I give money to Rootsweb and I'm sure a lot of other people do also, NOW they are going to charge us for posting to their boards? I don't think this is fair at all...Chip: I agree with Kay in Georgia, if you move, your people will follow!!!!!!!! Rae in Georgia At 08:58 AM 7/1/99 EDT, you wrote: >Don't get me wrong I have absolutely nothing against Rootsweb or their >service. But I do not like what they are doing with these boards. Pages like >these are being created without consultation of the county host. I appreciate >both my page users and Rootsweb for providing a great service to me and Union >County. I have spent the last couple of years building this website, and >attracting users. I do have a problem with an organization that wants to use >my work to make money. > >How will they make money from this? If you read the agreement (included >below) you will see that the phrase "RootsWeb may charge a nominal fee for >new listings" is included. I have a problem with my users being charged >anything and it being labeled Union County. I realize that there is nothing I >can do about it. But I just wanted to put in my ten cents worth. > >Everyone wants to make money and I understand the need. But the TnGenWeb is >Non-Profit and is registered that way with the state of Tennessee. > >From Rootsweb: > ><<CLASSIFIEDS POLICIES: ><http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~classifieds/Rules.html> > >Use of the classifieds boards is currently completely free. In >the future RootsWeb may charge a nominal fee for new listings to >help cover the costs of operating the message boards.>> > >If you all think something like this would be useful to our page let me know. >I will code one myself and right on top it will say "posting here is free". >There will be no maybes about it. Let me know what you all think and if there >is enough interest I will create one and place it right on our page. > >I'm off my soapbox now, >Chip >Union County TnGenWeb >P.S. >I don't go off on these tirades very often, please forgive me. > > >==== TNUNION Mailing List ==== >If you live in Union County why not pitch in. Take a day and write down the tombstones in the nearest cemetery. Send it to us for others to use. You could be helping a cousin. Go to the courthouse and copy some early marriage records. Anything helps. > > Rae Smith http://www.angelfire.com/de/LawDog/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/index.html http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/Lay.html http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/Davis.html http://www.angelfire.com/tn/sexton/Davis2.html Researching: Bridges,Davis,Hicks,Lay,Sexton,Smith,Terry.