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From: "Linda Blum-Barton" <>
Subject: [USGW-SE] Fw: [ABChat] Announcement: USGenWeb Project sites hostedon TGN/RW("RootsWeb")
Date: Tue, 4 Mar 2008 21:18:33 -0500


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From: "Tina S. Vickery" <>
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Sent: Tuesday, March 04, 2008 9:02 PM
Subject: [ABChat] Announcement: USGenWeb Project sites hosted on
TGN/RW("RootsWeb")


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> To All USGenWeb Project members who host sites on TGN/RW ("RootsWeb"):
>
> TGN/RW ("RootsWeb") has implemented a policy change in
> which banners are to be placed on all TGN/RW hosted
> websites. The USGenWeb Advisory Board contacted RootsWeb
> in regard to their plan to install banners on their
> webspace and have negotiated a banner specific to The
> USGenWeb Project that will be placed on the national pages
> of The USGenWeb Project. While these negotiations were
> ongoing, TGN/RW postponed applying the banners to sites of
> the USGenWeb Project to work on the concept of USGenWeb
> having a custom banner.
>
> The banner that we have negotiated identifies the USGenWeb
> Project as being hosted by RootsWeb and RootsWeb as a
> community of The Generation Network.
>
> The banners are viewable here:
>
> http://www.usgenweb.com/images/rootswebbanner/default1.jpg [default one]
> http://www.usgenweb.com/images/rootswebbanner/default2.jpg [default two]
> http://www.usgenweb.com/images/rootswebbanner/default3.jpg [default three]
> http://www.usgenweb.com/images/rootswebbanner/custom.jpg [custom to
> USGenWeb Project]
>
> RootsWeb intends to begin the placement of the banners
> beginning on or about March 15, 2008. The
> generic/freepages banner will be included on the server
> side [TGN/RW], and will not require any involvement from
> the webmasters. Any USGenWeb Project site that wishes to
> have the USGenWeb Project specific banner instead of the
> generic/freepages banner will be supplied with code to
> insert on their pages in order to cause that banner to
> show up when their pages are viewed. The line of code
> they will provide us is not a replacement banner. It will
> simply include a parameter on the page that the server can
> read when rendering the banner that will tell it to render
> the customized USGenWeb [Project] banner instead of the
> default one.
>
> The Board has made it very clear to TGN/RW that they
> should be the ones to implement the custom banner on
> Project pages. TGN/RW understands how editing each
> individual page could be a concern for account holders
> with a large number of pages. Most solutions they have
> looked at for doing this involve significant initial or
> ongoing development or operations work, but they are still
> brainstorming to try and find a good solution. They will
> get back to the Advisory Board this week after they have
> been able to investigate further.
>
> The Advisory Board has strived to maintain a balance of
> TGN/RW business needs as our host, while being mindful of
> the Project's paramount mission and goal to provide free
> genealogical data to our visitors and the USGenWeb Project
> community as stated in our bylaws.
>
> As National Coordinator, I want to thank all involved for
> their patience and input as we have worked to achieve this
> balance.
>
> In tandem with this, and perhaps more importantly, the
> Advisory Board is discussing a hosting agreement with
> TGN/RW. While that hosting agreement is confidential in
> nature, due to business concerns of our host, the Board is
> working to insure that the work of our many volunteers and
> contributors is protected.
>
> We welcome any of your questions/concerns as we all work
> together to finalize this negotiation process.
>
> Tina Vickery
> National Coordinator
> USGenWeb Project
>
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