Oh, I know you weren't saying we needed dates on all pages. LOL Shirley On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Suzanne Andrews <[email protected]> wrote: > Not to misunderstand what I was saying...that is, I was not saying that all > the pages need update dates...only that it is nice to see them there--it > also > helps the website owner know when s/he last updated that page. However, I > do > think there should be one on the entry page tho--required or not--it makes > a > statement that the site is current. I have an automatic date that updates > on > my pages so whenever I do go in and make a change, big or small, it changes > the date and I don't have to worry about it. > > On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 15:04:47 -0500 > Shirley Cullum <[email protected]> wrote: > > I definitely agree that we don't need dates on all pages of the website. > <g> > > > > Shirley > > > > > > On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Karen De Groote <[email protected]> > wrote: > > > >> A What's New can be used for a variety of things including > >> housekeeping, new interesting and useful links or the fact that a page > >> on your site has been added to. I am going to start adding a date on > >> pages when I work on them so eventually my sites will have dates on > >> every page but I don't think that should be a requirement. > >> > >> On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Suzanne Andrews <[email protected] > > > >> wrote: > >> > I like the idea of a "What's New" page. I'll have to think about that > >> for my > >> > pages--at least for my county. The other two counties I have might be > a > >> little > >> > more difficult to come up with new things other than possible links. > >> > Definitely a good idea tho! > >> > > >> > > >> > On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 14:09:11 -0500 > >> > Karen De Groote <[email protected]> wrote: > >> >> Personally I feel that the reason many states in the USGenWeb have > >> >> gone stagnant is because the project does not require periodic > >> >> updating to county sites within the project. Some counties in the > >> >> project, (not here), list a last update of 2008, which in my opinion > >> >> is shameful. I don't think it is asking too much of a county > >> >> coordinator to provide a minimum of two additional sources of > >> >> genealogical information a year to our counties. I don't think an > >> >> update date within 3 months is necessary but I do agree that there > >> >> needs to be something added once every six months at minimum. In > >> >> another project we are required to have a What's New page on which we > >> >> list our additions. Not only does this make it easy for researchers > >> >> to check new additions and promote people's return but it makes it > >> >> easy for project members to see that the CC is active. > >> >> > >> >> Perhaps we could vote in some bare minimum requirements for our state > >> >> project? I feel that this could only be a positive move for us! > >> >> Karen > >> >> > >> >> On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Shirley Cullum < > [email protected]> > >> >>wrote: > >> >>> Correction...the USGenWeb does not have a requirement on updates to > the > >> >>> county websites. The paragraph from the Policies page is from the > >> MTGenWeb > >> >>> rules and is not part of the required elements but is "strongly > >> >>> recommended". > >> >>> > >> >>> I don't think we need to require a "last update date" on all county > >> >>> websites but would like to see the MTGenWeb add a requirement for > sites > >> >>> with a last update date to keep the date current. I personally like > a 3 > >> >>> month time frame but 6 months works too. <g> > >> >>> > >> >>> Please post your thoughts on this issue and let's discuss the pros > and > >> cons. > >> >>> > >> >>> Shirley > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> > >> >>> On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 9:55 PM, Shirley Cullum < > [email protected]> > >> >>> wrote: > >> >>> > >> >>>> Just a reminder that county websites must be updated at least > twice a > >> year > >> >>>> per the USGenWeb requirements. Therefore the last update date on > our > >> >>>> websites should not be more than 6 months old. And according to the > >> >>>> MTGenWeb Policies page, it is *suggested* that last update dates be > >> >>>> "within a month or so" (see below). With those statements in mind, > the > >> >>>> County of Excellence rules will be updated. To be eligible for the > >> MTGenWeb > >> >>>> COE award, county websites that have a last update date on them > must > >> have > >> >>>> dates that are no older than 6 months. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> I appreciate your assistance in making sure your county website is > >> >>>> compliant with all rules. > >> >>>> > >> >>>> Shirley > >> >>>> > >> >>>> From the Policies page: > >> >>>> 10.*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. > >> >>>> > >> >>> > >> >>> ------------------------------- > >> >>> 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 > >> >> > >> >> ------------------------------- > >> >> 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 > >> > > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> > Suzanne Andrews > >> > [email protected] > >> > Volunteer - Butte-Silver Bow Archives > >> > Volunteer - MTGenWeb County Coordinator > >> > for Butte-Silver Bow, Anaconda-Deer Lodge, > >> > and Powell counties, Montana > >> > http://www.mtgenweb.com/silverbow/index.htm > >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > >> > > >> > ------------------------------- > >> > 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 > >> > >> ------------------------------- > >> 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 > >> > > > > ------------------------------- > > 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 > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > Suzanne Andrews > [email protected] > Volunteer - Butte-Silver Bow Archives > Volunteer - MTGenWeb County Coordinator > for Butte-Silver Bow, Anaconda-Deer Lodge, > and Powell counties, Montana > http://www.mtgenweb.com/silverbow/index.htm > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

