinators if we find >> sites that have not been updated within a month or so. If you are ill, >> going on vacation, or having some temporary problems, the State Coordinator >> would like to know and, of course, we make exceptions for those times. >> >> >> >> So here is the state coordinator’s nomination for a new rule: >> >> The proposed new requirement for the MTGenWeb Project is: >> >> >> >> All MTGenWeb county websites must be updated at least once every 6 months >> >> and must have the last update date on the website. >> >> >> >> >> >> So let’s have a discussion on where this possible new sentence will >> appear in the wording of our rules. Do we amend rule 10? >> >> >> >> Karen also suggested that delinking would occur with noncompliance, but >> we don’t have a due process rule for that. Does the SC give the CC a >> warning, a nag, three warnings, three nags? Also, if that CC has really >> abandoned the site, he or she would not bother to remove the official logos. >> >> >> >> And another thing, the national rule says, D. If a Local Coordinator can >> no longer perform their duties for any reason, those sections of the >> website submitted or donated by contributors other than the website >> coordinator, shall remain with the website, unless the >> submitter(s)/contributor(s) indicates otherwise. >> >> >> >> So the county website might not be “owned” completely by the CC. That’s >> another sticky wicket. >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > >