looks like it did. On Mon, 25 Jun 2001 20:18:57 -0400 "Elizabeth Pitts" <libpitts@bellsouth.net> writes: > Howdy! I tried to subscribe, but the e-mail would not go through. > libpitts@bellsouth.net > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <HowdyCuzin@aol.com> > To: <SCNEWBER-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, June 25, 2001 7:10 PM > Subject: [SCNEWBERRY] Message Boards Solutions > > > > This may be copied and placed anywhere and is free for all to view > including > > but not limited to web pages, newspapers, mail lists, snail mail, > and any > > form of print distribution. > > > > A group of former GenConnect message board administrators, and > USGenWeb > > county coordinators are getting together to offer a new service. > This will > be > > an alternative to using the new Rootsweb message board system, and > it > should > > be available within a couple of weeks or so. The goal is to create > something > > similar to the old GenConnect message boards, and probably better. > This > > alternative service plans to offer the following features: > > > > a. Server space and message boards > > b. It will be FREE > > c. It will be fully searchable > > d. There will be no registration required for posting or reading > messages > > e. The political atmosphere found elsewhere will not be tolerated > > f. The user will ALWAYS own his/her own posts > > g. User contributions will be gladly accepted, but not required > > h. There will be a distinct absence of nonsensical corporate > mentality > > > > There was a great sense of loss in the genealogical community when > RootsWeb > > was acquired by Ancestry. That sense of loss has been compounded > with the > > changes during the past few days involving RootsWeb, Ancestry, and > > MyFamily.com, Inc. > > > > The recent decision to combine and replace the GenConnect message > boards > on > > Rootsweb.com and the FamilyHistory.com message boards into a new > message > > board system has generated a great deal of confusion and > dissatisfaction. > > Concerns with this changeover include, but are not limited to the > following: > > > > 1. The following copyright notice was placed on the new board > system, and > > displayed any time that a user attempted to print out a posted > message: > > > > © Copyright 1996-2001, MyFamily.com, Inc. All rights reserved. > This > > material is for personal use only. Republication and > redissemination, > > including posting to news groups, is expressly prohibited without > the > prior > > written consent of MyFamily.com, Inc. > > > > Members of the RootsWeb Message Board Team subsequently stated > that this > > copyright notice was an error, and it no longer appears on the > messages. > > Copyright concerns still exist since the following notice appears > on the > > bottom of every board page: > > > > <A > HREF="http://www.myfamilyinc.com/about_us/copyright.htm">Copyright</A> > © 1998-2001 MyFamily.com, Inc. and its subsidiaries. All rights > > reserved. > > > > A review of the policies as currently posted for each entity, i.e. > RootsWeb, > > MyFamily.com, and Ancestry indicate that policies can be changed > at any > time > > without notice to the user or subscriber. This should be of great > concern > to > > every user or subscriber. > > > > 2. The conversion was accomplished without adequate notice to > board > > administrators as is evidenced by the hundreds of email messages > that have > > been posted to the <A > HREF="mailto:BOARDS-ADMINS-L@rootsweb.com">BOARDS-ADMINS-L@rootsweb.com</ A> > mailing list over the past > > few days. > > > > 3. It appears that the new message board functions were not fully > and > > adequately tested prior to their deployment. It also appears that > there > were > > inadequate instructions and no help files available to assist the > board > > administrators during this critical time. > > > > 4. The answers to questions asked by board administrators have > been > > inadequately answered. > > > > 5. The upper management personnel at MyFamily.com, Inc. have been > > unavailable to respond to the board administrators and users > during this > > chaotic situation. > > > > 6. In at least one instance, a Rootsweb staff member suggested > that if a > > board administrator was so disheartened by all of this that she > give up > her > > boards and setup wherever she would be happy. This is certainly > not a very > > courteous response to a user expressing their concern about some > > disappointing new policies. > > > > If you are interested in participating in this exciting FREE new > service > for > > genealogists, please reply via private email to <A > HREF="mailto:arockef@home.com">arockef@home.com</A> You will > > then be notified as soon as the service is online. You may > certainly > maintain > > your present boards and sites, as well as having a site on the new > service. > > The choice is yours, and now you DO have a choice. As > genealogists, you > > deserve RESPECT for your efforts to preserve your family history. > > > > > > ==== SCNEWBER Mailing List ==== > > > > > > > > ============================== > > Create a FREE family website at MyFamily.com! > > http://www.myfamily.com/banner.asp?ID=RWLIST2 > > > > > > > > ==== SCNEWBER Mailing List ==== > > > > ============================== > Visit Ancestry.com for a FREE 14-Day Trial and enjoy access to the > #1 > Source for Family History Online. Go to: > http://www.ancestry.com/subscribe/subscribetrial1y.asp?sourcecode=F11HB > >