I sure did and here is what I got: http://www.usgwelections.org/USGenWeb/VerifyVoterPassword.cfm? Lesley L Shockey wrote: > Bill did you click on the word VOTE that appeared on the next page > after entering your password? This then brings up yet another page > where you make the choice. > > If you did the above and your password did not work, I would suggest > contacting > <mailto:bjcb@bellsouth.net?SUBJECT=National%20Election%202007>EC<mailto:bjcb@bellsouth.net?SUBJECT=National%20Election%202007> > Member B. Jo Branch > > Les > > At 09:16 AM 8/10/2007, you wrote: > >> Is there anyone else having problems with their password. Mine won't >> let me vote. >> >> Bill >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hi Connie, Yes, I copied and pasted the rather than retyping. Also I used IE and Mozilla browsers and it wouldn't work. They have me as William Cunningham instead of Bill Cunningham which I am signed up as on the GenWeb site. This is problem the problem. Just Plain Bill Connie Burkett wrote: > Bill, I had no problem voting. Did you try copy/pasting rather than retyping? If > that still doesn't work, email the Election Committee Representative for our > region. > > According to the EC site, > http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/2007-ec/2007current.htm > > the EC-Representative assigned to our Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Region is > Everette Carr -- EveretteCarr@gmail.com > > Connie > Marion County > > > -----Original Message----- > From: wvgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wvgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf > Of Bill Cunningham > Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 9:16 AM > To: wvgen@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WVGEN] runoff election for National Coordinator > > Is there anyone else having problems with their password. Mine won't let me > vote. > > Bill > > > Lesley L Shockey wrote: > >> Hello WVGenWeb CCs, >> >> You may have already received your password to vote this morning. I >> would like to remind you to read the campaign pages for the two >> candidates. There are some major differences as can be noted by >> reading their campaign pages. >> >> <mailto:tsvickery@adelphia.net>Tina >> Vickery http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/tina/ >> <mailto:wnoliver@sbcglobal.net>Bill >> Oliver http://www.feather2s.us/campaign_2007/campaignpage2007.html >> >> One wants to broadly change the bylaws and then apply to the Federal >> Government for 501 (c)(3) status. >> >> The other candidate has never (that I am aware of) supported either of >> these changes. >> >> PLEASE read each candidate page. >> >> Les >> >> >> >> >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> >> >> > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com > with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of > the message > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Bill, I had no problem voting. Did you try copy/pasting rather than retyping? If that still doesn't work, email the Election Committee Representative for our region. According to the EC site, http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/2007-ec/2007current.htm the EC-Representative assigned to our Southeast/Mid-Atlantic Region is Everette Carr -- EveretteCarr@gmail.com Connie Marion County -----Original Message----- From: wvgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:wvgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Bill Cunningham Sent: Friday, August 10, 2007 9:16 AM To: wvgen@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [WVGEN] runoff election for National Coordinator Is there anyone else having problems with their password. Mine won't let me vote. Bill Lesley L Shockey wrote: > Hello WVGenWeb CCs, > > You may have already received your password to vote this morning. I > would like to remind you to read the campaign pages for the two > candidates. There are some major differences as can be noted by > reading their campaign pages. > > <mailto:tsvickery@adelphia.net>Tina > Vickery http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/tina/ > <mailto:wnoliver@sbcglobal.net>Bill > Oliver http://www.feather2s.us/campaign_2007/campaignpage2007.html > > One wants to broadly change the bylaws and then apply to the Federal > Government for 501 (c)(3) status. > > The other candidate has never (that I am aware of) supported either of > these changes. > > PLEASE read each candidate page. > > Les > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

