And, I don't want my email address all over the place either. A link to the site with a suggestion that from there contact my be made for adoption of a county is sufficient. Every page? Not likely. I would hope that the intention was "every county site". Obviously I didn't notice. Thank you for point it out. Betsy Mills wrote: > I am quite disturbed to realize that the requirement for "Pointer to > state page" states: > > "Every page must have a pointer to their State County Selection List > maintained by the state coordinator. (You might also put a note telling > people that if they have an interest in adopting a county they should > contact the state coordinator and provide the state coordinator's email > address)." > > There is NO requirement to link to the main state page although that is > how most of us have interpreted that rule. There has been discussion on > this list, I think, about how to keep people from linking to sub-pages > instead of the main site page and yet, this rule can be used/interpreted > exactly that way. A county site MUST link to a sub-page rather than > the main state page. Also notice that this states "EVERY PAGE" - and > so that means I need to change my state links on every one of my county > pages to the County List page rather than the main site? I am really > not happy about this. > > Has anyone else besides me not noticed this before???? I personally > will not enforce this in my state, but I know other states are. > > Betsy > ARGenWeb SC Susan -- Coordinator Rhode Island USGenWeb ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/

Susan, Reference your comment about not wanting your email address all over the place, there is an option that is working beautifully in KY. Nancy Trice, the former SC, started an Email Registry that is in use on the state site, the KYGenWeb Archives, and on many of the county pages. Instead of using your email address on all of the pages, you use a link to your name on the registry. When someone wants to email you, they'll click on your link, your name will show up at the top of the list in the Registry, then they just have to click on the link and an email opens up addressed to you. Besides not having your email address plastered all over hundreds of pages, it's actually only on one page. Spam is cut down, and it sure makes it easier to update email addresses when they change - because your email address is only on the Registry page, that's the only place that has to be updated. For more info on the Email Registry, check out http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg To see it "in action", check out any email address links on the KYGenWeb state site at http://www.kygenweb.net or the KY Archives at http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ky/kyfiles.html For specific counties to check, most of the counties that I'm archivist for use it. The Registry's open to anyone that wants to participate, not just to the KY sites. (And just so it's clear, the names and addresses will NEVER be sold or otherwise shared.) Sherri Hall SC, KYGenWeb -----Original Message----- From: Susan W Pieroth [mailto:pieroth@ix.netcom.com] Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 7:03 PM To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD-L] Link requirement on National pages And, I don't want my email address all over the place either. A link to the site with a suggestion that from there contact my be made for adoption of a county is sufficient. Every page? Not likely. I would hope that the intention was "every county site". Obviously I didn't notice. Thank you for point it out. Betsy Mills wrote: > I am quite disturbed to realize that the requirement for "Pointer to > state page" states: > > "Every page must have a pointer to their State County Selection List > maintained by the state coordinator. (You might also put a note telling > people that if they have an interest in adopting a county they should > contact the state coordinator and provide the state coordinator's email > address)." > > There is NO requirement to link to the main state page although that is > how most of us have interpreted that rule. There has been discussion on > this list, I think, about how to keep people from linking to sub-pages > instead of the main site page and yet, this rule can be used/interpreted > exactly that way. A county site MUST link to a sub-page rather than > the main state page. Also notice that this states "EVERY PAGE" - and > so that means I need to change my state links on every one of my county > pages to the County List page rather than the main site? I am really > not happy about this. > > Has anyone else besides me not noticed this before???? I personally > will not enforce this in my state, but I know other states are. > > Betsy > ARGenWeb SC Susan -- Coordinator Rhode Island USGenWeb ~ http://www.rootsweb.com/~rigenweb/