First my apologies to the AB. I mistakenly, and unforgiveably assumed that this John-whoever was on the AB. That puts a differently slant on *some* of this. But, there is still the question about the cc's website. I still maintain that NO ONE has the right to take an "apparently" abandoned website away from the cc without first checking with the SC. That didn't happen. The cc was threatened with the loss of his website and NOTHING was said to me about it. The first I knew was when I was catching up on email this morning and got his note asking WHY he had been asked to resign and that he was working with an AB member (name with-held) to keep the website. At least the person used to be on the AB, maybe they've moved on. Now, no matter how you slice it, that isn't right. Maybe I still don't have all the facts. I've asked my cc to forward all emails to me on this matter. When I get them, if they say what I've been told, there's gonna me some bucking and hissing from this pony! Do you really think that I didn't notice for four years that a website hadn't been updated? I know more about this than anyone who wants to criticize or complain. Unfortunately, no one asked ME before giving grief to one of my cc's. If it's "immature" to leave a broken link, then I'll be immature. Since I'm getting way too old to think that "immature" is a bad thing, I am not the least offended, because if I still retain something of my youth in my declining years, then it will make up for the sagging and grey hairs. If you want something from someone or want them to do something, don't put threats on it if you're talking to me. Carol Isaiah Harrison <IsaiahH@cox.net> wrote: I just visited the Unita County site and was happy to see that the page was updated on February 8 and the queries link now takes visitors to the Ancestry.com message boards. I, too, knew nothing about this situation until I saw Carol's messages to this list today. While I can understand John McCoy's frustration, his letter was inappropriate in both it's tone and content. It's equally inappropriate to threaten to leave broken links or bad information on a website just because one person behaved inappropriately. It doesn't help our visitors find the information they're looking for and it doesn't enhance the reputation of The USGenWeb Project or the State or County sites. Sometimes things fall through the cracks and updates don't get made as quickly or thoroughly as possible. I've seen my share of letters from disgruntled visitors to my site. The best thing for The Project is to set egos aside, fix the problem and move on. -Isaiah --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? New Yahoo! Photos - easier uploading and sharing

At 04:28 PM 2/21/2004 -0800, you wrote: >First my apologies to the AB. I mistakenly, and unforgiveably assumed >that this John-whoever was on the AB. That puts a differently slant on >*some* of this. > >But, there is still the question about the cc's website. I still maintain >that NO ONE has the right to take an "apparently" abandoned website away >from the cc without first checking with the SC. You're correct...and it's more than just "checking with the SC." Before the AB would even consider taking direct action they would make a concerted effort to work with and through the SC to resolve the problem. It's been my experience that most problems are quickly handled just by letting the SC know about them. >That didn't happen. The cc was threatened with the loss of his website >and NOTHING was said to me about it. The first I knew was when I was >catching up on email this morning and got his note asking WHY he had been >asked to resign and that he was working with an AB member (name with-held) >to keep the website. At least the person used to be on the AB, maybe >they've moved on. Now, no matter how you slice it, that isn't >right. Maybe I still don't have all the facts. I've asked my cc to >forward all emails to me on this matter. When I get them, if they say >what I've been told, there's gonna me some bucking and hissing from this pony! I didn't get any message from John McCoy and don't have any idea who he is. If he used to be on the AB, it's longer ago than I can remember. I also am not aware of any duties or privileges former AB members have. > Do you really think that I didn't notice for four years that a website > hadn't been updated? I know more about this than anyone who wants to > criticize or complain. Unfortunately, no one asked ME before giving > grief to one of my cc's. > >If it's "immature" to leave a broken link, then I'll be immature. Since >I'm getting way too old to think that "immature" is a bad thing, I am not >the least offended, because if I still retain something of my youth in my >declining years, then it will make up for the sagging and grey hairs. I didn't say you were "immature," I said purposefully leaving up a broken link was inappropriate. I stand by that statement. > If you want something from someone or want them to do something, don't > put threats on it if you're talking to me. > >Carol I don't think I've made any threats and I don't intend to. If anything I've said sounded threatening, my apologies. It certainly wasn't meant to sound that way. -Isaiah