*****Please Forward To All Project Lists***** Per the below email from Debbie Beheler, INGenWeb will sponsor the following amendment to the USGenWeb By-laws: ----- Original Message ----- From: Debby Beheler To: sburow@swbell.net Subject: Sponsorship of by-law Dear Advisory Board Members, Indiana has voted to sponsor the proposed change in ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT. Text of approved Bylaws Proposal (sponsored by the InGenWeb Project) *Under the Provisions of the USGenWeb Bylaws, I submit to the USGenWeb Project, that the following section of the USGenWeb Project Bylaws, be amended as follows:* That the current Article X which currently reads: "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT Section 1. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright of websites resides solely with the creator of the web page(s). Their inclusion as part of The USGenWeb Project does not give any irrevocable right, implied or otherwise, to The USGenWeb Project to permanently use the material. Section 2. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright to queries and any other data submitted to any state or local websites resides with the submitter. The submission of queries and other data to The USGenWeb Project implies that The USGenWeb Project may continue to post the material until/if such time the submitter requests removal. Section 3. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright to data contributed to any special projects resides with the contributor, who agrees that The USGenWeb Project, as a not-for-profit group, has permanent use of the data. The permanent use agreement is conditional upon the non-profit nature of The USGenWeb Project and will become null and void if The USGenWeb Project should ever cease to be non-profit. Section 4. All members of The USGenWeb Project shall be responsible for adhering to The USGenWeb Project's Official Copyright Policy which may be found, along with further information about copyright, at The USGenWeb Project national website, http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html. " Be amended to read: "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT Adherence to Title 17, US Code, The United States Copyright Law [Link to:http://www.copyright.gov/], is the responsibility of each member website Coordinator, and the Site Coordinator has the responsibility to assure that submitted materials for publication on any USGenWeb member site are in compliance." Debby Beheler, State Coordinator INGenWeb Project http://www.ingenweb.org/ The USGenWeb webmaster is requested to post the sponsorship of this amendment to the national webpages as soon as is practical. Scott Burow NC - USGenWeb ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.11/944 - Release Date: 8/9/2007 2:44 PM

Bill did you click on the word VOTE that appeared on the next page after entering your password? This then brings up yet another page where you make the choice. If you did the above and your password did not work, I would suggest contacting <mailto:bjcb@bellsouth.net?SUBJECT=National%20Election%202007>EC<mailto:bjcb@bellsouth.net?SUBJECT=National%20Election%202007> Member B. Jo Branch Les At 09:16 AM 8/10/2007, you wrote: >Is there anyone else having problems with their password. Mine won't >let me vote. > >Bill

Is there anyone else having problems with their password. Mine won't let me vote. Bill Lesley L Shockey wrote: > Hello WVGenWeb CCs, > > You may have already received your password to vote this morning. I > would like to remind you to read the campaign pages for the two > candidates. There are some major differences as can be noted by > reading their campaign pages. > > <mailto:tsvickery@adelphia.net>Tina > Vickery http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/tina/ > <mailto:wnoliver@sbcglobal.net>Bill > Oliver http://www.feather2s.us/campaign_2007/campaignpage2007.html > > One wants to broadly change the bylaws and then apply to the Federal > Government for 501 (c)(3) status. > > The other candidate has never (that I am aware of) supported either > of these changes. > > PLEASE read each candidate page. > > Les > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

Hello WVGenWeb CCs, You may have already received your password to vote this morning. I would like to remind you to read the campaign pages for the two candidates. There are some major differences as can be noted by reading their campaign pages. <mailto:tsvickery@adelphia.net>Tina Vickery http://www.rootsweb.com/~wigenweb/tina/ <mailto:wnoliver@sbcglobal.net>Bill Oliver http://www.feather2s.us/campaign_2007/campaignpage2007.html One wants to broadly change the bylaws and then apply to the Federal Government for 501 (c)(3) status. The other candidate has never (that I am aware of) supported either of these changes. PLEASE read each candidate page. Les

