But it isn't that way now. The county selection list is a sub page - as is mine. However, I have a drop down list on the Arkansas page, so I guess my state page still qualifies. <G> Joy, I can't kill any rocks OR birds. I am the county person and don't control the state list in this case. Betsy On 01:08 PM 6/8/2003 -1000, David W. Morgan said: >On Sun, 8 Jun 2003, Joy Fisher wrote: > > > ... so kill 2 rocks with one bird, put the county > > selection list on the main page > >Yep, that is the way it was in Texas for years. > >David > > > > > > > > --- Betsy Mills <betsym@1starnet.com> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > Do you Yahoo!? > > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > > http://calendar.yahoo.com > > > >David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Honolulu Hawaii >SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ >FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm >** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/
I wonder if this rule was created many years ago when many of the counties only consisted of one page? Regardless, it should be corrected. --Heather Jones DeGeorge NJ ASC SEMA CC Rep to the AB ----- Original Message ----- From: "Betsy Mills" <betsym@1starnet.com> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2003 7:17 PM Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD-L] Link requirement on National pages > But it isn't that way now. The county selection list is a sub page - as is > mine. However, I have a drop down list on the Arkansas page, so I guess my > state page still qualifies. <G> > > Joy, I can't kill any rocks OR birds. I am the county person and don't > control the state list in this case. > > Betsy > > > > On 01:08 PM 6/8/2003 -1000, David W. Morgan said: > >On Sun, 8 Jun 2003, Joy Fisher wrote: > > > > > ... so kill 2 rocks with one bird, put the county > > > selection list on the main page > > > >Yep, that is the way it was in Texas for years. > > > >David > > > > > > > > > > > > > --- Betsy Mills <betsym@1starnet.com> 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 > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________ > > > Do you Yahoo!? > > > Yahoo! Calendar - Free online calendar with sync to Outlook(TM). > > > http://calendar.yahoo.com > > > > > > >David W. Morgan dmorgan@efn.org Honolulu Hawaii > >SC - TXGenWeb http://www.rootsweb.com/~txgenweb/ > >FM - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tx/txfiles.htm > >** http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~dmorgan/ > >