----- Original Message ----- From: Tim Stowell <tstowell@chattanooga.net> To: <STATE-COORD-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, November 27, 1999 9:48 PM Subject: [STATE-COORD-L] Bylaws Reminder > Regarding: > > ARTICLE IX. GUIDELINES/STANDARDS FOR WEBSITES/MEMBERS > > Section 1. All websites shall include prominent display of The USGenWeb > Project logo > on the home page. A state project logo may be required depending on the > guidelines/standards in effect for that state. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Please remind your CCs that the National logo or the alternative logo of > the soaring eagle is not an option but that it must be included prominently > on the initial page of their site. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Section 2. Solicitation of funds for personal gain is inappropriate. > This is defined as > the direct appeal on the home page of any of the websites comprising The > USGenWeb > Project for funding to do research, to pay for server space, to do > look-ups, etc. A > website may, however, acknowledge any entities who may host their > website (i.e., > provide server space at no cost) or may include a link to a > coordinator's personal page > on which they offer research services for reimbursement. The > acknowledgement may > include a link to the hosting entity's website. A website may list > research materials > and/or services which may be for sale/hire, either by the coordinator, a > genealogy > society, or others. Such a listing shall not be on the main web page for > the site, but may > be linked from the main web page. It may be appropriate to include a > disclaimer that > the coordinator and The USGenWeb Project do not guarantee the contents > of such > research materials and/or the expertise of any professional researchers. > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > Also please remind them that no commercial activity should take place on > the initial page as described above in Section 2 and that their sites need > to conform to the other provisions described above. > > This note is being sent after numerous complaints from visitors and other > CCs regarding sites across the Project. > > > Thanks, > > Tim > >