Chip, The main reason I sent this was because of the Copyright issue. When I went back to the web site to get the URL, I found this about RootsWeb. I am not trying to stir up anything. If anyone thinks so, so be it. Athol Athol K. Foster DeKalb Co. Coordinator, TnGenWeb www.tngennet.org/dekalb My Fosters in DeKalb Co., Tn. www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/3627 ----- Original Message ----- From: <Morom01@aol.com> To: <TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, June 23, 2000 7:10 PM Subject: [TNCHAT] Rootsweb press releases > That was a pretty humorous website Athol. I love stuff like that. Poor choice > of Domain name though. You're on the board of UsGenNet you all should make > one of those <g>. In the interest of fairness I will forward the two pieces > of e-mail below. It states the facts about Rootsweb and the merger. This is > all that needs to be said about this issue on this list. > > There are plenty of lists out there debating this issue back and forth and > since we're a friendly list we won't take it up here. I think it would be in > very bad taste for me to allow it since Rootsweb provides this list free of > charge as well as webspace free of charge to most of the UsGenWeb Project. > And besides that I tend to lean towards Rootsweb on this issue and I > absolutely will not loose a single friend over this. I'll quit the whole > business first. There are plenty of websites out there, but I've never had > enough friends. And I hope I never do. > > But before any sort of Rootsweb vs. whoever debate springs up I will say up > front, this isn't the list for it. I want us all to remain friends and have a > place we can discuss old times and Tennessee without worries of political > debate. > > Chip Brown > Owner\Manager Tnchat-l@rootsweb.com > > <<begin Rootsweb press release>> > > You'll still find RootsWeb at http://www.rootsweb.com/ > Everything you're used to using will still be here: the 19,000 > mailing lists, the hundreds of millions of names in free > genealogy databases, the interactive learning guides, the weekly > ROOTSWEB REVIEW and MISSING LINKS, the numerous tools for > tracing your family history, the tens of thousands of message > boards, the thousands of independently authored Web sites. > RootsWeb will still support worthy genealogy projects and > societies, such as the USGenWeb Project http://www.usgenweb.org, > the Immigrant Ships Transcribers Guild http://istg.rootsweb.com/ > the FreeBMD Project http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/, and other > groups that provide free genealogical resources. > > And don't worry, you won't be charged to access RootsWeb. No one > will put your data on CD without your permission. Our Privacy > Policy http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/pledge.html and our > Acceptable Use Policy http://www.rootsweb.com/rootsweb/aup.html > are unchanged. Other promises made over the years will continue > to be honored. You'll still deal with the same RootsWeb > volunteers and employees. In fact, most users won't notice any > changes, except exciting new tools, more content, and better > genealogical resources. > ================================================ > > My name is Charles Merrin, and I am currently the Vice President of > Marketing for RootsWeb. After the merger, I will remain as the General > Manager of RootsWeb. > > I just wanted to assure you that RootsWeb's commitment to the USGenWeb > Project is as strong as ever. You can continue to count on free data and > banner free pages for the USGenWeb pages, and the same top-quality genealogy > resources at RootsWeb. > > Thank you for your open mind and your willingness to give us a try. I am > confident you will be rewarded for your strategy. > > CSM > > Charles Merrin > charles@rootsweb.com > > > ==== TNCHAT Mailing List ==== > To subscribe or unsubscribe to this list please visit: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat > This list is generously donated by Rootsweb for our use. > Complete rules for TnChat may be found at: > http://www.rootsweb.com/~tnunion/tnchat > >