http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/USGENWEB-NE Rootsweb.com RSS feed for USGENWEB-NE en-us Copyright 2005 by MyFamily.inc 2008-12-16T08:45:23-06:00 helpdesk@rootsweb.com helpdesk@rootsweb.com Rootsweb.com 2005-05-01T00:00:00-06:00 1 hourly http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-12/1229442323 > Please feel free to share with Project lists.<BR>> ----- Original Message ----- <BR>> From: "Dorman Holub" <dorholub@mac.com<BR>> To: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@gmail.com<BR>> Sent: Tuesday, December 16, 2008 12:17 AM<BR>> Subject: Grievance Committee Calls for Mediators and Arbitrators<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>> The Grievance Committee chair solicits the project for<BR>> volunteer mediators and arbitrators that we might address<BR>> grievances brought before the committee.<BR>><BR>> If you have a desire to be a voluntary mediator or arbitrator,<BR>> you are advised to read the grievance procedures :<BR>> http://usgenweb.org/volunteers/standard-rules.shtml#section5<BR>><BR>> Send an email to the Grievance Chair with your desire to be a<BR>> mediator and/ or arbitrator.<BR>><BR>> Dorman Holub<BR>> dorholub@mac.com<BR>><BR>> In the body of your email, please state your qualifications for<BR>> either position and if you have had training to be either a<BR>> mediator or arbitrator.<BR>><BR>> It is the desire of the Grievance Committee to begin hearing<BR>> grievances beginning January 2008.<BR>><BR>> Dorman Holub<BR>> Grievance Committee Chair<BR>> USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com<BR>> -------------------------------<BR>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to <BR>> BOARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes <BR>> in the subject and the body of the message<BR><BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR><BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com<BR>Version: 8.0.176 / Virus Database: 270.9.18/1850 - Release Date: 12/15/2008 <BR>5:04 PM<BR><BR> "Jan Cortez" <janacortez@charter.net> 2008-12-16T08:45:23-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-11/1226505254 *********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********<BR><BR>On 11/12/2008 at 8:43 AM Tina S. Vickery <tsvickery@hargray.com> wrote:<BR><BR>>**Please feel free to forward to Project lists**<BR>>---<BR>><BR>>Basic requirements for membership on the Newsletter Committee:<BR>><BR>>-- Access to computer with desktop publishing, word processing and/or html<BR>>editing software and internet access.<BR>><BR>>-- Previous experience with newsletters or other publications desirable. <BR>><BR>>-- Excellent writing and text editing skills. <BR>><BR>>-- Graphics/photo-editing skills a plus. <BR>><BR>>-- Excellent communication skills. <BR>><BR>>-- Willingness to be part of a team. <BR>><BR>>-- Understanding of the importance of professionalism. The newsletter is<BR>>one<BR>>of the public faces of USGenWeb Project and it is important for it to be<BR>>professional in content and appearance. It may be used as a recruitment or<BR>>publicity tool at conferences or sent to organizations that are not<BR>>currently members for PR purposes, for example. <BR>><BR>>Interested members should send a short statement of your qualifications for<BR>>the Advisory Board to consider. Please send your qualifications to Tina<BR>>Vickery tsvickery@gmail.com & any or all of these AB members<BR>>http://usgenweb.org/about/advisoryboard.shtml<BR>><BR>>Tina Vickery<BR>>National Coordinator<BR>>USGenWeb Project<BR>>USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com<BR>>-------------------------------<BR>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to<BR>>BOARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes<BR>>in the subject and the body of the message<BR>><BR>><BR><BR>*********** END FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********<BR> <BR><BR> "DC & Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com> 2008-11-12T08:54:14-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-11/1225947203 ----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@hargray.com><BR><BR><BR>> Please feel free to forward to USGenWeb Project lists.<BR>><BR>> Tina Vickery<BR>> Natioanl Coordinator<BR>> USGenWeb Project<BR>> -------<BR>><BR>> The USGenWeb Project is recruiting a web master and assistant webmaster to<BR>> maintain its USGenWeb Project National pages. You will find an outline of<BR>> the qualifications and duties in sections 2, 3 and 5 of Motion 2008/09-04,<BR>> restated below.<BR>><BR>> If you are interested, please send a short statement of your <BR>> qualifications<BR>> and up to three reference URLs of sites you host for the Advisory Board to<BR>> consider. Please send your qualifications to Tina Vickery<BR>> tsvickery@gmail.com & any or all of these AB members<BR>> http://usgenweb.org/about/advisoryboard.shtml<BR>><BR>> Your statement will be shared with Advisory Board members.<BR>> Applications will remain open through Friday, November 14, 2008.<BR>><BR>><BR>> NATIONAL WEBSITE MAINTENANCE & WEBMASTER QUALIFICATIONS & DUTIES<BR>><BR>> Section 1: The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB) will appoint the webmaster and<BR>> an assistant webmaster from the Project membership to maintain the <BR>> USGenWeb<BR>> National website. The webmaster and assistant serve as trusted technical<BR>> assistants to the Advisory Board. In addition, one AB member will be<BR>> appointed to work with and act as a liaison between the AB and the <BR>> webmaster<BR>> and assistant, to ensure the National site is in compliance with the <BR>> Project<BR>> by-laws and that the duties outlined in this document are fulfilled. The<BR>> National Coordinator (NC) will also work with the webmaster and assistant <BR>> to<BR>> ensure that their responsibility for day to day operational management of<BR>> the project site is fulfilled.<BR>><BR>> Section 2: Selection of the Webmaster - The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB)<BR>> will issue a call the last two weeks of September for interested <BR>> individuals<BR>> to serve as the webmaster and assistant webmaster of the National site.<BR>>>From this call, the newly seated AB will make their selections at the<BR>> beginning of the term, at the same time the remainder of the appointments<BR>> are made. The AB shall determine if those currently in place shall <BR>> continue,<BR>> or if one or more of the new respondees shall be selected.<BR>> The qualifications for both positions are:<BR>> (a) The individual must have been a member in good standing of the <BR>> USGenWeb<BR>> Project for a minimum of 6 months.<BR>> (b) The individual must have a strong demonstrated knowledge of HTML, CSS<BR>> (cascading style sheets), SSI (server side includes), and FTP software.<BR>> (c) The individual must be able to devote approximately 8 to 24 hours per<BR>> month to their duties as webmaster, spread out across the month.<BR>> (d) The individual must respond to requests for updates in a timely <BR>> manner.<BR>> This is defined by responding to the request within 48 hours and <BR>> completing<BR>> the requested update within one week. These time limits do not apply if <BR>> the<BR>> webmaster and/or assistant have notified the board they will be <BR>> unavailable<BR>> for a period of time or if there are extenuating circumstances such as a<BR>> natural disaster in the area where the webmaster and/or assistant reside.<BR>> The second limit does not apply if the scope of the change is large and if<BR>> the webmaster or assistant have notified the board that it will take <BR>> longer.<BR>> If the webmaster or assistant have notified the board it will take longer<BR>> than the stated week, they must provide an expected completion date for <BR>> the<BR>> change.<BR>> (e) Additional knowledge and/or skills such as php, databases and search<BR>> engine optimization may be desirable but are not required.<BR>><BR>> Section 3: Duties & Responsibilities of the Webmaster and Assistant<BR>> Webmaster:<BR>><BR>> (a) Makes website changes requested by the advisory board or the National<BR>> Coordinator. Changes may include, but are not limited to adding additional<BR>> or updated links, updating the identity of committee members and/or state<BR>> SCs or ASCs and and formatting and posting of committee minutes.<BR>> (b) Finding and correcting broken or erroneous links by running a link<BR>> checker monthly.<BR>> (c) Reviewing server logs for errors and taking any needed corrective<BR>> action.<BR>> (d) Keeping a log of all changes made to or other actions taken in regards<BR>> to the National site. This log must be available for review by the AB<BR>> members at all times.<BR>> (e) Watching, reporting on and taking steps to improve the performance of<BR>> the National site's performance.<BR>> (f) Receiving reports on website problems from site visitors, pro-actively<BR>> detecting problems that arise whenever practical and reporting the <BR>> problems<BR>> to the web host provider, either directly or through the designated <BR>> process<BR>> in place at the time, and work with their support organization to correct<BR>> the problems.<BR>> (g) Providing quarterly reports to the AB regarding the site and actions<BR>> taken and changes made by the webmaster and/or assistant.<BR>> (h) Notify the assistant/assistant webmaster, AB representative and NC if<BR>> they will be unavailable for periods of more than 48 hours so that others<BR>> can cover the duties and complete any necessary updates.<BR>><BR>> Section 4: Responsibility of the NC or Designated Individual with Control<BR>> Panel Access:<BR>><BR>> (a) Provide the codes/passwords to the webmaster, assistant webmaster and<BR>> the AB representative so the stated responsibilities can be carried out.<BR>> (b) If the webmaster and assistant don't have direct access to site error<BR>> logs, do whatever is required to make them available to the webmaster and<BR>> assistant so that their duties can be carried out.<BR>> (c) If the webmaster and assistant don't have direct access to the support<BR>> organization of the webhosting service, serve as the interface to report<BR>> problems to the web hosting service and in working with their support<BR>> organization to correct them.<BR>><BR>> Section 5: General Requirements:<BR>><BR>> (a) The financial information of the account holder must be protected at <BR>> all<BR>> times.<BR>> (b) The website must be designed such that it is portable between web<BR>> hosting services in the event that a move is necessary or desirable.<BR>> (c) The ability to hand code a site in HTML format is not necessary.<BR>> Pages may be created using website designing software, but the software <BR>> must<BR>> not be specific to the web host, causing the transfer of the site to be<BR>> impossible, nor should the software insert scripts that are not portable<BR>> between web design applications.<BR>> (d) The webmaster and/or assistant webmaster may be replaced for failure <BR>> to<BR>> comply with Sections 2 and 3, above.<BR>> (e) The webmaster and assistant webmaster will only be granted ftp access <BR>> to<BR>> those portions of the National site for which the Advisory Board have<BR>> assigned them responsibility.<BR>><BR>> -------------------------------<BR>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to <BR>> USGENWEB-DISCUSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without <BR>> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message<BR><BR><BR>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR><BR><BR>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com<BR>Version: 8.0.175 / Virus Database: 270.8.6/1769 - Release Date: 11/5/2008 <BR>7:17 AM<BR><BR> "Jan Cortez" <janacortez@charter.net> 2008-11-05T21:53:23-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-11/1225936610 *********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********<BR><BR>On 11/5/2008 at 8:36 PM Tina S. Vickery <tsvickery@hargray.com> wrote:<BR><BR>>Please feel free to forward to USGenWeb Project lists.<BR>><BR>>Tina Vickery<BR>>Natioanl Coordinator<BR>>USGenWeb Project<BR>>-------<BR>><BR>>The USGenWeb Project is recruiting a web master and assistant webmaster to<BR>>maintain its USGenWeb Project National pages. You will find an outline of<BR>>the qualifications and duties in sections 2, 3 and 5 of Motion 2008/09-04,<BR>>restated below. <BR>><BR>>If you are interested, please send a short statement of your qualifications<BR>>and up to three reference URLs of sites you host for the Advisory Board to<BR>>consider. Please send your qualifications to Tina Vickery<BR>>tsvickery@gmail.com & any or all of these AB members<BR>>http://usgenweb.org/about/advisoryboard.shtml<BR>><BR>>Your statement will be shared with Advisory Board members.<BR>>Applications will remain open through Friday, November 14, 2008.<BR>><BR>><BR>>NATIONAL WEBSITE MAINTENANCE & WEBMASTER QUALIFICATIONS & DUTIES<BR>><BR>>Section 1: The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB) will appoint the webmaster and<BR>>an assistant webmaster from the Project membership to maintain the USGenWeb<BR>>National website. The webmaster and assistant serve as trusted technical<BR>>assistants to the Advisory Board. In addition, one AB member will be<BR>>appointed to work with and act as a liaison between the AB and the<BR>>webmaster<BR>>and assistant, to ensure the National site is in compliance with the<BR>>Project<BR>>by-laws and that the duties outlined in this document are fulfilled. The<BR>>National Coordinator (NC) will also work with the webmaster and assistant<BR>>to<BR>>ensure that their responsibility for day to day operational management of<BR>>the project site is fulfilled.<BR>><BR>>Section 2: Selection of the Webmaster - The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB)<BR>>will issue a call the last two weeks of September for interested<BR>>individuals<BR>>to serve as the webmaster and assistant webmaster of the National site.<BR>>>From this call, the newly seated AB will make their selections at the<BR>>beginning of the term, at the same time the remainder of the appointments<BR>>are made. The AB shall determine if those currently in place shall<BR>>continue,<BR>>or if one or more of the new respondees shall be selected.<BR>>The qualifications for both positions are:<BR>>(a) The individual must have been a member in good standing of the USGenWeb<BR>>Project for a minimum of 6 months.<BR>>(b) The individual must have a strong demonstrated knowledge of HTML, CSS<BR>>(cascading style sheets), SSI (server side includes), and FTP software.<BR>>(c) The individual must be able to devote approximately 8 to 24 hours per<BR>>month to their duties as webmaster, spread out across the month.<BR>>(d) The individual must respond to requests for updates in a timely manner.<BR>>This is defined by responding to the request within 48 hours and completing<BR>>the requested update within one week. These time limits do not apply if the<BR>>webmaster and/or assistant have notified the board they will be unavailable<BR>>for a period of time or if there are extenuating circumstances such as a<BR>>natural disaster in the area where the webmaster and/or assistant reside.<BR>>The second limit does not apply if the scope of the change is large and if<BR>>the webmaster or assistant have notified the board that it will take<BR>>longer.<BR>>If the webmaster or assistant have notified the board it will take longer<BR>>than the stated week, they must provide an expected completion date for the<BR>>change. <BR>>(e) Additional knowledge and/or skills such as php, databases and search<BR>>engine optimization may be desirable but are not required.<BR>><BR>>Section 3: Duties & Responsibilities of the Webmaster and Assistant<BR>>Webmaster:<BR>><BR>>(a) Makes website changes requested by the advisory board or the National<BR>>Coordinator. Changes may include, but are not limited to adding additional<BR>>or updated links, updating the identity of committee members and/or state<BR>>SCs or ASCs and and formatting and posting of committee minutes.<BR>>(b) Finding and correcting broken or erroneous links by running a link<BR>>checker monthly.<BR>>(c) Reviewing server logs for errors and taking any needed corrective<BR>>action.<BR>>(d) Keeping a log of all changes made to or other actions taken in regards<BR>>to the National site. This log must be available for review by the AB<BR>>members at all times.<BR>>(e) Watching, reporting on and taking steps to improve the performance of<BR>>the National site's performance.<BR>>(f) Receiving reports on website problems from site visitors, pro-actively<BR>>detecting problems that arise whenever practical and reporting the problems<BR>>to the web host provider, either directly or through the designated process<BR>>in place at the time, and work with their support organization to correct<BR>>the problems.<BR>>(g) Providing quarterly reports to the AB regarding the site and actions<BR>>taken and changes made by the webmaster and/or assistant.<BR>>(h) Notify the assistant/assistant webmaster, AB representative and NC if<BR>>they will be unavailable for periods of more than 48 hours so that others<BR>>can cover the duties and complete any necessary updates.<BR>><BR>>Section 4: Responsibility of the NC or Designated Individual with Control<BR>>Panel Access:<BR>><BR>>(a) Provide the codes/passwords to the webmaster, assistant webmaster and<BR>>the AB representative so the stated responsibilities can be carried out.<BR>>(b) If the webmaster and assistant don't have direct access to site error<BR>>logs, do whatever is required to make them available to the webmaster and<BR>>assistant so that their duties can be carried out. <BR>>(c) If the webmaster and assistant don't have direct access to the support<BR>>organization of the webhosting service, serve as the interface to report<BR>>problems to the web hosting service and in working with their support<BR>>organization to correct them.<BR>><BR>>Section 5: General Requirements:<BR>><BR>>(a) The financial information of the account holder must be protected at<BR>>all<BR>>times.<BR>>(b) The website must be designed such that it is portable between web<BR>>hosting services in the event that a move is necessary or desirable.<BR>>(c) The ability to hand code a site in HTML format is not necessary.<BR>>Pages may be created using website designing software, but the software<BR>>must<BR>>not be specific to the web host, causing the transfer of the site to be<BR>>impossible, nor should the software insert scripts that are not portable<BR>>between web design applications.<BR>>(d) The webmaster and/or assistant webmaster may be replaced for failure to<BR>>comply with Sections 2 and 3, above.<BR>>(e) The webmaster and assistant webmaster will only be granted ftp access<BR>>to<BR>>those portions of the National site for which the Advisory Board have<BR>>assigned them responsibility.<BR>> <BR>>-------------------------------<BR>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to<BR>>USGENWEB-DISCUSS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without<BR>>the quotes in the subject and the body of the message<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>-- <BR>>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>>Checked by AVG. <BR>>Version: 7.5.549 / Virus Database: 270.8.6/1769 - Release Date: 11/5/2008<BR>>7:17 AM<BR>><BR><BR>*********** END FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********<BR><BR><BR> "Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com> 2008-11-05T18:56:50-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-10/1225235102 The following motion is under consideration by the Advisory Board. If anyone has any comments, please let us know.<BR><BR>Your Reps are:<BR><BR>Concetta Franco Phillipps<BR>cfbandit@gmail.com <BR>NENC CC Rep<BR><BR>Alice Allen<BR>dcaallen@pacifier.com <BR>NENC CC Rep<BR><BR>Jan Cortez<BR>jicortez@gmail.com<BR>NENC SC Rep<BR><BR>-----Original Message-----<BR>From: Tina S. Vickery<BR>Sent: Monday, October 27, 2008 9:01 PM<BR>Subject: Motion 2008/09-04: 'Webmaster Qualifications'<BR><BR>Motion 2008/09-04: 'Webmaster Qualifications'<BR><BR>Presented by Sherri Bradley and seconded by Ann Allen Geoghegan, 'Webmaster<BR>Qualifications' dated October 27, 2008, is numbered Motion 2008/09-04. <BR><BR>Motion reads:<BR><BR>I move that the following webmaster qualifications and duties proposed by<BR>the Webmaster Study Group be approved and added to the Standard Rules of the<BR>USGenWeb Project. <BR><BR>Sherri [Bradley]<BR><BR>-----<BR><BR>NATIONAL WEBSITE MAINTENANCE & WEBMASTER QUALIFICATIONS & DUTIES<BR> <BR>Section 1: The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB) will appoint the webmaster and<BR>an assistant webmaster from the Project membership to maintain the USGenWeb<BR>National website. The webmaster and assistant serve as trusted technical<BR>assistants to the Advisory Board. In addition, one AB member will be<BR>appointed to work with and act as a liaison between the AB and the webmaster<BR>and assistant, to ensure the National site is in compliance with the Project<BR>by-laws and that the duties outlined in this document are fulfilled. The<BR>National Coordinator (NC) will also work with the webmaster and assistant to<BR>ensure that their responsibility for day to day operational management of<BR>the project site is fulfilled.<BR><BR>Section 2: Selection of the Webmaster - The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB)<BR>will issue a call the last two weeks of September for interested individuals<BR>to serve as the webmaster and assistant webmaster of the National site.<BR>>From this call, the newly seated AB will make their selections at the<BR>beginning of the term, at the same time the remainder of the appointments<BR>are made. The AB shall determine if those currently in place shall<BR>continue, or if one or more of the new respondees shall be selected.<BR>The qualifications for both positions are:<BR> (a) The individual must have been a member in good standing of the<BR>USGenWeb Project for a minimum of 6 months.<BR> (b) The individual must have a strong demonstrated knowledge of HTML,<BR>CSS (cascading style sheets), SSI (server side includes), and FTP software.<BR> (c) The individual must be able to devote approximately 8 to 24 hours<BR>per month to their duties as webmaster, spread out across the month.<BR> (d) The individual must respond to requests for updates in a timely<BR>manner. This is defined by responding to the request within 48 hours and<BR>completing the requested update within one week. These time limits do not<BR>apply if the webmaster and/or assistant have notified the board they will be<BR>unavailable for a period of time or if there are extenuating circumstances<BR>such as a natural disaster in the area where the webmaster and/or assistant<BR>reside. The second limit does not apply if the scope of the change is large<BR>and if the webmaster or assistant have notified the board that it will take<BR>longer. If the webmaster or assistant have notified the board it will take<BR>longer than the stated week, they must provide an expected completion date<BR>for the change. <BR> (e) Additional knowledge and/or skills such as php, databases and<BR>search engine optimization may be desirable but are not required.<BR><BR>Section 3: Duties & Responsibilities of the Webmaster and Assistant<BR>Webmaster:<BR> <BR> (a) Makes website changes requested by the advisory board or the<BR>National Coordinator. Changes may include, but are not limited to adding<BR>additional or updated links, updating the identity of committee members<BR>and/or state SCs or ASCs and and formatting and posting of committee<BR>minutes.<BR> (b) Finding and correcting broken or erroneous links by running a link<BR>checker monthly.<BR> (c) Reviewing server logs for errors and taking any needed corrective<BR>action.<BR> (d) Keeping a log of all changes made to or other actions taken in<BR>regards to the National site. This log must be available for review by the<BR>AB members at all times.<BR> (e) Watching, reporting on and taking steps to improve the performance<BR>of the National site's performance.<BR> (f) Receiving reports on website problems from site visitors,<BR>pro-actively detecting problems that arise whenever practical and reporting<BR>the problems to the web host provider, either directly or through the<BR>designated process in place at the time, and work with their support<BR>organization to correct the problems.<BR> (g) Providing quarterly reports to the AB regarding the site and actions<BR>taken and changes made by the webmaster and/or assistant.<BR> (h) Notify the assistant/assistant webmaster, AB representative and NC<BR>if they will be unavailable for periods of more than 48 hours so that others<BR>can cover the duties and complete any necessary updates.<BR> <BR>Section 4: Responsibility of the NC or Designated Individual with Control<BR>Panel Access:<BR> <BR> (a) Provide the codes/passwords to the webmaster, assistant webmaster<BR>and the AB representative so the stated responsibilities can be carried out.