**Please Forward as appropriate to all USGenWeb Mail lists** The election run-off elections will begin at 7:59AM on August 10th and end at 8:01AM on August 24th. The candidates for National Coordinator are Bill Oliver and Tina Vickery. If you use a spam filter, please set it to accept <Registrar@usgwelections.org> to prevent your election password from bouncing. Please note that "usgw" was inadvertently left out of the previous message! >From the FAQ located on the election site: I believe I am eligible to vote, but I did not receive a password. Please allow three or four days for all passwords to reach all members. If you have not received a password by that time, please check your spam folder before contacting the EC Member or Temporary EC Representative assigned to your region or special project. Please state your full name, current and alternate Email Addresses, State, County, or Special Project affiliation, and your position, i.e. County Coordinator, Town Coordinator, Archives File Manager, etc. Please! Do not wait until the last few days before the election ends before contacting the EC about a password! The EC will make every effort possible to see that all eligible registered members have an opportunity to vote, but last minute requests frequently do not allow the EC enough time to arrange for a password to be sent to you! <end> For further Election 2007 information, please visit our site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/index.html Thank you, Jo Branch USGW Election Committee ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.10/943 - Release Date: 8/8/2007 5:38 PM

Well, yes, I sort of am ... partly idle curiosity. Cheryl Lesley L Shockey wrote: > Hi Cheryl, > > I cannot determine if this was made tongue-in-cheek or if you are > serious about wanting to know how to propose an amendment. > > Les > > At 10:31 AM 8/3/2007, you wrote: > >> How does one go about proposing an amendment or making a motion? >> >> I've got two: > > -- There should be no attachments on this message, unless I specifically mentioned them above.

The USGW Election Committee would like to thank all of the candidates and voters for participating in the election process. Below are the results of the Election 2007. The election run-off dates will be Aug. 10-24, 2007. If you use a spam filter, please set it to accept <registrar@elections.org> to prevent your election password from bouncing. Also, if you have changed your email address since the July election, please update it immediately by contacting your EC representative. For further Election 2007 information, please visit our site at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgwelections/index.html Thank you, Jo Branch USGW Election Committee Eligible Voters overall 1770; # of voting members: 484 (27.34463) The EC declares a run-off between Bill Oliver and Tina Vickery. The runoff election will be held on Aug. 10-24, 2007. National Coordinator: Charles Barnum 17 (3.51239) - withdrew Don Kelly 45 (9.29752) Daryl Lytton 94 (19.42148) Bill Oliver 132 (27.27272) Tina Vickery 196 (40.49586) The EC declares Scott Burow the winner. National Rep - RAL Scott Burow 291 (61.78344 ) Don Tharp 180 (38.21656 ) The EC declares Concetta Franco Phillips the winner. NENC CC Concetta Phillipps 130 (100) The EC declares Jan Cortez the winner. NENC SC Jan Cortez 11 (100) The EC declares Gail Meyer Kilgore the winner. NWPL CC Gail Meyer Kilgore 58 (54.2056) Nancy Thornton 31 (28.97196) Darrell Schulte 18 (16.82242) The EC declares Jason Mendenhall the winner. NWPL SC Sundee Maynez 4 (40) Jason Mendenhall 6 (60) The EC declares Suzanne Shephard the winner. SEMA CC Joyce Reece 54 (31.95266) Suzanne Shephard 115 (68.04733) The EC declares Sherrie Bradley the winner. SEMA SC Sherrie Bradley 16 (100) The EC declares Bettie Wood the winner. SWSC CC Kenneth Thomas: 47 (31.97278) Bettie Wood: 100 (68.02721) The EC declares Cyndie Enfinger the winner. Special Projects Cyndie Enfinger 78 (100) The EC declares that the Amendment has passed. Amendment: For: 353 (75.10638) Against: 117 (24.89361) ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.4/935 - Release Date: 8/3/2007 5:46 PM

Hi Cheryl, I cannot determine if this was made tongue-in-cheek or if you are serious about wanting to know how to propose an amendment. Les At 10:31 AM 8/3/2007, you wrote: >How does one go about proposing an amendment or making a motion? > >I've got two:

