Debbie - I didn't realize you lived in Washington - For some reason, I thought you lived in Sheboygan - (grin)... I am right there with you, Paula, and Joan - but I guess we have to have some guidelines - I didn't know anything back then either - WOW - we have learned a lot since then - hang in there - this too shall pass... R/S MAK --- Debbie Barrett <[email protected]> wrote: > Hi: > > As one of the cc's who probably lives as far from > her county as you can without having your hat float > (I'm in Seattle, Washington and host the Pierce > County site), I can say that distance from the > county has nothing to do with a person's ability to > service that county. With over 650 pages of > material online, transcribed about 90% by me, myself > and I, on my own time, using my own money to obtain > materials, I would put my site up against just about > anyone's who resides in their hosted county. It > isn't a matter of distance, it's a matter of > willingness to work and see the project succeed. > > And I'm with Paula, when I began working for the > project in 1997, I didn't have a clue how to build a > website, make a graphic, etc (I was just about bald > before I figured out FTP). I didn't know how I > would get the materials I needed, I just knew that I > would, period. Had the guidelines expected me to > know more than I did then, I would not have been > allowed to be a coordinator and the talents and > skills that I have acquired in the intervening years > would never have been put to use. > > So sorry, I can't agree at all with the requirement > that the cc live within the boundaries of their > hosted county. And, although I agree in some > respects that a coordinator should only have one > county at a time, that certainly doesn't mean people > can't. There are plenty of coordinators who host > more than one county and do a fine job. Once again > it all comes down to their willingness to do work > hard that defines their success as a coordinator. > > Debbie Barrett > Coordinator > Pierce County WIGenWeb Project > www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce/ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Paula Vaughan > To: [email protected] > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 2:38 PM > Subject: [WIGEN-L] On Selecting Future > Coordinators > > > I know there has to be some kind of process or way > to select a coordinator > but I hope it doesn't become so strict that it > leaves someone who may do a > very great job is not given the opportunity. With > the present recommended > quidelines - I would most likely not be selected > as a county coordinator as > when I first became I knew nothing about websites, > had no previous > experience in any GenWeb Project, and do not live > in the county I am the cc > for (but do alot of reserach there and live close) > but I did have the time > and willingness to learn and I think I have done a > decent job and I keep > learning and trying. So I do hope the "screening" > does not get to strict > either. > > Paula > WaupacaCC > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Our best dial-up offer is back. Get MSN Dial-up > Internet Service for 6 > months @ $9.95/month now! > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Waukesha County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaukes/indice.html > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > Celebrate Wisconsin! > Visit the Waupaca County WIGenWeb Project Pages > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm > ===== MAKTranscriber - http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now http://companion.yahoo.com/

Are you talking to me MAK? I do live in Sheboygan, that's why I took the county in the beginning. Debie Blindauer Calumet & Sheboygan Counties At 08:00 PM 12/8/2003, you wrote: >Debbie - I didn't realize you lived in Washington - >For some reason, I thought you lived in Sheboygan - >(grin)... > >I am right there with you, Paula, and Joan - but I >guess we have to have some guidelines - I didn't know >anything back then either - WOW - we have learned a >lot since then - hang in there - this too shall >pass... > >R/S MAK > > >--- Debbie Barrett <[email protected]> wrote: > > Hi: > > > > As one of the cc's who probably lives as far from > > her county as you can without having your hat float > > (I'm in Seattle, Washington and host the Pierce > > County site), I can say that distance from the > > county has nothing to do with a person's ability to > > service that county. With over 650 pages of > > material online, transcribed about 90% by me, myself > > and I, on my own time, using my own money to obtain > > materials, I would put my site up against just about > > anyone's who resides in their hosted county. It > > isn't a matter of distance, it's a matter of > > willingness to work and see the project succeed. > > > > And I'm with Paula, when I began working for the > > project in 1997, I didn't have a clue how to build a > > website, make a graphic, etc (I was just about bald > > before I figured out FTP). I didn't know how I > > would get the materials I needed, I just knew that I > > would, period. Had the guidelines expected me to > > know more than I did then, I would not have been > > allowed to be a coordinator and the talents and > > skills that I have acquired in the intervening years > > would never have been put to use. > > > > So sorry, I can't agree at all with the requirement > > that the cc live within the boundaries of their > > hosted county. And, although I agree in some > > respects that a coordinator should only have one > > county at a time, that certainly doesn't mean people > > can't. There are plenty of coordinators who host > > more than one county and do a fine job. Once again > > it all comes down to their willingness to do work > > hard that defines their success as a coordinator. > > > > Debbie Barrett > > Coordinator > > Pierce County WIGenWeb Project > > www.rootsweb.com/~wipierce/ > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Paula Vaughan > > To: [email protected] > > Sent: Saturday, December 06, 2003 2:38 PM > > Subject: [WIGEN-L] On Selecting Future > > Coordinators > > > > > > I know there has to be some kind of process or way > > to select a coordinator > > but I hope it doesn't become so strict that it > > leaves someone who may do a > > very great job is not given the opportunity. With > > the present recommended > > quidelines - I would most likely not be selected > > as a county coordinator as > > when I first became I knew nothing about websites, > > had no previous > > experience in any GenWeb Project, and do not live > > in the county I am the cc > > for (but do alot of reserach there and live close) > > but I did have the time > > and willingness to learn and I think I have done a > > decent job and I keep > > learning and trying. So I do hope the "screening" > > does not get to strict > > either. > > > > Paula > > WaupacaCC > > > > > > >_________________________________________________________________ > > Our best dial-up offer is back. Get MSN Dial-up > > Internet Service for 6 > > months @ $9.95/month now! > > http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/dialup > > > > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > > Celebrate Wisconsin! > > Visit the Waukesha County WIGenWeb Project Pages > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaukes/indice.html > > > > > > ==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== > > Celebrate Wisconsin! > > Visit the Waupaca County WIGenWeb Project Pages > > http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwaupac/index.htm > > > > >===== >MAKTranscriber - >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiportag >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wimonroe > >__________________________________ >Do you Yahoo!? >Free Pop-Up Blocker - Get it now >http://companion.yahoo.com/ > > >==== WIGEN Mailing List ==== >Celebrate Wisconsin! >Visit the Waushara County WIGenWeb Project Pages >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwausha/wsctweb.html >Visit the Wood County WIGenWeb Project Pages >http://www.rootsweb.com/~wiwood/