Porn does not have a place in a Genealogy website and should be removed post-haste., better that it isnt there at all. Rena, CC for Rockbridge, Botetourt, Craig & Patrick Counties in Va -----Original Message----- From: Linda Lewis <cityslic@ix.netcom.com> To: VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com <VAGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Friday, May 12, 2000 8:23 AM Subject: [VAGEN-L] Proposal >It has come to my attention that a section of the By-laws prevent the >Advisory Board from immediately correcting situations (a porn site >replacing an XXGenWeb, for example). The way the By-laws read now, if >XXGenWeb was a porn site, it could remained linked from the main >USGenWeb page for two weeks or more. There are some situations when >action has to be taken immediately, while allowing the offender to >correct and be relinked. > >I propose the following change to a section of the by-laws, and >encourage all state coordinators to forward to their county coordinators >and sponsor the amendment in order to get it on the upcoming ballot: > >ARTICLE VI: DUTIES/QUALIFICATIONS OF ADVISORY BOARD > >Old: > >Section 5. The Advisory Board shall also have the responsibility to >remove links from the national website, as appropriate, to websites >which fail to meet the established guidelines/standards for The USGenWeb >Project or to websites which display inappropriate content. Coordinators >of any websites found to be in non-compliance shall be notified of such >and shall be given a period of two (2) weeks in which to bring their >website into compliance. The two-week time limit shall be flexible based >on justifiable reasons presented by the website coordinator. > >------------ > >New: > >Section 5. The Advisory Board shall also have the responsibility to >remove links from the national website, as appropriate, to websites >which fail to meet the established guidelines/standards for The USGenWeb >Project or to websites which display inappropriate content. Coordinators >of any websites found to be in non-compliance shall be notified of such >and shall be given a period of two (2) weeks in which to bring their >website into compliance. The two-week time limit shall be flexible based >on justifiable reasons presented by the website coordinator. The >Advisory Board shall also have the right to immediately place a >temporary page replacing the non-compliant website while the >responsibile website coordinator brings the site into compliance. > >------------ > >Linda >VAGenWeb ASC >