The Election Committee would like to thank everyone for being so patience in waiting for the election results to be posted. We know it is especially hard on the candidates and we apologize for the inconvenience. We need to ask you to wait just a little while longer. Please forward to all appropriate lists. Thank you, The Election Committee Jo Branch, Chair ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL at http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to STATE-COORD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/933 - Release Date: 8/2/2007 2:22 PM

I agreed with Cheryl Thanks Cheryl Patricia Lewis & Upshur PS: I will be gone from Aug 6th to the 22nd and may not have Internet access. ----- Original Message ----- From: "singhals" <singhals@erols.com> To: <wvgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Friday, August 03, 2007 10:31 AM Subject: Re: [WVGEN] latest "emergency" motion > Lesley L Shockey wrote: > > >> Please be ready to let our CC Reps know your personal opinions. > > How does one go about proposing an amendment or making a motion? > > I've got two: > > First in re the immediate issue... > That the current Article X which currently reads: > > "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT > > Section 1. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright of websites > resides solely with the creator of the web page(s). Their > inclusion as part of The USGenWeb Project does not give any > irrevocable right, implied or otherwise, to The USGenWeb > Project to permanently use the material. > ...etc..." > > Move to amend such that said article shall read: > > "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT > > Section 1. USGenWeb Project volunteers shall not violate the > copyright or intellectual property rights of others, nor > shall they in any other fashion violate current US law. > > Section 2. Any volunteer caught violating current US law > will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency > for prosecution. " > > > Ought to cut down on the liberal interpretations of "fair use". > > > And 2: > > "A Resolution of Intent: > > Resolved: that any USGenWeb Project volunteer/member may > make no more than three (3) motions during his/her > association with the Project and > Resolved: that no more than one (1) motion from any single > volunteer/member shall be entertained in one calendar year." > > Might not stop the stupidity, but it'll sure slow it down. > > Cheryl > WVHAMPSH > -- > There should be no attachments on this message, unless I > specifically mentioned them above. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I hope Cheryl is serious, because that amendment she wrote sounds like something we can all understand and abide by, probably the language will be too clear for the liking of some folks though .. not stuffy enough 8-) Margaret > Hi Cheryl, > > I cannot determine if this was made tongue-in-cheek or if you are > serious about wanting to know how to propose an amendment. > > Les > > At 10:31 AM 8/3/2007, you wrote: > >How does one go about proposing an amendment or making a motion? > > > >I've got two:

