I whlelheartedly agree that your suggested rules are more than reasonable. Best I recall, Pat Smith is Capt. Pat? If so, I expect you can write that one off. I fall a little behind from time to time, but I think even I can get an email answer off in a month's time! Go for it - put those counties up for adoption and see if they can find a good home. Linnie Howell http://www.telepath.com/sysjer http://www.rootsweb.com/~okhaskel http://www.rootsweb.com/~iafayett http://www.rootsweb.com/~arpolk Marti Graham wrote: > Hi group :) > > On the heels of the message about missing cc's, we need to set a standard > in our state concerning missing cc's and placing their counties for > adoption. The following has been suggested - input and opinions please. > > > Maybe there should be a standing rule about absentee's from the OKGenWeb. > > If a county coordinator cannot be reached within 30 days, then the rule > > would be that the county would be put up for adoption. > > IMHO, 30 days is sufficient for a cc to contact either myself or Megan and > let us know they are experiencing a problem. My thinking is - three > messages [sent weekly] to the cc that go unanswered should be followed up > by a phone call the fourth week IF there is still have no response. IF no > contact can be made with reasonable effort, then the county should be > placed for adoption. > > Next thought - if the cc makes contact after the county has been placed for > adoption and the county has been adopted that county remains with the new > cc. > > - anyone - thoughts or opinions? > > Marti