<BR> (b) If the webmaster and assistant don't have direct access to site<BR>error logs, do whatever is required to make them available to the<BR>webmaster and assistant so that their duties can be carried out. <BR> (c) If the webmaster and assistant don't have direct access to the<BR>support organization of the webhosting service, serve as the interface to<BR>report problems to the web hosting service and in working with their support<BR>organization to correct them.<BR><BR>Section 5: General Requirements:<BR> <BR> (a) The financial information of the account holder must be protected at<BR>all times.<BR> (b) The website must be designed such that it is portable between web<BR>hosting services in the event that a move is necessary or desirable.<BR> (c) The ability to hand code a site in HTML format is not necessary.<BR>Pages may be created using website designing software, but the software must<BR>not be specific to the web host, causing the transfer of the site to be<BR>impossible, nor should the software insert scripts that are not portable<BR>between web design applications.<BR> (d) The webmaster and/or assistant webmaster may be replaced for failure<BR>to comply with Sections 2 and 3, above.<BR> (e) The webmaster and assistant webmaster will only be granted ftp<BR>access to those portions of the National site for which the Advisory Board<BR>have assigned them responsibility.<BR><BR>_____<BR><BR>Discussion is now open. If you have no discussion, please indicate "No<BR>Discussion".<BR><BR>Tina Vickery<BR>National Coordinator<BR>USGenWeb Project<BR>USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com<BR><BR><BR> "Jan Cortez" <janacortez@charter.net> 2008-10-28T17:05:02-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-10/1224530233 FYI - <BR><BR>----- Original Message ----- <BR>From: "Tina S. Vickery" <tsvickery@hargray.com><BR><BR><BR>> *Please share with Project lists as appropriate*<BR>> <BR>> The USGenWeb Election Committee url has changed to<BR>> http://usgenweb.org/usgwelections/<BR>> <BR>> The National Volunteers page has been updated to reflect<BR>> the change. http://usgenweb.org/volunteers/index.shtml<BR>> <BR>> Tina Vickery<BR>> National Coordinator<BR>> USGenWeb Project<BR><BR> "Jan Cortez" <janacortez@charter.net> 2008-10-20T13:17:13-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-10/1224477270 For the benefit of any USGENWEB members who are members of the Discuss <BR>list, or any of the regional USGENWEB lists, I am posting a copy of a <BR>draft of the document the Webmaster Study Group is preparing for <BR>discussion and action by the Advisory Board. Note that not every Study <BR>Group member agrees with 100% of what is here. We are practicing the <BR>fine art of compromise, and we plan to discuss and revise this document <BR>a little more before we turn in our final version of it on this coming <BR>Thursday. If you have any further input you would like us to consider, <BR>I encourage you to respond with those comments quickly as we have a <BR>tight schedule. I can't guarantee that any comments you provide will be <BR>incorporated in our final product, but I will promise they will be read <BR>and considered. If you don't want your response to be passed on to the <BR>full Study Group, please state that in your message itself. Otherwise I <BR>will assume you will allow it to be so forwarded.<BR><BR>By the way, statements like "this is over kill" or "this is a piece of <BR>junk" or "why did we waste this time" won't be very useful and will <BR>likely not have any impact on what is finally produced. Suggestions for <BR>SPECIFIC changes and stating the SPECIFIC reasons you believe those <BR>changes will improve the document will be much more useful and will be <BR>read with interest.<BR><BR>This is being sent to Discuss and the regional lists by permission, and <BR>a copy is being sent to the study group's mailing list to document that <BR>it went to the other lists.<BR><BR>Once the Study Group's final product is turned in, the full Advisory <BR>Board will decide if it is to be approved in it's current form, or if <BR>modifications will take place before approving a final document.<BR><BR>Mike St. Clair<BR>Chair, Webmaster Study Group<BR><BR>DRAFT PROPOSAL - NATIONAL WEBSITE MAINTENANCE & WEBMASTER QUALIFICATIONS &<BR>DUTIES<BR> <BR>Section 1: The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB) will appoint the webmaster and<BR>an assistant webmaster from the Project membership to maintain the USGenWeb<BR>National website. In addition, one AB member will be appointed to work with<BR>and act as a liaison between the AB and the webmaster and assistant, to<BR>ensure the National site is in compliance with the Project by-laws and that<BR>the duties outlined in this document are fulfilled. The National Coordinator<BR>(NC) will also work with the webmaster and assistant to ensure that their<BR>responsibility for day to day operational management of the project site is<BR>fulfilled.