Well, I usually like to just have fun and prefer to worry only about politics that affect my property taxes.... however, I have been watching this unfold on other lists. Carole's issue was over surname specific research data, my surname actually, and not USGenWeb or TNGenWeb county data. Maybe it should become an issue, and maybe if it had happened in reference to a TN county site then it would be and should be our issue. But that wasn't the case. On the other hand, I'm not particularly crazy about any official state list and especially the state chat list being searchable by John Q. Public. Only TN CC's can subscribe, and then we have to be subbed we can't do it ourselves, but anyone can read it? I fail to see the logic in that. And for those of you in positions where you have to let us all know you'll be away for any extended time, like Nancy. I worry about that, doesn't seem too safe. All the time I see people, especially newbies, slap a gen report into a mailing list email, complete with the people who were born last week. Where are the archives of these lists going to be in 15 - 20 years? I just imagine someday we won't need physicals for insurance, the companies will just pull up GED COMS and scan the cause of death over the past few decades. I just think we should all be making a greater effort at protecting people's privacy on all lists, state and county, now rather than wait until something bad happens. Those are my just my opinions. Karen Marshall County > > > ____ > > > > Dear Fred: > > > > As you know, I was banned (or blocked) from all Rootsweb.com, Inc. > > servers, including both www.rootsweb.com and www.usgenweb.org, on 1 Jul > > 1999, essentially in exchange for removal of our Combs Surname Mailing > > List Archives (owned by the Combs-Coombs &c. Research Group, a > > non-profit organization, but initially claimed by Rootsweb.com, Inc. > > under their new "retroactive" AUP of Jun 1999). > > > > As a result of my "ban," I am no longer able to utilize any services or > > facilities of Rootsweb.com, Inc., including Mailing Lists listserved by > > their organization. This precludes my being able to join in or > > contribute to discussions on the TNGen Mailing List as a TNGenWeb CC, > > and for that reason, I would like to request that the TNGen Mailing List > > be moved to another listserver. > > > > In further support of my request, I think it important to note that > > Rootsweb.com, Inc.'s claim is to the compilation copyright of *all* > > Mailing Lists listserved by them, and I consider it inappropriate (if > > not illegal) that an Official Mailing List of the non-profit TNGenWeb > > Project (and/or TNGenNet, Inc.) be "owned" by any other organization, > > but most particularly a commercial entity. > > > > Sincerely, > > > > Carole Hammett, > > Warren Co, TNGenWeb > > > > > > ==== TNGEN Mailing List ==== > > Please make sure your links back to any project > > site located on USIT has the URL > > http://www.tngenweb.org/ > >