RADIO FREE USGENWEB....broadcasting live from pirate satellite! The following information represents summarized information from the minutes of the Advisory Board of the USGenWeb Project, obtained from the publicly available archives at Rootsweb. The original messages are no longer available at that site, and I have been placed under a threat of lawsuit if I post them. Thus they are here summarized for your information; all quotations from the original material are clearly marked and fall under the fair use' provision of U.S. Copyright law. If you want to see the originals, petition the Board for them. Message ID numbers have been provided to make this easier for you. Material in brackets constitutes editorial comments. All the following material represents the personal opinion of this author, based on my understanding of events and on the original material. As always, there are two sides to every coin, and if anyone wishes to clarify or rebut anything below, I will be happy to post it. 10 DECEMBER 1998 Highlights: Regional mailing lists, a member leaves. ++++++++++ Jan Craven notes that she has received agreement from the three SW/SC regional representatives and asks for the rest of the mailing lists, so she can name hers in a similar fashion. She also requests the webmaster to update her email address on the webpage so people can contact her. She wonders, "Would that make me NOT a member in good standing and subject to removal from the board?" (Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 08:02:58 -0700; From: Jan Craven ; Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981210080258.0081bac0@mail.usunwired.net>; Subject: [Board-Exec-L] SC/SW Mailing list) Webmaster Celia asks if each regional listowner could post the name of their list and the subscription address so she can add it to the official announcements web pages. (Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 08:14:17 -0600 (CST); From: "Celia G. Snyder" ; Message-Id: ; Subject: Re: [Board-Exec-L] SC/SW Mailing list) Yvonne James-Henderson posts the name and subscription address of her list: USGenWeb-SE-L@rootsweb.com; mailto:USGenWeb-SE-L-request@rootsweb.com (Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 10:01:35 -0500; From: Yvonne James-Henderson ; Message-ID: <366FE24F.29BFBD39@idt.net>; Subject: Re: [Board-Exec-L] SC/SW Mailing list) Ginger posts the name and subscription of her lists: USGenWeb-NW-L@rootsweb.com; mailto:USGenWeb-NW-L-request@rootsweb.com. (Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 10:25:59 EST; From: ; Message-ID: <7bd77b81.366fe807@aol.com>; Subject: Re: [Board-Exec-L] NW/Plains Mailing list) Beth Wills posts her regional mail list but fails to post the subscribing address: USGenWeb-NE-L. (Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 14:49:05 -0500; From: "Beth Wills" ; Message-ID: <01be2476$24dc22a0$3bbb8ecf@default>; Subject: Re: [Board-Exec-L] SC/SW Mailing list) Jan posts that she'll name her new regional list USGenWeb-SW-L [boldly sticking with tradition. Ed.] (Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 13:58:26 -0700; From: Jan Craven ; Message-Id: <3.0.1.32.19981210135826.0082ecd0@mail.usunwired.net>; Subject: Re: [Board-Exec-L] SC/SW Mailing list) Kay Mason lets the Board know: "I've unsubbed Debbie from both the Board-L and this list." (Date: Thu, 10 Dec 1998 18:54:12 -0800; From: "Kay Mason" ; Message-Id: <199812110257.SAA01820@mail.networkone.net>; Subject: [Board-Exec-L] unsubbed) [This came as a relief to the Board. At the time Debbie resigned they believed she was the "leak" that provided this material. They were wrong, of course, but Kay wasted no time in getting Debbie off the lists. Of course, in a few days, they had a quite a large surprise. Ed.] ------------------------------ Radio Free USGENWEB, 1999, Teresa Lindquist, all rights reserved.