Karen and All, The logo was approved as the official logo. It was not required to be displayed, however. That subject was specifically discussed by Mr. Moya at the time that the logo colors might clash with some web page colors. It was up to the CCs to display or not. Since NMGenWeb does not have a County Coordinators guide page on the state web site like most of the other states of USGenWeb, we can never know for sure what is policy and what is not. I request that NMGenWeb establish a CC's page that specifically covers these subjects including the proper conduct of elections, voting, logos, updating web sites, and so on and that said requirements be approved by majority vote of the CCs. (I have always displayed the logo, but that is my decision.) Charles Barnum Karen Mitchell <km1109@ghvalley.net> wrote: Thank you Susan for your comments and for your support. I do appreciate it. At the time the logo was designed, it was with the intent that it would be included on the web pages that are part of the project, that's why it says "Official". Many times some of us re-design our pages simply because we want something new, and the logo may have been missed in the re-design. I don't think it's an issue, it just shows unity of the members in the NM project. Karen Mitchell New Mexico State Coordinator km1109@ghvalley.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Bellomo" To: Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [NMGENWEB] please correct It was my understanding that the NMGenWeb logo was expected to be included on the home page of our Web sites. No one made an issue of it because supporting free genealogy resources on the Web seemed more important. The USGenWeb logo is required. The NMGenWeb logo is beautiful, but it is difficult to find any kind of color scheme to accommode it plus the red/white/blue USGenWebLogo in terms of design. Whatever Karen decides works for me. BTW, I do have both logos on the home pages of the counties I host. Susan

Please see *** below. Karen Mitchell New Mexico State Coordinator km1109@ghvalley.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "jcnreno" <jcnreno@sbcglobal.net> To: <NMGENWEB-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, May 19, 2006 9:59 AM Subject: Re: [NMGENWEB] please correct Karen and All, The logo was approved as the official logo. It was not required to be displayed, however. ***Then I fail to see the point of having an "Official" logo, if no one needs to use it. As I said, it represents the unity of the CC's in the NM project, and personally, I like that, I have no problem with it at all. That subject was specifically discussed by Mr. Moya at the time that the logo colors might clash with some web page colors. It was up to the CCs to display or not. ***Do you have some written proof of this? Did you save the conversations so that you can present them? If so, please share it with us because that's not how I remember it at all. Since NMGenWeb does not have a County Coordinators guide page on the state web site like most of the other states of USGenWeb, we can never know for sure what is policy and what is not. *** How about if we just "discuss" what we'd like, like we've always done? I request that NMGenWeb establish a CC's page that specifically covers these subjects including the proper conduct of elections, voting, logos, updating web sites, and so on and that said requirements be approved by majority vote of the CCs. ***When you become State Coordinator, I'm sure you will implement this. But unless I have the majority of CC's ask me to do this, I don't think I will. We have always been low key and I did pledge to keep it that way. The New Mexico CC's are very unique in that they don't need a bunch of written rules and laws in order to build great web sites and offer help for researchers. I see no reason to change that. (I have always displayed the logo, but that is my decision.) Charles Barnum Karen Mitchell <km1109@ghvalley.net> wrote: Thank you Susan for your comments and for your support. I do appreciate it. At the time the logo was designed, it was with the intent that it would be included on the web pages that are part of the project, that's why it says "Official". Many times some of us re-design our pages simply because we want something new, and the logo may have been missed in the re-design. I don't think it's an issue, it just shows unity of the members in the NM project. Karen Mitchell New Mexico State Coordinator km1109@ghvalley.net ----- Original Message ----- From: "Susan Bellomo" To: Sent: Thursday, May 18, 2006 6:58 PM Subject: Re: [NMGENWEB] please correct It was my understanding that the NMGenWeb logo was expected to be included on the home page of our Web sites. No one made an issue of it because supporting free genealogy resources on the Web seemed more important. The USGenWeb logo is required. The NMGenWeb logo is beautiful, but it is difficult to find any kind of color scheme to accommode it plus the red/white/blue USGenWebLogo in terms of design. Whatever Karen decides works for me. BTW, I do have both logos on the home pages of the counties I host. Susan