Thanks for posting that, Fred -- I'd seen that note on other states' mailing list, but not TN (till now <g>) Rose-Anne -----Original Message----- From: Fred Smoot <dogtrot@well.com> To: TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com <TNCHAT-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, March 05, 1999 9:42 PM Subject: [TNCHAT-L] New national mailing list >Greetings, > >A new (political?) mailing list has been formed for the nation's CCs. > >This seemingly will take the place of the old USGENWEB-ALL list that is >now carefully watched for content. > >Here is the letter that I received today. Perhaps you also received it. > >Fred > >**** > >Hello, a special announcement to all county coordinators of The USGenWeb >Project. > >This message is to inform you of a new email list, USGW-CC-L, for use >by >all county coordinators eligible to vote in the USGW elections. The list >is >a closed list that is restricted to USGW county coordinators. While >there >are several lists available for USGW members there have been none >dedicated >and restricted to the use of the county coordinators on a national >basis. > >The 1900 plus county coordinators comprise the productive element of the >USGW project and as such need, and are entitled to, their own list to >communicate with one another, to share ideas, express opinions and to be >kept abreast of the happenings within the organization. This list has >been >established for that purpose. > >The USGW-CC-L will be a list for the discussion of the USGW project in >all >of its manifestations and for informing county coordinators of >happenings >within the organization. The purpose of this list is to share knowledge >with >other list members. Ideally this will include advise, suggestions and >solutions offered to those posting queries. Hopefully, members of the >list >will support each other in their county endeavors, offer each other new >ideas, methods and approaches, and enhance each others' efforts to >provide >free online information. Membership is composed of the county >coordinators >within USGW who are eligible to vote. > >We have endeavored to send every county coordinator a copy of this >invitation, if you are aware of any coordinator that did not receive >this >message, please inform us so we can correct the over site. If you >received >more than one message please forgive us our mistake. > >To join, send a message to <Majordomo@rootsquest.com> and in the message >body type subscribe USGW-CC-L. If you desire the digest mode type >subscribe >USGW-CC-L-DIGEST. If you use a signature file, please be sure it is >turned >off prior to sending your message. > >Because this is to be a closed list, each request must be checked >against a >list of qualified persons. To prevent delay it is best that you >subscribe >using the same email address to which this message was addressed. > >We look forward to your participation and wish you the best with your >own >county pages. Hopefully this list will be a useful to you in developing >and >maintaining your web sites as well as keeping you abreast of the various >happenings within the organization. > >Don Tharp >det@fn.net >Chautauqua County, KS host >