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Sunday 19 November 2000:
No Board-L traffic on this [and none on Monday so far]
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Tit For Tat Corner: The Talbot county Ga Archives saga creeps along.. In
the latest developments, current Talbot CC Keith Giddeon has admitted to
unsubbing both Carol Johnson and Lea Dowd from the GATALBOT-L mailing
list because they "don't want GAGW Talbot users to beneift from [their]
files." He's also finally agreed to stop linking to their files, although
instead of just linking to their home page as they have requested, he will
no longer link to their site at all. In his message to them, he notes "I
want to cut all ties with you. I have made this known to members of the
USGW AB, Linda Lewis, David Morgan, and Virginia. I will NOT have links to
ANY archives files on my Talbot page. I will keep one link to the Talbot
Archives Main Page, but that's it. At this point, so much has been said
back and forth, I do not know who transcribed any of the files in
question."
Tim Stowell and Linda Lewis have both washed their hands of anything
having to do with the mailing list, whether it be arbitrary unsubs or
reposting of copyrighted material.
As requested. Carol has sent Linda a list of URLs to files that are hers
and that are posted in the Talbot county Archives. Linda's response to
this was to ask her if she was the author of the book most of the
information came from or if she compiled the information from various
sources. Carol and Lea's response to this is to point out out yet again
that "The ACTUAL files residing in the Archives are NOT the original
records that Henderson wrote in her NON-COPYRIGHTED book.. They are
Carol's transcription of those records. Virginia took Carol's HTM files,
converted them to text and submitted them. Hence, they are Carol's
transcriptions of these original records... word for word, dot for dot.
What part of this don't you understand? ... the Marriage records contain
items NOT found in Public Domain for the records cited. They are a
compilation from other sources as well...While Public Domain cannot be
copyrighted, the format used can be. I believe everyone knows that
Marriage Records are NOT in alphabetical order at the Court Houses."
Linda has now asked Carol and Lea not to send her "accusations or
innuendos" on the subject anymore, as she is "going to look into the
specifics and determine what if anything should be removed from the
Archives." In the meantime, the files will remain online, and apparently
Linda can expect to be hearing from a lawyer in short order.
[On a side note, Linda also informed Carol and Lea that since they have
apparently "invited the inputs and comments" of the DBS, this "cheapens"
their argument in her opinion. We are mystified as to how the validity of
their claims is affected one way or the other by publication. Either
the files are Carol's or they are not. The only effect we can see is that
it will now be impossible for Linda or the Board to shove this little
embarassment under the rug with the others.]
Incidentally, for those of you have joined us in the middle of this tale,
it is webbed at: http://www.radix.net/~merope/history/chapter74a.htm As
a special bonus, we've also posted Pauline Leitner's similar story:
http://www.radix.net/~merope/history/chapter74b.htm
Scrapping in the Schoolyard Corner: Speaking of little embarassments, our
own Man Who Would Be King is apparently behaving like a two year old
again. Tim Stowell, who is the GAGenWeb SC and thus head honcho of the
state mailing list, is the subject of a two-month old grievance filed by
Ron Eason, who is one of his CCs in GAGW. It seems that after Tim
illegally delinked the USGenWeb Census Project back in April 2000, he put
Ron on a "monitored" status specifically to prevent him from posting
anything about the CP to GA state list. Ron is apparently the only list
member treated this way and apparently his treatment relates solely to his
association with the CP and is not based on any other conduct. So now a
situation exists wherein material that may be of benefit to GA CCs and
visitors is kept from them just because Timmy doesn't like the place the
material is stored or the person who is announcing it. Given that anyone
else can post pretty much anything they want to the list so long as it
concerns GA genealogy, Ron filed a grievance in September over the
discriminatory treatment he is experiencing. The Board, which is probably
sufferering from an extreme case of grievance overload these days, has
apparently not yet addressed this issue.
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"He who tells the truth must have one foot in the stirrup."
---Armenian proverb
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-Teresa Lindquist
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Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2000 13:24:29 -0500 (EST)
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Tuesday 21 November 2000:
Tim Stowell announces the results of the vote on Motion 00-38. The motion
fails with 4 yes votes and 7 no votes.
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"Let us remember that, as much has been given us, much will be expected
from us, and that true homage comes from the heart as well as from the
lips, and shows itself in deeds."
---Theodore Roosevelt
This has been your Daily Board Show. You all have a very happy
Thanksgiving!
-Teresa Lindquist
merope@radix.net
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Date: Sun, 26 Nov 2000 08:34:25 -0500 (EST)
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Home from the holidays...its Your Daily Board Show!
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Wednesday 22 November 2000:
Ken Short wishes everyone a "safe and happy Thanksgiving holiday."
[There has been no Board-L activity since the 22nd]
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Today's quote was sent in by a reader:
"Those who profess to favor freedom, and yet deprecate agitation, are men
who want crops without plowing up the ground. They want rain without
thunder and lightning. They want the ocean without the awful roar of its
waters. This struggle may be a moral one; or it may be a physical one; or
it may be both moral and physical; but it must be a struggle! Power
concedes nothing without a demand. It never did, and it never will. Find
out just what people will submit to, and you have found out the exact
amount of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them; and these
will continue until they are resisted with either words or blows, or with
both. The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom
they oppress."
---Frederick Douglass
This has been your Daily Board Show.
-Teresa Lindquist
merope@radix.net
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