I don't have a problem with the mail form, I think they are great. I have a problem with the site being so "generic" with no About Us or even a name on the copyright. We have no clue who has this site. WhoIs is wonderful to a point, but it gives us no clue as to who we are talking to when we do the mail form, nor does it tell us if this is a pay for site, which is what I am so against sending info to. If whoever this is would clear that up, I would have no problem submitting info. But even the reply that Linda got was so generic that I would not send them anything. Yep, just call me a skeptic.......I like to deal with people, not ghosts. Elaine jimmy wrote: > Whois shows Jeff Lowe of JL Consulting in Cedar Rapids Iowa owns the > domain. Now, does that mean it his site or did he create for someone > since he is a web consultant, I have no idea. Kind of similar to Mr > Holt "owning" txgenweb.org. > > Yes it is new, domain was created March 16, 2009. Copyright is 1 of 2 > things... 1) make it look like it's been around longer than it has, or > most likely 2) the footer is a copy & paste and he just simply forgot to > change it. I suspect we've all done that!! > > As for email address, you can always send a message in the contact us > form and ask who is running the site, etc. Actually a "contact us" form > is the best method for contacting from a website. Everyone can use it, > but spambots cannot cultivate any addresses. Mail to links and such are > not useful if a visitor does not have a mail client on their computer. > > jimmy > > > > Elaine wrote: > >> There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. >> http://texastombstones.org/ >> >> If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not >> find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them >> when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any >> names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any >> other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it >> have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? >> >> They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL >> >> If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be >> done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be >> placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give >> so much as an email address. >> >> No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their >> info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. >> >> 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 > > -- Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL."

Found some HISTORY and NAMES <http://gpp.jlconsulting.com/history.php>! The "Gravestone Photo Project" or "GPP" was first undertaken as a single > county gravestone photo archive. Since 2002 it has grown to include separate > repositories in a over 15 states -- and is now believed to be the largest > gravestone photo repository in the world. Guess they've never been to Find-a-Grave! Suzie txfannin On Fri, Apr 17, 2009 at 6:26 PM, Elaine <McStumped@suddenlink.net> wrote: > I don't have a problem with the mail form, I think they are great. I > have a problem with the site being so "generic" with no About Us or even > a name on the copyright. We have no clue who has this site. WhoIs is > wonderful to a point, but it gives us no clue as to who we are talking > to when we do the mail form, nor does it tell us if this is a pay for > site, which is what I am so against sending info to. If whoever this is > would clear that up, I would have no problem submitting info. But even > the reply that Linda got was so generic that I would not send them > anything. Yep, just call me a skeptic.......I like to deal with people, > not ghosts. > > Elaine > > jimmy wrote: > > Whois shows Jeff Lowe of JL Consulting in Cedar Rapids Iowa owns the > > domain. Now, does that mean it his site or did he create for someone > > since he is a web consultant, I have no idea. Kind of similar to Mr > > Holt "owning" txgenweb.org. > > > > Yes it is new, domain was created March 16, 2009. Copyright is 1 of 2 > > things... 1) make it look like it's been around longer than it has, or > > most likely 2) the footer is a copy & paste and he just simply forgot to > > change it. I suspect we've all done that!! > > > > As for email address, you can always send a message in the contact us > > form and ask who is running the site, etc. Actually a "contact us" form > > is the best method for contacting from a website. Everyone can use it, > > but spambots cannot cultivate any addresses. Mail to links and such are > > not useful if a visitor does not have a mail client on their computer. > > > > jimmy > > > > > > > > Elaine wrote: > > > >> There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. > >> http://texastombstones.org/ > >> > >> If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not > >> find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them > >> when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any > >> names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any > >> other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it > >> have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? > >> > >> They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL > >> > >> If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be > >> done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be > >> placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give > >> so much as an email address. > >> > >> No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their > >> info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. > >> > >> 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 > > > > > > -- > Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL." > > > ------------------------------- > 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 >

