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From: "Paul D. Buckley" <>
Subject: Re: [ABChat] 'Nother Topic
Date: Mon, 8 Jan 2007 00:11:33 -0500
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Scott,

This has turned into total BS. I asked a question and was called a liar by
another member and responded with the word "silly". I do not have the time
nor inclination to continue with these kinds of discussions. My resignation
from the AB is effective immediately.

Regards,

Paul Buckley
----- Original Message -----
From: "Scott Burow" <>
To: <>
Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 11:51 PM
Subject: Re: [ABChat] 'Nother Topic


> Paul:
>
> Feel free to make your point, but if you call another board member's
> comment
> asinine again I will moderate all further posts of yours. You've taken a
> position and have been asked to explain it. There is nothing
> inappropriate
> with that. Your comment is out of line.
>
> I will not stand for that under ANY circumstances from any one.
>
> Scott Burow
> NC - USGenWeb
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Paul D. Buckley" <>
> To: <>
> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 10:47 PM
> Subject: Re: [ABChat] 'Nother Topic
>
>
>> Greta,
>>
>> In spite of your asinine reply, I will try to clarify my question to my
>> fellow board members.
>>
>> The USGenWeb Project has a Tombstone Project and an Archives Project.
>> The
>> Archives Project includes contributed Cemetery Files. Both Project files
>> are accessible by county and housed separately on RootsWeb.
>>
>> File contributors generally select the particular project linked on the
>> provided USGenWeb, XXGenWeb, or County GenWeb page to submit their files.
>> They think that the contributed files will remain with the project and
>> will
>> be on the applicable county page.
>>
>> Problems occur on several levels. The applicable state page may or may
>> not
>> link to the project where the files are housed. The cc may change and
>> remove the link(s) to the contributed file. The Tombstone Project File
>> Manager and the Archives File Manager may or may not share the
>> contributed
>> files. Server maintenance may accidentally remove files. Etc.
>>
>> Regardless, the contributor expects that his/her files will always be
>> accessible to visitors to the applicable state and county where they were
>> submitted. And, the submitter should not be required to submit the files
>> to
>> both projects.
>>
>> And, what about the submitter who donates a file to either of the
>> projects
>> and a new cc or sc decides not to link to either?
>>
>> Finally, this is not conjecture. I have had to deal with this issue for
>> several years and it arose again yesterday. I have been in contact with
>> both file managers and now both projects have the same file and both
>> projects are linked on the county page.
>>
>> My question remains. Has this situation been addressed previously and
>> what
>> was the decision?
>>
>> Paul,
>> SEMA SC Rep
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "bluebear" <>
>> To: <>
>> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 10:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [ABChat] 'Nother Topic
>>
>>
>>> Is this an issue others have raised? If so, what exactly did they ask?
>>> Are
>>> they asking for information? Do they want to file a grievance? Your
>>> comments
>>> are too general for me to understand who is asking what. Moreover, they
>>> are
>>> pejorative, which suggests you have drawn a conclusion before hearing
>>> the
>>> background and information that you're seeking.
>>>
>>> Greta Thompson
>>> NWPL-CC representative
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Paul D. Buckley" <>
>>> To: <>
>>> Sent: Sunday, January 07, 2007 8:17 PM
>>> Subject: [ABChat] 'Nother Topic
>>>
>>>
>>>> Y'all,
>>>>
>>>> For the umpteenth time, an issue in the North Carolina project has
>>>> surfaced
>>>> concerning the Archives and the Tombstone Projects. Can any of us
>>>> reasonably explain the duplicity of the projects and why the cemetery
>>>> files
>>>> are not in sync? And, can we explain to our visitors, contributors,
>>>> cc's,
>>>> and file managers the necessity to submit the same cemetery file to two
>>>> places, both housed on RootsWeb servers?
>>>>
>>>> Somewhere in the back of my old brain, I thought that previous boards
>>>> had
>>>> managed to combine the projects. Is this a figment of my imagination?
>>>>
>>>> Regards,
>>>>
>>>> Paul,
>>>> SEMA SC Rep
>>>>
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