At 08:18 AM 12/7/03 -0600, you wrote: >I need to clarify my comment about county co-ordinators before it goes >any further. > >Please don't read between the lines. I never stated that residing in >your county should be a requirement! > >I was bringing up a topic as one of many things that should be thought >about, if we are going to adjust or discuss voting....this is an issue >that someone might bring up to be voted upon... > >And, my comment was made because...when someone resigns from a county >site, often members of that county genealogical society sometimes are >unaware that the site is up for adoption. Recruitment of new cc's >should START with the local society. That was the only intent of my >comment, because I feel strongly that they have access to more material.. True. Sometimes though, GenSocs want to control the county site so they can prevent material from being added - for they want to sell the data to visitors. >And, it is very logical to state that a local resident is much more >effective.......there are many genealogical materials available at a >local level, that are not handy to a county co-ordinator who resides in >a different state. True, but there are also many resources held by former residents that like myself live from from the county I host who share and share and share. In fact I've found most of my material outside of the counties I host, some that residents of the county didn't even know existed - or that was available only if folks visited the local library. That's the flip side. >I get emails from out-of-state researchers, who travel here on vacation, >and I help and assist them, even take them directly to the cemetery that >they are looking for, if it is one I am familiar with. I do as well, so I ask on the county mailing list and send the information to the folks asking. >Once again, wondering if it pays to participate in this list. > >tracy reinhardt Yes, it does - for I don't expect in this lifetime to know it all - and so I rely on the knowledge of others to fill in the gaps of my experience or first hand knowledge regarding Wisconsin and/or coding difficulties that arise from time to time. Tim