Ditto Norma! Give it some time, it will work out! Instead of going to each individual board - a person can search for their surname and it get everything at once! Great Idea! Vonnie vonnieann@earthlink.net http://www.rootsweb.com/~mocharit/chariton.htm ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ "With God All Things Are Possible" -----Original Message----- From: Norma F. Jennings <njennings@lisco.net> To: RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com <RootsWeb-Help-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, June 22, 2001 11:51 AM Subject: [RW-Help] Volunteerism contributions >I guess we have a whole different idea of volunteerism down here in Louisa County. Data itself is >not copyrightable and when >I and my co-members type up databases, etc. for Rootsweb, it is with the idea that OTHER people can >now have access to the >same information as we do. Now, when I donate to the Red Cross, the Heart Association, and other >charities, I don't expect >to retain complete ownership of my contribution. I have the satisfaction of knowing that a few >pennies will help someone >else even though after working in a hospital, I know that most of that contribution will go for >researchers and secretaries >salaries and will never be seen by the patient. There are certain administrative costs and >maintenance fees that are >necessary for the patient to finally obtain any benefit. I can't boss any of these projects but hope >I have helped in some >way. I absolutely do not understand the proprietary attitude and possessiveness of people working as >so called volunteers. >I am grateful for all the free web space I have been allocated in order to help others. > >No matter what it is, there are some people that will always fight change. I tell my husband, when >he comes home and gripes >what the younger generation is doing downtown for improvements he thinks are unnecessary, to not >voice his negativism too >loudly as that is a sure sign of being dubbed "old" when you resist all new ideas. Most opposition >is from ignorance and >often your worst fears are never realized. Think about it. Are you a "volunteer with strings" or a >"contributor to >mankind"? > >Control is not an issue with me as I know what my real copyright issues are and I don't expect to >copyright every word I >write as much of it will eventually be deleted or forgotten anyway. > >Those of you padding this list with your complaints are part of the problem. Try a little patience >and the bugs in the new >system will be worked out. Anyone experienced with new database systems know from the beginning that >there will be necessary >enhancements once the system is up and running to identify the problem areas. Everyone impatiently >hitting the link >repeatedly so they can join the "rabble rousing" is causing the rest of us to wait longer to access >the site to claim our >sites. And it is irritating the heck out of me when you keep asking the obvious questions that have >already been answered.. > >I have been more than amply paid for anything that I have contributed by the appreciation shown from >others and the tons of >info I have found in return. I have used Ancestry in the past to locate relatives that otherwise >defied my efforts. For >this, I feel my money was well spent to access their site for a few months. And they still have the >best resource on the >market with their "Source" book published a few years back. These are good people but they do need >to charge for a few >things to stay on the air. >We all will eventually return to the dust anyway, we can't take it with us. >I would rather see it available for future generations than develop paranoia for fear someone else >will use my work. > >Norma Jennings > >______________________________