Well I didn't get the link to it. It is http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/txgenweb2/COM-form.html It is labeled Nominate A County. Wanda Matthew 5 - 7 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Martin" <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> To: "txgen" <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 6:24 AM Subject: [TXGEN] COM 101 > > Happy 4th everyone! Try to stay cool and safe while having fun. > > We have several fairly new CCs that may not be aware of how the COM > (County of the Month > <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Winners/index.htm>) award works. So > I thought maybe COM 101 would help them understand. > > TXGenWeb has a Surfing Committee > <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Committee/index.htm>. Texas is > divided into 11 regions, and the surfers are each assigned a region to > surf. A region consists of anywhere from 20 to 27 counties each. Each > month a surfer will look at and "evaluate" each of the counties in their > assigned region. The evaluation process consists of a form that each > surfer uses as a guide > <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Criteria/surfingform.htm>. Each > county is checked to be sure it meets all the National > <http://usgenweb.org/volunteers/standard-rules.shtml> & State level > <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/rules.htm> requirements. Once it is > determined that it meets all of the requirements, it is surfed to see > what else the county offers, if the links are current and working, has > the site been updated recently, etc. (See form > <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Criteria/surfingform.htm> for actual > items looked for) Once the evaluation process has been completed for > each county in that region, the surfer will then add up the points > assigned to each county and "nominate" the county for COM that has the > highest points. > > Once each surfer has nominated one county from their assigned region, it > goes to a finalization committee. The finalization committee then surfs > each of the 11 counties nominated and the patron nomination and a COM is > chosen. > > Some months we have a patron nomination that is included in the final > evaluation. When patrons send in nominations, the patron nominations > form a 12th region and the counties are surfed just as those in the > other 11 regions are surfed. The highest scoring county becomes the > Patron Nomination and is sent to the finalization committee. > > If you would like for your county to be eligible, be sure to check out > the evaluation form and then check your county site as if you were the > surfer. You might be surprised at the things you find. I work my > counties pretty hard, and I still get notes from surfers on problems > they found. It is so easy to not see a problem when you look at the > page so often! I always appreciate the surfer giving me a heads up on > any problems. I would rather hear about the problem from the surfer > than a patron complaining about it. LOL > > If you have any questions on what you need to do to help your county be > eligible for COM, contact your surfer and let them know you are willing > to make any necessary changes/additions. Once your surfer knows you are > willing to work on the county, they will be happy to help you. > > If you are awarded the COM, your county is then not eligible for another > COM award for 6 months. > > If a county wins the COM a total of 3 times, they are then inducted into > the Hall Of Fame <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/HOF/index.htm> and > are no longer eligible to be a COM again. (Once a county changes to a > new CC, the county is once again eligible for COM, and all old awards > must be moved from the main index page to an inside page. The new CC > must win the award to display it on the main page.) > > At the end of the year, we have a total of 12 COM counties. We have a > committee that will evaluate the 12 COM counties and the Hall of Fame > counties and choose one county from those that will receive the COY > (County Of The Year > <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/COY/index.htm>). Once a county > has received COY it is no longer eligible for any other awards. > > Clear as mud now? > > Elaine > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Thanks Wanda. That is actually the form to use to nominate a county for COM. Guess it can be used to just make comments also. Thanks! Elaine Wanda Qualls wrote: > Well I didn't get the link to it. It is > http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/txgenweb2/COM-form.html It is labeled > Nominate A County. Wanda > Matthew 5 - 7 > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Elaine Martin" <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> > To: "txgen" <txgen@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 6:24 AM > Subject: [TXGEN] COM 101 > > > >> Happy 4th everyone! Try to stay cool and safe while having fun. >> >> We have several fairly new CCs that may not be aware of how the COM >> (County of the Month >> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Winners/index.htm>) award works. So >> I thought maybe COM 101 would help them understand. >> >> TXGenWeb has a Surfing Committee >> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Committee/index.htm>. Texas is >> divided into 11 regions, and the surfers are each assigned a region to >> surf. A region consists of anywhere from 20 to 27 counties each. Each >> month a surfer will look at and "evaluate" each of the counties in their >> assigned region. The evaluation process consists of a form that each >> surfer uses as a guide >> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Criteria/surfingform.htm>. Each >> county is checked to be sure it meets all the National >> <http://usgenweb.org/volunteers/standard-rules.shtml> & State level >> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/rules.htm> requirements. Once it is >> determined that it meets all of the requirements, it is surfed to see >> what else the county offers, if the links are current and working, has >> the site been updated recently, etc. (See form >> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Criteria/surfingform.htm> for actual >> items looked for) Once the evaluation process has been completed for >> each county in that region, the surfer will then add up the points >> assigned to each county and "nominate" the county for COM that has the >> highest points. >> >> Once each surfer has nominated one county from their assigned region, it >> goes to a finalization committee. The finalization committee then surfs >> each of the 11 counties nominated and the patron nomination and a COM is >> chosen. >> >> Some months we have a patron nomination that is included in the final >> evaluation. When patrons send in nominations, the patron nominations >> form a 12th region and the counties are surfed just as those in the >> other 11 regions are surfed. The highest scoring county becomes the >> Patron Nomination and is sent to the finalization committee. >> >> If you would like for your county to be eligible, be sure to check out >> the evaluation form and then check your county site as if you were the >> surfer. You might be surprised at the things you find. I work my >> counties pretty hard, and I still get notes from surfers on problems >> they found. It is so easy to not see a problem when you look at the >> page so often! I always appreciate the surfer giving me a heads up on >> any problems. I would rather hear about the problem from the surfer >> than a patron complaining about it. LOL >> >> If you have any questions on what you need to do to help your county be >> eligible for COM, contact your surfer and let them know you are willing >> to make any necessary changes/additions. Once your surfer knows you are >> willing to work on the county, they will be happy to help you. >> >> If you are awarded the COM, your county is then not eligible for another >> COM award for 6 months. >> >> If a county wins the COM a total of 3 times, they are then inducted into >> the Hall Of Fame <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/HOF/index.htm> and >> are no longer eligible to be a COM again. (Once a county changes to a >> new CC, the county is once again eligible for COM, and all old awards >> must be moved from the main index page to an inside page. The new CC >> must win the award to display it on the main page.) >> >> At the end of the year, we have a total of 12 COM counties. We have a >> committee that will evaluate the 12 COM counties and the Hall of Fame >> counties and choose one county from those that will receive the COY >> (County Of The Year >> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/COY/index.htm>). Once a county >> has received COY it is no longer eligible for any other awards. >> >> Clear as mud now? >> >> Elaine >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > -- A friend will stop you from overreacting. A best friend will walk beside you giggling "Someone is gonna get it!"