I suggest that we leave things well enough along. The bylaws have worked so far so please lets stop this stuff now. Thank You, Patricia Viellenave Lewis & Upshur Co., WV ----- Original Message ----- From: "by way of Lesley L Shockey<LesShockey@wildblue.net>" <lflesher@fidnet.com> To: <wvgen@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, August 02, 2007 10:46 PM Subject: [WVGEN] Proposed Bylaws Amendment > Whereas a bylaw amendment proposal has been submitted to the AB described > as > an urgent matter affecting the well-being of the Project, and > > Whereas the USGenWeb bylaws provide that the AB shall propose urgent > amendments, > > I move that the following bylaw amendment proposal be considered as to its > urgency by vote of the AB. Should the outcome of the vote determine that > the > proposal is urgent, I further move that the proposal be presented to the > membership as an urgent amendment. > > Should the outcome of the vote determine that the proposal does not meet > the > standards of an urgent amendment, I further move that the originator of > the > proposal be thanked for his contribution in submitting the proposal. > > PROPOSAL: > > Under the Provisions of the USGenWeb Bylaws, Article XVI. "AMENDMENT TO > BYLAWS", Section 5, I submit to the USGenWeb Project Advisory Board, and > the > National Coordinator, that the following section of the USGenWeb Project > Bylaws, be urgently amended as follows: > > That the current Article X which currently reads: > > "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT > > Section 1. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright of websites resides solely > with > the creator of the web page(s). Their inclusion as part of The USGenWeb > Project does not give any irrevocable right, implied or otherwise, to The > USGenWeb Project to permanently use the material. > > Section 2. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright to queries and any other > data > submitted to any state or local websites resides with the submitter. The > submission of queries and other data to The USGenWeb Project implies that > The > USGenWeb Project may continue to post the material until/if such time the > submitter requests removal. > > Section 3. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright to data contributed to any > special projects resides with the contributor, who agrees that The > USGenWeb > Project, as a not-for-profit group, has permanent use of the data. The > permanent use agreement is conditional upon the non-profit nature of The > USGenWeb Project and will become null and void if The USGenWeb Project > should > ever cease to be non-profit. > > Section 4. All members of The USGenWeb Project shall be responsible for > adhering to The USGenWeb Project's Official Copyright Policy which may be > found, along with further information about copyright, at The USGenWeb > Project national website, > http://www.usgenweb.org/volunteers/copyright.html." > > Be amended to read: > > "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT > > Adherence to Title 17, US Code, The United States Copyright Law [Link > to:http://www.copyright.gov/], is the responsibility of each member > website > Coordinator, and the Site Coordinator has the responsibility to assure > that > submitted materials for publication on any USGenWeb member site are in > compliance." > > > Larry Flesher > SWSC SC Rep > > ___________________________________________________________ > Fidelity Communications Webmail - http://webmail.fidnet.com > > > USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -- > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/931 - Release Date: > 8/1/2007 4:53 PM > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WVGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

Lesley L Shockey wrote: > Please be ready to let our CC Reps know your personal opinions. How does one go about proposing an amendment or making a motion? I've got two: First in re the immediate issue... That the current Article X which currently reads: "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT Section 1. In The USGenWeb Project, copyright of websites resides solely with the creator of the web page(s). Their inclusion as part of The USGenWeb Project does not give any irrevocable right, implied or otherwise, to The USGenWeb Project to permanently use the material. ...etc..." Move to amend such that said article shall read: "ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT Section 1. USGenWeb Project volunteers shall not violate the copyright or intellectual property rights of others, nor shall they in any other fashion violate current US law. Section 2. Any volunteer caught violating current US law will be reported to the appropriate law enforcement agency for prosecution. " Ought to cut down on the liberal interpretations of "fair use". And 2: "A Resolution of Intent: Resolved: that any USGenWeb Project volunteer/member may make no more than three (3) motions during his/her association with the Project and Resolved: that no more than one (1) motion from any single volunteer/member shall be entertained in one calendar year." Might not stop the stupidity, but it'll sure slow it down. Cheryl WVHAMPSH -- There should be no attachments on this message, unless I specifically mentioned them above.

Hi Julia, From what I have read, he feels that our current bylaws violate some Federal laws. I do not know if anyone else has looked at the page where the copyright dot gov link takes a person. There are many links there and I would hate to think that each USGenWeb volunteer would be required to know all the information on all the pages that those links lead to. To reference the entire government copyright page is a bad choice in my opinion. I believe that each of us knows that we cannot use copyrighted material without written permission. I trust the judgement of each of the WVGenWeb CCs to know and do what it right and if there is something that there is a question about, to seek advice from others. At one time there were many questions of this type on various lists but over the years it seems that most people learned what was acceptable and what was not. Les At 06:19 AM 8/3/2007, you wrote: >Hello All, > >I can't believe my eyes! Surely the "current" Amendment is more >detailed and helpful >than the proposed. > >Seems as if we have a member with excessive Testosterone or a >Narcissistic Personality Disorder. > >What's going on here? > >Julia > >Hancock & Brooke CoWVGEN Web Coordinator > > >>Be amended to read: >> >>"ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT >> >>Adherence to Title 17, US Code, The United States Copyright Law [Link >>to: http://www.copyright.gov/], is the responsibility of each member website >>Coordinator, and the Site Coordinator has the responsibility to assure that >>submitted materials for publication on any USGenWeb member site are in >>compliance." > > > > >No virus found in this incoming message. >Checked by AVG Free Edition. >Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.2/933 - Release Date: >8/2/2007 2:22 PM

