I brought this to the attention of the project not so much that it was done, but the *manner* in which is was done. It’s not like this was a new Special Project that failed to meet the State requirements. The Special Project passed all Special Project reviews with the exception of one when I broke my hip and was out of commission for a period of time. Even then, I was afforded the opportunity to bring it up to date and continue. As I believe Norma stated, this project was started by Madonna Harris, now deceased. I took the project admittedly for the “close to my heart” plight of these children, and there by the grace of God go my twin and myself. If I recall correctly, I didn’t volunteer, I was approached by the then State Coordinator to take it over. I put together what I felt was a very viable and informative face for the Project I have worked hard on that site. Perhaps not following all of the random data and new data requirements but I and certainly no volunteer of the IA or the USGenWeb Project deserves to be summarily dismissed without cause and without notice. Admittedly, it is a limited period of history *but* an important one. The SC stated that it would be decommissioned and folded into the History Project. I wasn’t even afforded the opportunity to participate in the History Project. I was, prior to the SC’s note to me decommissioning the project, summarily unsubbed from the IAGenWeb state list and the passwords were changed on the account. Ten hours later, the SC informs me I am dismissed -- a full ten hours. That is just plain, wrong. Tina On 1/6/13, Nancy_Janyszeski <nancyjanyszeski@yahoo.com> wrote: > Frankly I can't believe what I am reading. We have a project that has > offerered invaluable information by a long standing volunteer to the > USGenWeb. The scope of the project is such that because of the hard work of > this volunteer all most all of the available data has been found, submitted > and posted. > > The result of which is see words like... > > decommissioning the project > Project Rules > violated > go against the rules > > In addition - if I understand correctly the USGenWeb rules trump state rules > (I am not the expert on this, so I don't need to be hit on the head) > > This is sad and a very bad example for our record of what can happen to > someone or the results of their hard work. > > Very, very insensitive. > > ~ Nancy >>>PA SC >>> >>>

Steve -- if you are going to decommission the site the least you, Debbie and Constance can do is not to mutilate my work! This is not my work and is a disgrace to the IAGenWeb Project! You all need to get a grip! I couldn't be more disgusted if I tried. You should be ashamed of yourselves!. Take the site down IMMEDIATELY. It is my work and my work does not look like this! You do NOT have my permission to place it on the history site. You even redirected the url.. SHAME on you! I certainly hope all have more respect and consideration for your other volunteers, you have shown none to me. http://iagenweb.org/history/orphans/ is disgusting. My work from 2004 without complaint is reduced to horrendous! Tina Tina Tina Vickery On 1/6/13, Tina Vickery <tsvickery@gmail.com> wrote: > I brought this to the attention of the project not so much that it was > done, but the *manner* in which is was done. It’s not like this was a > new Special Project that failed to meet the State requirements. The > Special Project passed all Special Project reviews with the exception > of one when I broke my hip and was out of commission for a period of > time. Even then, I was afforded the opportunity to bring it up to > date and continue. As I believe Norma stated, this project was > started by Madonna Harris, now deceased. I took the project > admittedly for the “close to my heart” plight of these children, and > there by the grace of God go my twin and myself. If I recall > correctly, I didn’t volunteer, I was approached by the then State > Coordinator to take it over. I put together what I felt was a very > viable and informative face for the Project > > I have worked hard on that site. Perhaps not following all of the > random data and new data requirements but I and certainly no volunteer > of the IA or the USGenWeb Project deserves to be summarily dismissed > without cause and without notice. Admittedly, it is a limited period > of history *but* an important one. The SC stated that it would be > decommissioned and folded into the History Project. I wasn’t even > afforded the opportunity to participate in the History Project. I > was, prior to the SC’s note to me decommissioning the project, > summarily unsubbed from the IAGenWeb state list and the passwords > were changed on the account. Ten hours later, the SC informs me I am > dismissed -- a full ten hours. > > That is just plain, wrong. > > Tina > > On 1/6/13, Nancy_Janyszeski <nancyjanyszeski@yahoo.com> wrote: >> Frankly I can't believe what I am reading. We have a project that has >> offerered invaluable information by a long standing volunteer to the >> USGenWeb. The scope of the project is such that because of the hard work >> of >> this volunteer all most all of the available data has been found, >> submitted >> and posted. >> >> The result of which is see words like... >> >> decommissioning the project >> Project Rules >> violated >> go against the rules >> >> In addition - if I understand correctly the USGenWeb rules trump state >> rules >> (I am not the expert on this, so I don't need to be hit on the head) >> >> This is sad and a very bad example for our record of what can happen to >> someone or the results of their hard work. >> >> Very, very insensitive. >> >> ~ Nancy >>>>PA SC >>>> >>>> >