When we had it before several people left messages about some of my counties. One turned out to be a relative of mine. Wanda Matthew 5 - 7 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine Martin" <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 9:43 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] COM 101 > Thanks Wanda. That is actually the form to use to nominate a county for > COM. Guess it can be used to just make comments also. > > Thanks! > Elaine > > Wanda Qualls wrote: >> Well I didn't get the link to it. It is >> http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/txgenweb2/COM-form.html It is >> labeled >> Nominate A County. Wanda >> Matthew 5 - 7 >> ----- Original Message ----- >> From: "Elaine Martin" <mcstumped@suddenlink.net> >> To: "txgen" <txgen@rootsweb.com> >> Sent: Friday, July 03, 2009 6:24 AM >> Subject: [TXGEN] COM 101 >> >> >> >>> Happy 4th everyone! Try to stay cool and safe while having fun. >>> >>> We have several fairly new CCs that may not be aware of how the COM >>> (County of the Month >>> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Winners/index.htm>) award works. So >>> I thought maybe COM 101 would help them understand. >>> >>> TXGenWeb has a Surfing Committee >>> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Committee/index.htm>. Texas is >>> divided into 11 regions, and the surfers are each assigned a region to >>> surf. A region consists of anywhere from 20 to 27 counties each. Each >>> month a surfer will look at and "evaluate" each of the counties in their >>> assigned region. The evaluation process consists of a form that each >>> surfer uses as a guide >>> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Criteria/surfingform.htm>. Each >>> county is checked to be sure it meets all the National >>> <http://usgenweb.org/volunteers/standard-rules.shtml> & State level >>> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/rules.htm> requirements. Once it is >>> determined that it meets all of the requirements, it is surfed to see >>> what else the county offers, if the links are current and working, has >>> the site been updated recently, etc. (See form >>> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/Criteria/surfingform.htm> for actual >>> items looked for) Once the evaluation process has been completed for >>> each county in that region, the surfer will then add up the points >>> assigned to each county and "nominate" the county for COM that has the >>> highest points. >>> >>> Once each surfer has nominated one county from their assigned region, it >>> goes to a finalization committee. The finalization committee then surfs >>> each of the 11 counties nominated and the patron nomination and a COM is >>> chosen. >>> >>> Some months we have a patron nomination that is included in the final >>> evaluation. When patrons send in nominations, the patron nominations >>> form a 12th region and the counties are surfed just as those in the >>> other 11 regions are surfed. The highest scoring county becomes the >>> Patron Nomination and is sent to the finalization committee. >>> >>> If you would like for your county to be eligible, be sure to check out >>> the evaluation form and then check your county site as if you were the >>> surfer. You might be surprised at the things you find. I work my >>> counties pretty hard, and I still get notes from surfers on problems >>> they found. It is so easy to not see a problem when you look at the >>> page so often! I always appreciate the surfer giving me a heads up on >>> any problems. I would rather hear about the problem from the surfer >>> than a patron complaining about it. LOL >>> >>> If you have any questions on what you need to do to help your county be >>> eligible for COM, contact your surfer and let them know you are willing >>> to make any necessary changes/additions. Once your surfer knows you are >>> willing to work on the county, they will be happy to help you. >>> >>> If you are awarded the COM, your county is then not eligible for another >>> COM award for 6 months. >>> >>> If a county wins the COM a total of 3 times, they are then inducted into >>> the Hall Of Fame <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/HOF/index.htm> and >>> are no longer eligible to be a COM again. (Once a county changes to a >>> new CC, the county is once again eligible for COM, and all old awards >>> must be moved from the main index page to an inside page. The new CC >>> must win the award to display it on the main page.) >>> >>> At the end of the year, we have a total of 12 COM counties. We have a >>> committee that will evaluate the 12 COM counties and the Hall of Fame >>> counties and choose one county from those that will receive the COY >>> (County Of The Year >>> <http://www.txgenweb.org/tx/surfing/COY/index.htm>). Once a county >>> has received COY it is no longer eligible for any other awards. >>> >>> Clear as mud now? >>> >>> Elaine >>> >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >>> quotes >>> in the subject and the body of the message >>> >>> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes >> in the subject and the body of the message >> >> > > -- > A friend will stop you from overreacting. > A best friend will walk beside you giggling > "Someone is gonna get it!" > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > TXGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >