How do I get my Web site listed on the WWWVL
Naval and Maritime page? Simple--just fill out our
online form and send it in! We'll evaluate
the site and if it meets our standards we will list it during our next revision
cycle.
I submitted a site for listing and I don't
see it. Why not? It could be one of several reasons: 1) the site failed
to meet our standards for listing; 2) we were unable to review your site
because the URL submitted did not work or your server was down; or 3) we
haven't had time to get it listed yet--please be patient! If you submitted the
site using our online form, you can verify the submission by checking our
recent site
submissions page.
Why isn't www.[your favorite site].com
listed? It may have failed to meet our standards. We've already mentioned
them twice, so what are our standards? See our
Standards for Page Listings for full details...
Or it may be just that no one has submitted
that page, or we may not have come across it in our online searches.
We also do not list specific sites when there are existing catalogs that do the
job well, are timely, properly maintained, and relatively complete. Duplication
of effort, particularly when someone else has clearly put a great deal of effort
and thought into their work, would be foolish. We appreciate and recognize the
fine work put in by the maintainers of these listings. Here are some of the sites
that we list as catalogs for specific categories of sites:
Why do you still list sites that are "gone"?
Because often they "come back". Sometimes the server is down, sometimes they
moved the site and left no forwarding data, and sometimes someone else picks
up the domain name and the link starts working again. The worst problem is
sites maintained by college students (usually at .edu URLs) because they
graduate and lose their account. Another problem is that we have not fully
worked out a system to let folks know that their page has been listed, mostly
due to time. Hopefully if folks realize that they are listed they will let us
know if they move or close a site.
My buddy from high school [brother/ex-spouse/etc] is
in the Navy; can you tell me where he/she is? Again, no.
This is an entirely unofficial site and we have no access to
official records, and unfortunately no time to research this
type of information from other sources. You may be able to get
information from the Navy
Directory Service if the member is not overseas or assigned
to a deployable ship or squadron; this does not list retired
or seperated personnel. Otherwise, check out the Personnel
Locator section of Navy
Lifelines, or see the sci.military.naval Newsgroup FAQ section
on finding
shipmates and reunions.
My father [grandfather/brother/uncle] was in the Navy;
can you tell me about his service? In a word, no.
This is an entirely unofficial site and we have no access to
official records, and unfortunately no time to research
this type of information from other sources. You may be able
to get information as described in the US
Navy FAQ - Locating Records of Personnel.
Can you get me my father's [grandfather's/brother's/uncle's]
service record? Again, the answer is unfortunately no.
As we are an unofficial site, we have no access to official
records. We suggest you apply for information as as described
in the US
Navy FAQ - Locating Records of Personnel. Please note that,
by law, records can only be released to the individual whose
records they are, or if that individual is deceased, their next
of kin, although it is also possible to request the release
of service records under the Freedom
of Information Act.
Can you locate my
[father's/grandfather's/brother's/uncle's] shipmate? No. We have
no way of locating former Navy personnel. See the sci.military.naval Newsgroup
FAQ section on finding
shipmates and reunions.
I went to high school [church/summer camp/etc]
with so-and-so, and he/she went to the Naval Academy; can you tell me where
I can find him/her? No, but if you know the person's class, you
can usually contact their class secretary at the class Web site. A list of
the Web sites as well as class contacts can be found at the Naval Academy
Alumni Association site at
http://www.usna.com/Communities/ClassList.asp.
Where can I find the latest information about
the U.S. Navy? A great source of official material is the
Navy's All
Hands magazine; see especially the
Owners'
and Operators' Manual, published annually in January. Also, the
Navy
Fact File and the
Status
of the Navy pages may be helpful. The annual
Almanac of
Seapower from the Navy League of the United States includes all of
the editorial content from several hundred pages of information on the
state of today's Navy. The most current unofficial news can be found
at Navy Times, while current Navy
press releases and newletters are at
Navy
News.
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New 5/31/00; last updated
May 28, 2003 by
Ray Trygstad, LCDR USN
(Ret)