<BR><BR>Section 2: Selection of the Webmaster - The USGenWeb Advisory Board (AB)<BR>will, at the beginning of each term, issue a call for interested individuals<BR>to serve as the webmaster of the National site. From this same call an<BR>assistant webmaster will also be selected. The AB shall determine if those<BR>currently in place shall continue, or if one or more of the new respondees<BR>shall be selected, if the current service has not exceeded 4 years. In that<BR>case, a new respondee shall be selected.<BR>The qualifications for both positions are:<BR> (a) The individual must have been a member in good standing of the<BR>USGenWeb Project for a minimum of 6 months.<BR> (b) The individual must have a strong demonstrated knowledge of<BR>HTML, CSS (cascading style sheets), SSI (server side includes), and FTP<BR>software.<BR> (c) The individual must be able to devote a total of at least 24<BR>hours per month to their duties as webmaster, spread out across the month.<BR> (d) The individual must respond to requests for updates in a timely<BR>manner. This is defined by responding to the request within 48 hours and<BR>completing the requested update within 72 hours. <BR> (e) Additional knowledge and/or skills such as php, databases and<BR>search engine optimization may be desirable but are not required.<BR><BR>Section 3: Duties & Responsibilities of the Webmaster and Assistant<BR>Webmaster:<BR> <BR> (a) Makes website changes requested by the advisory board or the<BR>National Coordinator. Changes may include, but are not limited to adding<BR>additional or updated links, updating the identity of committee members<BR>and/or state SCs or ASCs and and formatting and posting of committee<BR>minutes.<BR> (b) Finding and correcting broken or erroneous links by running a<BR>link checker monthly.<BR> (c) Reviewing server logs for errors and taking any needed<BR>corrective action.<BR> (d) Keeping a log of all changes made to or other actions taken in<BR>regards to the National site. This log must be available for review by the<BR>AB members at all times.<BR> (e) Watching, reporting on and taking steps to improve the<BR>performance of the National site's performance.<BR> (f) Receiving reports on website problems from site visitors,<BR>pro-actively detecting problems that arise whenever practical and reporting<BR>the problems to the web host provider, either directly or through the<BR>designated process in place at the time, and work with their support<BR>organization to correct the problems.<BR> (g) Providing quarterly reports to the AB regarding the site and<BR>actions taken and changes made by the webmaster and/or assistant.<BR> (h) Notify the assistant/assistant webmaster, AB representative and<BR>NC if they will be unavailable for periods of more than 48 hours so that<BR>others can cover the duties and complete any necessary updates.<BR> <BR>Section 4: Responsibility of the NC:<BR> <BR> (a) Provide the codes/passwords to the webmaster, assistant<BR>webmaster and the AB representative so the stated responsibilities can be<BR>carried out.<BR> (b) At least weekly run and save site error logs and make them<BR>available to the webmaster and assistant to that their duties can be carried<BR>out.<BR> (c) Report problems to the web hosting service and works with their<BR>support organization to correct them.<BR><BR>Section 5: General Requirements:<BR> <BR> (a) The website must be designed such that it is portable between<BR>web hosting services in the event that a move is necessary or desirable.<BR> (b) The ability to hand code a site in HTML format is not necessary.<BR>Pages may be created using website designing software, but the software must<BR><BR>not be specific to the web host, causing the transfer of the site to be<BR>impossible, nor should the software insert scripts that are not portable<BR>between web design applications.<BR> (c) The webmaster and/or assistant webmaster may be replaced for<BR>failure to comply with Sections 2 and 3, above.<BR> (d) The webmaster and assistant webmaster will not be granted ftp<BR>access to any other portions of the National site, such as the websites of<BR>the grievance and election committees, for which they are not responsible. <BR> (e)The financial information of the account holder/owner must be<BR>protected at all times.<BR><BR> "Mike St. Clair/ST" <mike@saintclair.org> 2008-10-19T22:34:30-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-10/1223009539 *********** BEGIN FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********<BR><BR>On 10/2/2008 at 9:33 PM Tina S. Vickery <tsvickery@hargray.com> wrote:<BR><BR>>Please feel free to share with USGenWeb Project lists<BR>><BR>>-----<BR>><BR>>The list USGW_WEB@rootsweb.com, prepended [USGW-WEBTASK], has<BR>>been set up with the following five Advisory Board members<BR>>subscribed with posting privileges:<BR>><BR>>Ann Allen Geoghegan, Concetta Franco Phillipps, Cyndie<BR>>Enfinger, Sherri Bradley and Mike St. Clair<BR>><BR>>This list is a publicly archived list to which all USGenWeb<BR>>Project members may subscribe to in read only status. All<BR>>interested USGenWeb Project