Hello All, I can't believe my eyes! Surely the "current" Amendment is more detailed and helpful than the proposed. Seems as if we have a member with excessive Testosterone or a Narcissistic Personality Disorder. What's going on here? Julia Hancock & Brooke CoWVGEN Web Coordinator >Be amended to read: > >"ARTICLE X. COPYRIGHT > >Adherence to Title 17, US Code, The United States Copyright Law [Link >to:http://www.copyright.gov/], is the responsibility of each member website >Coordinator, and the Site Coordinator has the responsibility to assure that >submitted materials for publication on any USGenWeb member site are in >compliance." >

Section IV RECOMMENDED is removed and paras 1 and 2 are moved to Section III - STRONGLY RECOMMENDED 7. Disclaimer. Many website links are "third party" sites; that is, they are not part of The USGenWeb Project. Therefore, we strongly recommend the following, or similar, disclaimer on website home pages: "Links to sites that are not part of the USGenWeb Project are provided for your convenience and do not imply any endorsement of the sites or their contents by the USGenWeb Project or its members. Neither the USGenWeb Project nor its members are responsible for the contents of any "third party" site which you may access from a link on this website." 8. Contact Information. Local Coordinators should provide a valid email address on the main page (home, index, first, etc) of their websites. A clear and prominent link should be provided. The importance of acknowledging all emails, data submissions, and otherwise responding to visitors cannot be stressed enough. -------------------------------- Previous Version IV RECOMMENDED. 1. Disclaimer. Many of the resources you will link to are "third party" sites; that is, they are not part of The USGenWeb Project and are not under its control. Therefore, we recommend that you add the following, or similar, disclaimer to your home page: "Links to sites that are not part of the USGenWeb Project are provided for your convenience and do not imply any endorsement of the sites or their contents by the USGenWeb Project or its members. Neither the USGenWeb Project nor its members are responsible for the contents of any "third party" site which you may access from a link on this page." 2. Contact Information. Local Coordinators should provide a valid email address on their websites so that visitors may contact them if they need to do so." USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to USGENWEB-ALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.0/927 - Release Date: 7/30/2007 5:02 PM

The below rewrite of Paras 3 through 6 of Section III is provided for comment. Mike ----------------- 3. Web Site Search Engine. The more information a web site contains the greater consideration should be given to installing a search engine. They are a powerful tool for the visiting researcher providing it includes all the files and subsets of the website. There are several free search engines available and all of them have perfected easy ways of acquiring, installing, using, and enhancing. 4. County Resource Page and Lookups: Websites should provide some basic research help for its county. Suggestions are to provide a list of names, addresses and phone numbers for the county court clerk, library, and genealogical and/or historical societies. Also, provide a bibliography page showing the reference books available for their county. Lookups should be offered if you or your volunteers have received permission to do so from the book's author or publisher if the reference books you have available meet the copyright policies of The USGenWeb Project. 5. Strongly Recommended Links. i. The USGenWeb Project - http://www.usgenweb.org. ii. The USGenWeb Project Archives Table of Contents page (sorted by state) - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb. From this main page, follow the links to your state and county. iii. The archives search option - http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/newsearch.htm. iv. The WorldGenWeb site - http://www.worldgenweb.org/ . 6. URL/Link Checker. Periodically the webmaster should check that all links on the website are valid. There are several free URL/Link Checkers available and most are very easy to understand and use. Among them are Xenu's Link Slueth - http://home.snafu.de/tilman/xenulink.html ; W3C Link Checker - http://validator.w3.org/checklink ; DeadLinks.com - http://www.dead-links.com/ - and more. ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to USGENWEB-ALL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.10.25/926 - Release Date: 7/29/2007 11:14 PM