We are mainly talking about the Y-DNA results table. After having had six years to edit and revise the "background," etc. sections of my project web sites, they seldom need revision. I do keep the "News" section up to date, which lets people know the "as of" date, that is, the last time the site was updated with new results and whether or not there are any new results still pending. For projects using the web site provided by FTDNA, the update of results is automatic, without intervention from the listadmin. The results appear as soon as they return, which is just one reason I suggest all project admins make the FTDNA site visible, even if they have a second project web site elsewhere. That way, someone anxiously awaiting results still gets them ASAP -- even if you have an unexpected absence, such as a family emergency. The results at WFN are not updated automatically; the admin must initiate the update. In the case of the project I was using as an example, the WFN results table went over three months without being updated, when in fact at least three new members had results return during that period -- I knew because they were in contact with me. There are any number of reasons why an admin needs to update their results tables immediately (certainly within 24 hours) of their return. One is that your project members are footing the bill, and they have a right to see results displayed expeditiously. I would not dream of waiting for results to "accumulate" before I updated the project web site. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: y-dna-projects-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:y-dna-projects- > bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Ralph Taylor > Sent: Monday, December 06, 2010 2:21 PM > To: y-dna-projects@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [Y-DNA-projects] Y-DNA-PROJECTS The view from the outside looking in > > Or, is the topic now "from the inside looking out"? > > Diana raised good points when she wrote, in part "If a project web page has not been > updated since last March, the question is: Has it not been updated because there are no > new members or results (i.e., nothing to add)? Or has the project admin really been > remiss in updating the site? ... > > "With the financial collapse of 2008, I had a *profound* drop in the number of new > members, in all six of my projects, and I'm still not getting new members in anything > like the number I was getting before September '08. Is it possible there's nothing to > update?" > > For project websites at FTDNA, the site consists of several pages. Some of those pages > (project goals, etc.) needn't be changed frequently. But, perhaps, we're talking about the > "Y-results" page; that should be updated either (1) when there are results to add or (2) > groups to revise. Most won't revise the page daily; they'll let a few changes accumulate. > > Our project, too, has seen a falling-off of new members, especially since July. We've > been stuck at the same number of total members for months. I do think it's an economy > thing. Perhaps, the "Holiday Sale" prices will help; hope so. In the meantime, some > upgrades & matches are coming through & we'll have to update our Y-results soon. > > > -ralpht_/) > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to Y-DNA-PROJECTS- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject > and the body of the message