I don't think we would need another bulletin board...that is...if 
there was another bulletin board I wouldn't be able to keep up with 
both of them...

Angie

--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, "Arturo Ramos" <arturo.ramos2@v...> 
wrote:
> I volunteer to set up the site with the interactive family tree 
> software I have on my site currently and to include a bulletin 
board 
> system that we can use similar to this list.
> 
> We would need to either get small donations to cover a cost of 
about 
> $150 a year for hosting or try to make that money back through 
> advertising on the site... We can get Google ads on the site and as 
> long as people click through on the ads enough, we will probably be 
> able to make back the cost (depending on how many users there are 
and 
> how often people go on the site).
> 
> My cost estimate is for a hosting package that would give us 3GB of 
> storage.  People could upload files in addition to their GEDCOMs.  
> All of the family information would be searchable by name, place, 
> etc. and could be searchable on a tree-specific basis or the entire 
> database could be searched at once.  Of course these functions 
would 
> only be available for registered members.  How many are there?
> 
> --- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Joseph Puentes <makas@n...> wrote:
> > 20mb + 20mb + 30mb
> > 
> > yes yes yes, if about 5-10 people would take and open up a site 
> like 
> > yours then I could reopen the main files area for everyone to use 
> as 
> > they please. Actually we could completely clear out the 
genealogies 
> and 
> > put them all in the links area of the group if everyone just made 
a 
> > website for themselves.
> > 
> > joseph
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > arturoramos2 wrote:
> > 
> > Joseph:
> > 
> > >How much storage space are you using now with all of the Ranchos 
> > >groups and briefcase combined?  How many members are there?  Is 
> > >anybody storing anything more sophisticated than their GEDCOM 
data 
> > >that they are then transmitting in various formats (Word, PDF, 
> etc.)
> > >
> > >Check out my family website (I will send you the link in an 
email) 
> > >and see if you think this might be a possible alternative, where 
> > >people could upload their GEDCOM files (minus living 
individuals) 
> and 
> > >we can simply restrict access completely to members.  In 
addition, 
> we 
> > >could use the bulletin board there in lieu of this group and 
> people 
> > >can sign up for more specific areas of interest to receive email 
> > >notification, i.e. by specific geography or topic of posting, 
etc.
> > >
> > >We could probably host a site like this for $10-$20 a month if 
the 
> > >database is not too big.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >--- In ranchos@yahoogroups.com, Alicia Carrillo <alliecar@p...> 
> wrote:
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Joseph, 
> > >> 
> > >>I have recently been perusing the members' profiles and noticed 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >that there are many people who have blank profiles. The profiles 
> > >section allows us to post some favorite links, a little about 
each 
> of 
> > >us, one photograph and a favorite quote, it even entices you to 
> > >create a free web page via yahoo/geocities.com. Even I the 
clumsy 
> non-
> > >techy person was able to create a very simple page. I would 
> encourage 
> > >others to do the same and while I like the who's who I think we 
> > >should also take the time to fill out the member profiles.
> > >  
> > >
> > >> 
> > >>I am slowly but surely advancing in my research and would be 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >willing to put a link to my homepage with some of my 
geneaological 
> > >data once I submit it. I realize that it would be public and not 
> > >private but I would not be putting any data for living family 
> members.
> > >  
> > >
> > >> 
> > >> 
> > >>Alicia
> > >> 
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Joseph Puentes <makas@n...> wrote:
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>Pacorro73@a... wrote:
> > >>
> > >>  I look forward to checking out any of your submissions to the 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >files section of Ranchos, if Joseph allows it.
> > >  
> > >
> > >>I do! In fact I allow every member (that's the requirement for 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >members only). . .I allow each and every member to go to the 
files 
> > >and links areas of the group and look into (thoroughly study is 
> more 
> > >like it) the individual folders and links to personal webpages 
of 
> > >each other in search of more family connections. 
> > >  
> > >
> > >>I do. . .in fact I'm a firm believer that the words "I do" are 
> too 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >tame. When my wife and I got married in 1995 the justice of the 
> peace 
> > >said "do you Joseph take Figen to be your lawfully wedded wife?" 
> my 
> > >reply was not "I do", but rather "Absolutely without a doubt." 
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Yes the files and links are open and will continue to be open 
to 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >all members of the group without restriction. The only 
restriction 
> is 
> > >in the modification of the files that are in currently 
submitted. 
> The 
> > >reason there is a restriction is because I am doing all in my 
> power 
> > >to keep Ranchos, Free. I don't want to have to charge a small 
fee 
> to 
> > >be part of this group. That being the case I'm juggling Ranchos, 
> > >Ranchos2, and now YahooBriefcase to find solutions to our 
growing 
> > >need for additional file space. I closed user modification of 
the 
> > >Ranchos file space but that doesn't mean the files there can't 
be 
> > >modified. A simple email to me and I will Add, Remove or even 
> > >completely delete all entires. I'm open to helping do whatever 
> needs 
> > >to be done. I just don't have the solution to leaving it open 
and 
> > >possibly maxing out the alloted 20megs of space and be in 
> situation 
> > >where people who have their files there already wouldn't be able 
> to 
> > >make additions. I would hate for one person to have to have
> > >  
> > >
> > >> part of his/her work in the main files area and another part 
in 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >the YahooBriefcase area. Therefore I closed it with about 20% of 
> the 
> > >space remaining for the members there (a majority of us) to make 
> > >additions as needed. 
> > >  
> > >
> > >>I'm open to ideas if anyone would like to tackle this problem. 
> The 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >easiest solution would be to hire a megasite with unlimited 
> storage 
> > >capacity and hire a technician to handle the technical end of it 
> (not 
> > >me) and go from there. 
> > >  
> > >
> > >>Yes, I'm not happy with the situation, but can anyone figure 
out 
> a 
> > >>    
> > >>
> > >Free alternative other than Ranchos3, Ranchos4, Ranchos5, etc.?
> > >  
> > >
> > >>thanks,
> > >>
> > >>joseph
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>
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