I sure agree on the search engine problem. I dleted a site two years ago and the search engine still shows up with the files. I can't get the files to go away. Pat -------Original Message------- From: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Date: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 15:48:03 To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com Subject: RE: [STATE-COORD] RootsWeb Question My only concern is that what happens if they refuse to remove the logos? Do we then have the authority to demand that the site be shut down? I have mixed feelings about the issue and have had many problems with it in the past. I know that there are old sites up there that are no longer taken care of that still have the XXGenWeb logo on it. The problem lies in the fact that the search engines still find these sites and if they have incorrect information on them, then the user will think that we have wrong content on it. We had this issue recently regarding an old Bexar County site that we can't get Rootsweb to shut down, even though it doesn't look like anyone is updating it. > -----Original Message----- > From: seek4fam@earthlink.net [mailto:seek4fam@earthlink.net] > Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 3:37 PM > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] RootsWeb Question > > > I've said more than once "I MISS BETSY!!" However, I have gotten > responses, just finding it difficult. As Vicki said, the > accounts belong to the individual, so without the individual > available to say "I don't want it anymore" it is very difficult > to get the current account reassigned. And I understand their > point. No one wants to take a website away from anyone. At > best, several months down the road you might get them to assign > that URL to you. It is worth mentioning now so that you'll have > the history of your request documented. However, unless you can > somehow get the former CC to relinguish the website or send an > email saying they want it passed on, it is very difficult to get > the reassignment. > > I do have two sites where I do have someone whose computer > crashed and they need to give up the counties. An email from her > was sent to rootsweb with no response yet. But it hasn't been > quite a week yet. > > Even in the case of a mailing list that was abandoned, I had > trouble getting that because the admin's email address wasn't > bouncing. It will be tough. > > BTW - Generally what is done is a second rootsweb URL can be > requested for the same county, ie ~caorang2 to "replace" caorange > - and then you can link to that site. You can request the new > site from rootsweb - and maybe some day you can regain the hold. > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Gene Andert <gandert@mac.com> > Sent: Sep 16, 2003 3:57 PM > To: STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [STATE-COORD] RootsWeb Question > > For USGenWeb web sites that are clearly abandoned (many > months/year+ with no update and inability to contact county > coordinator electronically or via snail mail) the Indiana > USGenWeb Project seeks to have these sites adopted by > responsible, qualified individuals who will maintain them as new > County Coordinators. > > In the past I would contact Betsy (formerly with rootsweb) to > reassign the accounts. With Betsy gone from Rootsweb, I've > contacted accounts@rootsweb.com for this reassignment. > > But its going on two months now with no response from Rootsweb. > Have any others had any success with this process since mid-July? > > Gene Andert > State Coordinator > Indiana USGenWeb Project > > > On Tuesday, September 16, 2003, at 12:38PM, Vicki Lindsay Thauvin > <vicki@thauvin.net> wrote: > > >>If we have a Web site that has been abandoned by a county > >>coordinator that we have un-linked from the state page, how do we > >>get the site removed from RootsWeb? > >> > > > >Websites belong to the individual not the project. > > > > > >>Also, how do we change control of the RootsWeb Message board on > Ancestry? > > > >Boards belong to the company, not the project. Anyone can admin a > >message board, they do not need to be affiliated with any project. > > > >If you have issues with any website or message board, you should > >address your concerns via the RootsWeb HelpDesk > ><http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com> > > > > > > > >>Thanks, > >>Richard S. Wilson > >>richardw@earthlink.net > >>California USGenWeb Project Coordinator > >>California USGenWeb Page http://www.cagenweb.com/ > >>The USGenWeb Project Page http://www.usgenweb.org/ > > > > > >-- > >Vicki Lindsay Thauvin > ><mailto:vicki@thauvin.net> > > > > > > > > > Gene Andert > gandert@mac.com > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.516 / Virus Database: 313 - Release Date: 9/1/2003 .