Basic Page Requirements

OUR GOALS:

• To maintain the quality we have come to expect of a USGenWeb site.

• To attain a consistent interface for the convenience of OKGenWeb, ITGenWeb and USGenWeb visitors.

• To retain as much autonomy of our Coordinators as possible, without requiring every one to "reinvent the wheel".

The tools provided here should make the Coordinator's job easier and less time consuming, as well as help us reach these goals.

Basic Requirements  (adopted Jan 2002)

Every OKGenWeb-ITGenWeb site must meet these requirements in order to be associated with the Project and linked on the State List.  

A Coordinator is required to:

1. answer roll call (as the need arises)
2. maintain a subscription to the OK-IT mailing list for discussion of OKGenWeb-ITGenWeb business
3. maintain links to OKGenWeb-ITGenWeb and USGenWeb
4. display OKGenWeb-ITGenWeb and USGenWeb logos on your main page
5. maintain queries
6. provide a history of the area and/or list of towns
7. provide a link to the State List
8. maintain a link to the Oklahoma Resources page
9. update your site at least every three (3) months
10. display your email on all pages
11. display last updated and/or edited on all pages
12. have no commercial advertising or selling on county pages
    
    Your site represents the OKGenWeb - ITGenWeb - USGenWeb Project. Respect our goals, refrain from displaying logos of similar projects on your main page.

A Coordinator is responsible for:

1. notifying the SC when you will be unavailable for an extended time
2. notifying the SC if you change your email address, mailing address or phone number
3. maintaining your site to meet all of the basic requirements 

When changes are made in the basic guidelines/standards Coordinators will be notified through the OK-IT list and the online versions will be updated.

See Guidelines

Required Content
Required	OKGenWeb Logo & Link		http://www.okgenweb.net/state/
Required	or ITGenWeb Logo & Link (depending on which project you're a member of) You may display both		http://www.rootsweb.com/~itgenweb
Required	USGenWeb Logo & Link	other logos are available	http://www.usgenweb.org/
Required	Query Page	This can be handled with an automated query system or with email to the coordinator and updated manually at least once per month. Message Boards and forms are acceptable.
Required	History	History of the area and/or links to the names and history of the towns and cities of your area.
Required	State List	Every site must have a link to the County List maintained by the State Coordinator (http://www.okgenweb.net/state/countyall.htm). There should be a note telling visitors if they have an interest in adopting an area in Oklahoma they should visit the "Available" page. For example: "If you would like to adopt an OKGenWeb site, please visit here."
Required	Resource Page	You must provide a link to the state resource page at http://www.okgenweb.net/state/resource/index.htm. Also, every site should provide some basic research help for their area. For example, many of the coordinators have provided a list of names, addresses and phone numbers for the county court clerk, library and genealogical and/or historical societies. Many have also provided a bibliography page showing the reference books available for their area. Lookup should be offered if you or your volunteers have received permission to do so from the book's author or publisher or if the reference books you have available meet the copyright policies of The USGenWeb Project. Coordinators of ITGenWeb sites should provide links to modern county equivalents and coordinators of OKGenWeb sites should provide links to their ITGenWeb equivalents.
Required	Site Updates	You must add something new to the site at least once every three (3) months other than query updates (i.e., new information, new links, updated page design)
Required	Your email address	Your email address at the bottom of each page.
Required	Last Updated	Copy and Paste the following at the bottom of each page: <!--#echo var="LAST_MODIFIED"-->
Required	No Advertising	No Commercial advertising or selling is permitted on OKGenWeb and ITGenWeb sites. Links to commercial pages or "sponsored by" statements such as "this page hosted by" with a link is acceptable. Visitors must not have to go through a commercial page to get pertinent information. Remember, the purpose of the project is to provide free genealogical and historical information for all.
Suggested Content
Although the following are "suggested" and are not mandatory, it is highly recommended that you consider adding them to your site for the convenience of those visiting your pages.
Suggested	Website Copyright	It is recommended that you place a copyright notice on your page. However, data submitted by contributors remains their work. That includes queries, photographs, self-compiled data, etc., etc. You can't take it with you when you go.     Copyright 19xx-2003 by OKGenWeb XX County     Coordinator: [your name] Remember to update yearly.
Suggested	USGenWeb Copyright Policy	It is the policy of The USGenWeb Project to obtain permission from the creator of the code, graphics, and backgrounds before using them on our pages unless they have been placed in the public domain. If you find yourself having used someone's code without their permission, please either obtain that permission or remove that feature from your pages.
Suggested	Visitor Counter	Copy/Paste this code: <!--#exec cgi="/cgi-bin/counterord"-->
Suggested	County Maillist	Include how to subscribe to the County Mail list. You will find the Oklahoma list here along with a page for each county list. You may link to that page to allow your visitors easy one stop subscribe - unsubscribe.
Suggested	Search Engine	WhatUSeek, PicoSearch, FreeFind are several that other coordinators use
Suggested	Vote Logo	Vote Logo for County of the Month. Image is http://www.okgenweb.net/state/images/awlogo.gif and link to the nomination page at  http://www.okgenweb.net/state/nominate.html
Suggested	County Map		Color in your county with red OKGenWeb graphics
OKGenWeb Projects
Suggested	Projects	(Linking the to the "Resource" page is also an option rather than linking to each of these individual projects.)
Suggested		Maps-N-More	http://www.okgenweb.net/state/ okprojects/
Suggested		OK Success Stories	http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbeaver/ success/success.htm
Suggested		OK Reunions	http://www.rootsweb.com/~okkingfi/family.htm
Suggested		Oklahoma Cemeteries	http://www.okgenweb.net/state/ cemetery/cemetery.htm
Suggested		OKGenWeb Archives	http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/ ok/okfiles.htm
Suggested		OKBits	Each county has an anchor link, example, if you have Pontotoc Co. the link would be http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/newsp.html #pontotocco for Adair Co. the link would be http://www.rootsweb.com/~okbits/newsp.html #adairco
Suggested		PhotoGallery	http://marti.rootsweb.com/photogallery/ index.htm
Suggested		Township Map	http://www.okgenweb.net/state/ twpmaps/index.html
Suggested		Indian Pioneer Papers	http://www.okgenweb.net/state/ pioneer/pioneer.htm
Suggested		Oklahoma Marriages	http://marti.rootsweb.com/okmarr/ marriage.htm
Suggested		Lawmen & Outlaws	http://marti.rootsweb.com/law/law.htm
Suggested		OK Land Openings	http://marti.rootsweb.com/land/oklands.html
Suggested		Oklahoma Military	http://www.okgenweb.net/state/ resource/military.htm
Suggested		OK Funeral Homes	http://www.okgenweb.net/state/ funeral/funeral.htm