members who wish to subscribe<BR>>to this list may do so by sending a request<BR>>USGW_WEB-request@rootsweb.com with the single word subscribe<BR>>in the message subject and body. The list archives is located<BR>>here http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/index/USGW_WEB/<BR>><BR>>Their task is outlined in Motion 2008/09-02<BR>>http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/BOARD/2008-9/1222731284<BR>><BR>>Tina S. Vickery<BR>>National Coordinator<BR>>USGenWeb Project<BR>>USGenWeb Project information can be found at: http://www.usgenweb.com<BR>>-------------------------------<BR>>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to<BR>>BOARD-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes<BR>>in the subject and the body of the message<BR>><BR>><BR>><BR>>-- <BR>>No virus found in this incoming message.<BR>>Checked by AVG. <BR>>Version: 7.5.524 / Virus Database: 270.7.5/1703 - Release Date: 10/2/2008<BR>>7:46 AM<BR>><BR><BR>*********** END FORWARDED MESSAGE ***********<BR><BR> "Alice Allen" <dcaallen@pacifier.com> 2008-10-02T22:52:19-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-09/1222777815 <BR> **** Please Forward to All lists and Members **** <BR> <BR>The Election Committee is making one last call for volunteers to fill<BR>several <BR>positions that will be available on January 1, 2009. If you are <BR>interested, please contact any member of the EC <BR> <http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgwelections/2008-ec/2008current.htm><BR>http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~usgwelections/2008-ec/2008current.htm<BR> <BR>Thanks,<BR>Shirley Cullum<BR> <http://us.mc810.mail.yahoo.com/mc/compose?to=shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net><BR>shirlcullum@sbcglobal.net<BR>USGenWeb Election Committee<BR><BR> <BR><BR> "Christina Kurimski" <ckurimski@charter.net> 2008-09-30T06:30:15-06:00 http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/read/USGENWEB-NE/2008-09/1222469002 It is amazing how "simple" some of the webmasters make things look - Even in this day and age, simple fixes take time - so my suggestion is to have patience. Eventually, it will get done (smile). <BR><BR>Thinking about everything that has been happening - hurricanes, tornadoes, and other major disasters, a national election, waiting a few weeks, or months seems reasonable. <BR><BR>Don't forget - we are all volunteers and LIFE happens - While it is reasonable to have some type of expectation of "how long" something should take - be just delighted that the job gets done eventually - and done very well. <BR><BR>A big thank you to everyone who has been working hours behind the scene - with many of the mass moves off rootsweb - updating all the links and making sure that our sites remains available for FREE genealogy is a big job. No complaints here!!! <BR><BR>R/S MAK <BR><BR><BR><BR>----- Original Message ----<BR>From: "usgenweb-ne-request@rootsweb.com" <usgenweb-ne-request@rootsweb.com><BR>To: usgenweb-ne@rootsweb.com<BR>Sent: Friday, September 26, 2008 12:02:39 AM<BR>Subject: USGENWEB-NE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48<BR><BR><BR><BR>Today's Topics:<BR><BR> 1. Re: Fwd: [BOARD] Motion 2008/09-02: Website<BR> maintenance/Website host issues (Mike St. Clair/ST)<BR><BR><BR>----------------------------------------------------------------------<BR><BR>Message: 1<BR>Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2008 11:36:16 -0600<BR>From: "Mike St. Clair/ST" <mike@saintclair.org><BR>Subject: Re: [USGENWEB-NE] Fwd: [BOARD] Motion 2008/09-02: Website<BR> maintenance/Website host issues<BR>To: usgenweb-ne@rootsweb.com<BR>Message-ID: <48DBCC10.5090502@saintclair.org><BR>Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed<BR><BR>It has indeed felt like a long time! But see me reply to Tina for more <BR>on why I used months instead of "five weeks."<BR><BR>Mike<BR><BR>Concetta Phillipps wrote:<BR>> I think Mike meant it seems like its been several months :-)<BR>> Personally I think its a good idea to start having some clear expectations<BR>> set for the webmaster. That way, no one gets in over their head doing stuff<BR>> off the job description. And when we do go to make the website better (via<BR>> cosmetics or site re-do), the procedures will be in place.<BR>><BR>> Concetta<BR><BR><BR><BR>------------------------------<BR><BR>To contact the USGENWEB-NE list administrator, send an email to<BR>USGENWEB-NE-admin@rootsweb.com.<BR><BR>To post a message to the USGENWEB-NE mailing list, send an email to USGENWEB-NE@rootsweb.com.<BR><BR>__________________________________________________________<BR>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to USGENWEB-NE-request@rootsweb.com<BR>with the word "unsubscribe" without the quotes in the subject and the body of the<BR>email with no additional text.<BR><BR><BR>End of USGENWEB-NE Digest, Vol 3, Issue 48<BR>******************************************<BR><BR><BR><BR> <BR><BR> MAK - Transcriber <maktranscriber@yahoo.com> 2008-09-26T16:43:22-06:00