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Date: Mon, 26 Jul 1999 22:12:23 -0400 (EDT)
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Saturday 24 July 1999:
Pam Reid, tombstone representative, informs the group that she will be
going on vacation from July 27 to Aug 2 and will be unavailable during
that time.
One of the other board members tells her to have a good time.
Jim Powell, Election Committee chair, posts a message to the group
reminding them that the election ends in one week. He describes a
procedure by which members who should have gotten ballots but did not can
vote by sending their ballots directly to their EC rep, using a code
number assigned by their SC. [this note is addressed to SCs and ASCs, but
also appeared on a number of other project lists.]
Election Update: The election closes July 31. Please, if you have not
received a ballot and should have, contact your SC without delay, so that
you may vote using the procedure described in Mr. Powell's email.
Two Is Twice As Good As One Corner: Genconnect at Root$web appears to be
preparing to open its own "Cemetery Project". For a sneak peak, see here:
http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/mockups/cemetery/
Movin' On Up Corner: Tim "Right Hand of God" Pierce, Root$web employee and
not infrequent visitor to USGW project mailing lists, has apparently
received a new job title. He now signs himself "RootsWeb.com lead system
admonsterator and Chief Hacking Officer".
"I hold it that a little rebellion, now and then, is a good thing, and as
necessary in the political world as storms are in the physical.
Unsuccessful rebellions, indeed, generally establish the encroachments on
the rights of the people, which have produced them. An observation of this
truth should render honest republican governors so mild in their
punishment of rebellions, as not to discourage them too much. It is
medicine necessary for the sound health of government."
--Thomas Jefferson to James Madison, 1787
This has been your Daily Board Show.
-Teresa Lindquist
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From merope@Radix.Net Tue Jul 27 18:42:41 1999
Date: Tue, 27 Jul 1999 18:42:40 -0400 (EDT)
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Sunday 25 July 1999:
There is no Board-L traffic on this date.
"The dictum that truth always triumphs over persecution is one of the
pleasant falsehoods which men repeat after one another till they pass into
commonplaces, but which all experience refutes."
---John Stuart Mill, On Liberty, 1859
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-Teresa Lindquist
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From merope@Radix.Net Wed Jul 28 20:55:02 1999
Date: Wed, 28 Jul 1999 20:55:00 -0400 (EDT)
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Monday 26 July 1999:
There is no Board-L traffic on this date.
Election Update: From a message posted to several project lists earlier
today, Board Secretary Bill Oliver fulfills the requirements of motion
99-21, stating "As Directed in Motion 99-21 - [snip motion text] The
Secretary casts one affirmative vote for the position of NW/Plains Region
CC Representative for Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman and one affirmative vote
for the position of SE/Mid-Atlantic Region CC Representative for Teri
Pettit." Congrats to the new Board members!
"I's wicked--I is. I's mighty wicked, anyhow. I can't help it."
---Harriet Beecher Stowe
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-Teresa Lindquist
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From merope@Radix.Net Thu Jul 29 20:05:52 1999
Date: Thu, 29 Jul 1999 20:05:50 -0400 (EDT)
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Tuesday 27 July 1999:
There is no Board-L traffic on this date.
Full Disclosure Corner: We notice the Archives has added the following
notice to the search engine page: "Rootsweb has been providing free
space, technology, and staff time for over three years to make the
Archives and this search engine possible. By clicking on any "finds" in
your search, you will be given the option to receive advertising banners
on the search pages, or to not receive them."
Working For A Living Corner: According to the latest RootsWeb Review,
USGW's own Megan Zurawicz is now a Rootsweb staffer. She's helping out
with the new non-genealogy hobby areas.
And, this just in from An Intriguing Stranger who wishes to remain
anonymous, "Linda Lewis has become a paid Rootsweb Employee recently and
is involved in their commercial projects." [what say you, Linda? Oddly
enough, my mail to you bounces.]
Damage Control Corner: Also in the new RWR is a brief item written in
response to "many concerned letters from readers about putting data on
the Internet"; Root$web has issued a "pledge" to its users. Along with
promising not to sell email or regular mail addresses of its users,
Rootsweb also pledges that it "will neither sell nor charge for access to
your genealogical information (for example, your posts to RootsWeb mailing
lists or GenConnect boards, your Web pages hosted at RootsWeb, and any
datasets you have donated to the USGenWeb Archives) without your
permission."
"The nail that sticks up will be hammered down."
---Japanese Proverb
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-Teresa Lindquist
merope@radix.net
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From merope@Radix.Net Fri Jul 30 19:48:50 1999
Date: Fri, 30 Jul 1999 19:48:49 -0400 (EDT)
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Wednesday 28 July 1999:
As directed by Motion 99-21, the Board Secretary casts a single vote each
in the elections of NW/Plains Region CC Representative Maggie
Stewart-Zimmerman and SE/Mid-Atlantic Region CC Representative for Teri
Pettit.
"Democracy is a form of government in which it is permitted to wonder
aloud what the country could do under first-class management."
---Senator Soaper
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-Teresa Lindquist
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From merope@Radix.Net Sat Jul 31 08:59:25 1999
Date: Sat, 31 Jul 1999 08:59:24 -0400 (EDT)
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Thursday 29 July 1999:
The NC posts a message received from a satisfied customer thanking the
USGenWeb Project for helping her document her heritage. She says, "I
cannot begin to thank this group for what they do for genealogist. I have
tried for 25 years to prove my Cherokee Indian heritage, and through this
sight:http://www.usgenweb.com I have made contact with an individual that
sent me documents to prove my heritage. Thank you, Thank you."
Election Update: Today is the last day to vote. Just Do It!
Publicity Hound Corner: We've been privately informed that the Board has
acted positively on the suggestion to put USGenWeb banners in the
noncommercial banner rotation on RootsWeb. If you want to see one you can
go here: http://surhelp-bin.rootsweb.com/srchsite.pl?site=CIRCUIT and hit
reload until it pops up [be patient; its probably in random rotation, so
it make a few clicks to pull it]. This particular url was picked at
random; the banner should show up on any page that has banners and is not
reserved for corporate sponsorship. Its quite a nice banner. Although it
won't get the heavy exposure the banners in the commercial rotation get,
it should help to increase the visibility of the Project.
A User Scorned Corner: We hear that another complaint against Root$web's
business practices has been filed with the Federal Trade Commission. This
one involves RW's refusal to removed copyrighted information from its
archives at the repeated request of the copyright holder.
Rolling In It Corner: New ad sponsor seen at Root$web: Uproar.com,
"Your Online Gameshow Network". Its more or less another one of those
places that harvests info for advertisers. This one gives away prizes and
has games you can play, though, so its kinda amusing. According to their
privacy policy "some material may not be intended for children", so keep
the kiddies away from the keyboard.
"Always vote for principle, though you may vote alone, and you may cherish
the sweetest reflection that your vote is never lost."
---John Quincy Adams
Don't forget to vote! This has been your Daily Board Show.
-Teresa Lindquist
merope@radix.net
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