Thanks for the explanation-maybe this could be given to the county coordinators when they first become a county coordinator. Since I am fairly new to this I would have really liked this information before I started putting all of these things on the website and now I am getting the idea it should have been put in the state archives instead? I guess I thought that putting the bios on the genconnect pages, etc. was the way to get to most people.This web "stuff" is all new to me and when I had asked about the archive pages, etc. before it wasn't explained to me in this way. I had tried to read through all of the volunteer information pages that the US GenWeb Project provides and I don't remember reading this in there. So are you saying we shouldn't be putting the bios on the GenConnect bio page, obits on obit page, etc? I don't even know how to put records into the archive pages? I guess I need some help?!? Paula Waupaca CC http://www.rootsweb.com/wiwaupac/index.htm >From: "Kelly & the Flock" <kellyj@snowcrest.net> >Reply-To: <kellyj@snowcrest.net> >To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com >Subject: [WIGEN-L] Redundancy >Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2000 08:45:00 -0700 > > >I think you bring up good points. I maintain several county sites, and work >in the archives as well. The way I have used the "system" --and I believe >this is for what it was intended --is to store all of my substantial files >in the archives, and keep very little in the way of data on my websites. My >webpages link to that archives copy. It is formatted carefully once --in >text. The files in the archives have the benefit of being completely >searchable, and they are in a format accessible by *anyone* --even those >with disabilities. I agree that the GC Boards, aside from the query boards >are redundant, but there are a lot of folks who feel better about using >them >to submit their data. Plus, it gives people ideas for submitting stuff. > >Also, the archives are permanent. County pages sometimes have the annoying >habit of disappearing overnight. Many people choose to not use them, and >there are a variety of reasons for that. One is that some county CCs >believe >that they "take over" the county site, but I think they are a tool and I >use >them as such. I believe that one main purpose of the county page is to >offer >the nuances of successful research in a specific area, and to list all of >the resources possible that are available to a researcher --not necessarily >to archive data. I have no problems with maintaining a TOC on my website to >go with the files in the archives for my county, rather than formatting the >files in HTML to go on my webpage. (speaking of huge timesavers.) Actually, >after all that HTML, formatting text files is actually theraputic <G>. > >The thing with the "Tombstone Transcription Project" and the other special >archives projects, is that they are basically TOCs for certain types of >files within the archives. They aren't a seperate or duplicate set of >transcriptions. Their main purpose is to group one of a kind of file >together visually, to encourage more transcribers and volunteers. > >Kelly > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Melissa . [mailto:kewauneegen@hotmail.com] > > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 12:44 AM > > To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com > > Subject: [WIGEN-L] late night thinking-redundancy > > > > > > With all the different projects that is involved in the USGenweb. I've > > noticed that there's an awful lot of redundancy in files.... > > > >==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== >Visit the Douglas County WIGenWeb Project Pages >http://www.rootsweb.com/~widougla/ > ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com

> So are you saying we shouldn't be putting the bios on the GenConnect bio > page, obits on obit page, etc? I don't even know how to put records into > the archive pages? I guess I need some help?!? Absolutely not Paula... I think it is a matter of personal preference. I personally am pro-archives and I stuff all of my files there. I'm the File Manager for California, Washington D.C., and Door County, WI. It is a tool to be used or not used, just like the GC Boards --many CCs prefer to do their queries manually or by a different method than the GC Boards. Many CCs prefer to keep their data on their webpages and not submit to the Archives. The archives is also a seperate project, having File Managers much like our CCs. Some of those File Managers actively seek out data for the archives, and may or may not be CCs. I work on transcriptions I find interesting, and I submit them to the archives be they in California, Michigan, Wisconsin, or wherever. To get files into the Archives, just ask Tina. She's the File Manager for Wisconsin and I do believe your county doesn't have its own coordinator ;) Kelly

I guess I should also say that this is my OPINION. Kelly > -----Original Message----- > From: Paula Vaughan [mailto:pajolova@hotmail.com] > Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2000 11:20 AM > To: WIGEN-L@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WIGEN-L] Redundancy