I didn't really think that you thought that. ;) I really would like to see some of the county pages updated tho. Each month when I review them for COE, I hardly ever see anything different. Some of the errors and appearances don't ever seem to be changed. It's getting more difficult to actually choose a county for nomination. On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 15:39:02 -0500 Shirley Cullum <[email protected]> wrote: > Oh, I know you weren't saying we needed dates on all pages. LOL > > Shirley > > > On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Suzanne Andrews <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> Not to misunderstand what I was saying...that is, I was not saying that all >> the pages need update dates...only that it is nice to see them there--it >> also >> helps the website owner know when s/he last updated that page. However, I >> do >> think there should be one on the entry page tho--required or not--it makes >> a >> statement that the site is current. I have an automatic date that updates >> on >> my pages so whenever I do go in and make a change, big or small, it changes >> the date and I don't have to worry about it. >> >> On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 15:04:47 -0500 >> Shirley Cullum <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I definitely agree that we don't need dates on all pages of the website. >> <g> >> > >> > Shirley >> > >> > >> > On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 2:45 PM, Karen De Groote <[email protected]> >> wrote: >> > >> >> A What's New can be used for a variety of things including >> >> housekeeping, new interesting and useful links or the fact that a page >> >> on your site has been added to. I am going to start adding a date on >> >> pages when I work on them so eventually my sites will have dates on >> >> every page but I don't think that should be a requirement. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 2:19 PM, Suzanne Andrews <[email protected] >> > >> >> wrote: >> >> > I like the idea of a "What's New" page. I'll have to think about that >> >> for my >> >> > pages--at least for my county. The other two counties I have might be >> a >> >> little >> >> > more difficult to come up with new things other than possible links. >> >> > Definitely a good idea tho! >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > On Sun, 8 Jun 2014 14:09:11 -0500 >> >> > Karen De Groote <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> >> Personally I feel that the reason many states in the USGenWeb have >> >> >> gone stagnant is because the project does not require periodic >> >> >> updating to county sites within the project. Some counties in the >> >> >> project, (not here), list a last update of 2008, which in my opinion >> >> >> is shameful. I don't think it is asking too much of a county >> >> >> coordinator to provide a minimum of two additional sources of >> >> >> genealogical information a year to our counties. I don't think an >> >> >> update date within 3 months is necessary but I do agree that there >> >> >> needs to be something added once every six months at minimum. In >> >> >> another project we are required to have a What's New page on which we >> >> >> list our additions. Not only does this make it easy for researchers >> >> >> to check new additions and promote people's return but it makes it >> >> >> easy for project members to see that the CC is active. >> >> >> >> >> >> Perhaps we could vote in some bare minimum requirements for our state >> >> >> project? I feel that this could only be a positive move for us! >> >> >> Karen >> >> >> >> >> >> On Sun, Jun 8, 2014 at 1:03 PM, Shirley Cullum < >> [email protected]> >> >> >>wrote: >> >> >>> Correction...the USGenWeb does not have a requirement on updates to >> the >> >> >>> county websites. The paragraph from the Policies page is from the >> >> MTGenWeb >> >> >>> rules and is not part of the required elements but is "strongly >> >> >>> recommended". >> >> >>> >> >> >>> I don't think we need to require a "last update date" on all county >> >> >>> websites but would like to see the MTGenWeb add a requirement for >> sites >> >> >>> with a last update date to keep the date current. I personally like >> a 3 >> >> >>> month time frame but 6 months works too. <g> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Please post your thoughts on this issue and let's discuss the pros >> and >> >> cons. >> >> >>> >> >> >>> Shirley >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> On Sat, Jun 7, 2014 at 9:55 PM, Shirley Cullum < >> [email protected]> >> >> >>> wrote: >> >> >>> >> >> >>>> Just a reminder that county websites must be updated at least >> twice a >> >> year >> >> >>>> per the USGenWeb requirements. Therefore the last update date on >> our >> >> >>>> websites should not be more than 6 months old. And according to the >> >> >>>> MTGenWeb Policies page, it is *suggested* that last update dates be >> >> >>>> "within a month or so" (see below). With those statements in mind, >> the >> >> >>>> County of Excellence rules will be updated. To be eligible for the >> >> MTGenWeb >> >> >>>> COE award, county websites that have a last update date on them >> must >> >> have >> >> >>>> dates that are no older than 6 months. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> I appreciate your assistance in making sure your county website is >> >> >>>> compliant with all rules. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> Shirley >> >> >>>> >> >> >>>> From the Policies page: >> >> >>>> 10.*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. >> >> >>>> >> >> >>> >> >> >>> ------------------------------- >> >> >>> 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 >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> >> 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 >> >> > >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> > Suzanne Andrews >> >> > [email protected] >> >> > Volunteer - Butte-Silver Bow Archives >> >> > Volunteer - MTGenWeb County Coordinator >> >> > for Butte-Silver Bow, Anaconda-Deer Lodge, >> >> > and Powell counties, Montana >> >> > http://www.mtgenweb.com/silverbow/index.htm >> >> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> > >> >> > ------------------------------- >> >> > 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 >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> >> 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 >> >> >> > >> > ------------------------------- >> > 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 >> >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> Suzanne Andrews >> [email protected] >> Volunteer - Butte-Silver Bow Archives >> Volunteer - MTGenWeb County Coordinator >> for Butte-Silver Bow, Anaconda-Deer Lodge, >> and Powell counties, Montana >> http://www.mtgenweb.com/silverbow/index.htm >> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >> >> ------------------------------- >> 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 >> > > ------------------------------- > 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 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Suzanne Andrews [email protected] Volunteer - Butte-Silver Bow Archives Volunteer - MTGenWeb County Coordinator for Butte-Silver Bow, Anaconda-Deer Lodge, and Powell counties, Montana http://www.mtgenweb.com/silverbow/index.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~