This is done by a group that started within the IAGenWeb when they started up their state project. There are some States and Tombstone Project coordinators that liked this project better than the Genrecords form that we have on USGenWeb for use within the Archives and our Tombstone Project. Unlike the USGenWeb Project, where we have our own mission statement and do not have to pay for our websites in the Archives and TP, while this group of people pay for their own space online to host these photos. What does concern me, is, what happens when this person decides that they no longer want to pay for server space? Does the website go down and all is lost in what was sent to them? I may be prejudice here, as I am the Asst. National Coordinator of the USGenWeb Tombstone Project, but, I think that sending to our own project is in our best interest, if it isn't something we want to host on our own websites. With the contributors permission, of course. I am very proud of the USGenWeb Tombstone Project and how far we have come with photos online. I know that we have some problems that we are working on, such as the need for more State File Managers, but, we are going to get there with a Project that we can all be proud of. It really has grown. I'm not sure how many tombstone Photos are in our own Project for Texas Tombstone, but I have to believe it is quite an awesome amount. When I looked at our last brochure for the USGenweb Tombstone Project, it says we have over 500,000 Tombstone Photos online, and we can take that to the bank, as MI and WI, have more than that online without including the other States. Yeah! USGenWeb! <smiles> Just my two cents, FWIW. Jan Cortez Asst. National Coordinator USGenWeb Tombstone Project Bexar & Frio Counties - TXGenWeb ----- Original Message ----- From: "Elaine" <McStumped@suddenlink.net> To: <txgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, April 17, 2009 7:26 PM Subject: Re: [TXGEN] New Texas Gravestone Photos site >I don't have a problem with the mail form, I think they are great. I > have a problem with the site being so "generic" with no About Us or even > a name on the copyright. We have no clue who has this site. WhoIs is > wonderful to a point, but it gives us no clue as to who we are talking > to when we do the mail form, nor does it tell us if this is a pay for > site, which is what I am so against sending info to. If whoever this is > would clear that up, I would have no problem submitting info. But even > the reply that Linda got was so generic that I would not send them > anything. Yep, just call me a skeptic.......I like to deal with people, > not ghosts. > > Elaine > > jimmy wrote: >> Whois shows Jeff Lowe of JL Consulting in Cedar Rapids Iowa owns the >> domain. Now, does that mean it his site or did he create for someone >> since he is a web consultant, I have no idea. Kind of similar to Mr >> Holt "owning" txgenweb.org. >> >> Yes it is new, domain was created March 16, 2009. Copyright is 1 of 2 >> things... 1) make it look like it's been around longer than it has, or >> most likely 2) the footer is a copy & paste and he just simply forgot to >> change it. I suspect we've all done that!! >> >> As for email address, you can always send a message in the contact us >> form and ask who is running the site, etc. Actually a "contact us" form >> is the best method for contacting from a website. Everyone can use it, >> but spambots cannot cultivate any addresses. Mail to links and such are >> not useful if a visitor does not have a mail client on their computer. >> >> jimmy >> >> >> >> Elaine wrote: >> >>> There is something about this "new" site that bothers me. >>> http://texastombstones.org/ >>> >>> If it is new, why does the copyright say 2003-2009? And why can you not >>> find a name anywhere for who "ownes" the site, or a name to call them >>> when you contact them? And it is obviously so new they don't have any >>> names in the database because when you search for Jones or Smith or any >>> other name, it returns no results. So if it is that new, how can it >>> have been copyrighted since 2003 yet contain no info? >>> >>> They don't know how to spell TXGenWeb either. LOL >>> >>> If we can't determine who has the site, then how do we know what will be >>> done with the info we submit? Will it be sold in books, on cds, or be >>> placed in some places database, such as Ancestry? They won't even give >>> so much as an email address. >>> >>> No thanks. Think I will pass until they decided to at least give their >>> info to the public. This site made me very suspicious. >>> >>> 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 >> >> > > -- > Did you ever notice: The Roman Numerals for forty (40) are " XL." > > > ------------------------------- > 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.0.238 / Virus Database: 270.11.59/2064 - Release Date: 04/17/09 07:08:00