This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3098 Message Board Post: I have always enjoyed researching my family history on this Henry County message board. It has been a such a great resource and it has been a joy to find distant cousins! However, recently, it seems to have become a media utilized for public disagreements. I have been afraid to post anything for fear of negative responses! I feel that if you have a problem with someone, rather than posting it publicly, please email them directly and not discuss it in this forum. I would rather not read arguments between others, as I feel this should be a private matter. Let's please all get along and be amicable with one another! I do apologize if this upsets anyone...I honestly don't mean to do so. Let's just please be nice to one another - we're all trying our best to do the same thing - research!

There is something of value in reading the thoughts of others engaged in ancestor research. I have learned a lot reading the disagreements as well as the agreements. It has helped me forge my overall operating philosophy about the entire field. I have learned there are folks who are into this exercise simply to find a rich or famous ancestor whose fame that they can be reflected in. I have seen people who were seeking only to find if they were illegitimate offsprings of royalty. I have seen many recently who are into genealogy for strictly pecuniary reasons, To make money. Genealogy means different things to different people. Knowing all of these things has helped me to define my my interest in genealogy. First, I don't care what the stations of my ancestors were, I just want to know who they were; their names and where they came from, and where they went. Any research or effort that I put into it is to satisfy me curiosity and when I find something new I want to share it with the whole world, and for free and with no copyright or intellectual property labels. If I compiled a book, of course I would try to at least be repaid for the expenses of publishing it. I have purchased a number of books written on my family lines which I value. However, as one relative who wrote a book on one of my family lines, after she sold all of her books, she didn't care who copied the contents. And, of course, republishing the book, or any parts without giving credit would be immoral. I saw a post by one researcher who threatened to sue anyone who downloaded a picture that he posted and then reposted it somewhere else. He obviously gives copyrights more value than they really have in genealogy. Why? What could an infringement mean in that case? No one claimed to have been the one to have taken the photo and what self respecting attorney would represent a person trying to sue someone else over one picture. Anyway, if I post a picture on mye website, all are encouraged to use it to their heart's content. This is not to say that data should ever be disseminated as being verified when it hasn't been. When I first became interested I was guilty of wanting to believe everything that I saw that I paid no or little attention to the accuracy of the information. I regret that but I do not advertise anything as verified data unless I give sources. I didn't mean to get so verbose but I did want to add my thoughts to this exchange. Lannie Walker www.lanniewalker.com Researching: Scott, Walker, Kirkland, Dorman, Beard, McCown giving credit shannona@triad.rr.com wrote: >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > >Classification: Query > >Message Board URL: > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3098 > >Message Board Post: > >I have always enjoyed researching my family history on this Henry County message board. It has been a such a great resource and it has been a joy to find distant cousins! However, recently, it seems to have become a media utilized for public disagreements. I have been afraid to post anything for fear of negative responses! I feel that if you have a problem with someone, rather than posting it publicly, please email them directly and not discuss it in this forum. I would rather not read arguments between others, as I feel this should be a private matter. Let's please all get along and be amicable with one another! I do apologize if this upsets anyone...I honestly don't mean to do so. Let's just please be nice to one another - we're all trying our best to do the same thing - research! > > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHENRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

Hey Lannie! Thank you for your response! I wasn't necessarily referring to the post regarding credit for research. It was a number of issues that occurred in other threads, with other people, as well. It seemed as if everyone was getting "snippy" with one another. I probably should have kept my mouth shut, but I was just tired of the negative exchanges that were going on. I don't care what my ancestors did either. I just want to know from where I came! Anything that I discover, I will gladly share with anyone. I know how difficult it can be to "dig up" someone. Hopefully, I will make it easier on future researchers by the work I have done! Thanks again for your response, Lannie! Shannon ----- Original Message ----- From: Lannie Walker <lannie1@swbell.net> Date: Sunday, September 17, 2006 8:51 pm Subject: Re: [ALHENRY] Can't We All Just Get Along?? To: alhenry@rootsweb.com > There is something of value in reading the thoughts of others > engaged in > ancestor research. I have > learned a lot reading the disagreements as well as the > agreements. It > has helped me forge my > overall operating philosophy about the entire field. I have > learned > there are folks who are into > this exercise simply to find a rich or famous ancestor whose fame > that > they can be reflected in. > I have seen people who were seeking only to find if they were > illegitimate offsprings of royalty. > I have seen many recently who are into genealogy for strictly > pecuniary > reasons, To make money. > Genealogy means different things to different people. Knowing all > of > these things has helped me to > define my my interest in genealogy. First, I don't care what the > stations of my ancestors were, I just > want to know who they were; their names and where they came from, > and > where they went. Any > research or effort that I put into it is to satisfy me curiosity > and > when I find something new I want > to share it with the whole world, and for free and with no > copyright or > intellectual property labels. > If I compiled a book, of course I would try to at least be repaid > for > the expenses of publishing it. > I have purchased a number of books written on my family lines > which I value. > However, as one relative who wrote a book on one of my family > lines, > after she sold all of her > books, she didn't care who copied the contents. And, of course, > republishing the book, or > any parts without giving credit would be immoral. I saw a post by > one > researcher who threatened > to sue anyone who downloaded a picture that he posted and then > reposted > it somewhere else. > He obviously gives copyrights more value than they really have in > genealogy. Why? What could > an infringement mean in that case? No one claimed to have been the > one > to have taken the photo > and what self respecting attorney would represent a person trying > to sue > someone else over one > picture. Anyway, if I post a picture on mye website, all are > encouraged > to use it to their heart's > content. This is not to say that data should ever be disseminated > as > being verified when it hasn't been. > When I first became interested I was guilty of wanting to believe > everything that I saw that I paid no > or little attention to the accuracy of the information. I regret > that > but I do not advertise anything as > verified data unless I give sources. I didn't mean to get so > verbose but > I did want to add my thoughts to > this exchange. > > > Lannie Walker > > > www.lanniewalker.com > Researching: Scott, Walker, Kirkland, Dorman, Beard, McCown > > giving credit > > shannona@triad.rr.com wrote: > > >This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. > > > >Classification: Query > > > >Message Board URL: > > > >http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/YS.2ADI/3098 > > > >Message Board Post: > > > >I have always enjoyed researching my family history on this Henry > County message board. It has been a such a great resource and it > has been a joy to find distant cousins! However, recently, it > seems to have become a media utilized for public disagreements. I > have been afraid to post anything for fear of negative responses! > I feel that if you have a problem with someone, rather than > posting it publicly, please email them directly and not discuss it > in this forum. I would rather not read arguments between others, > as I feel this should be a private matter. Let's please all get > along and be amicable with one another! I do apologize if this > upsets anyone...I honestly don't mean to do so. Let's just please > be nice to one another - we're all trying our best to do the same > thing - research! > > > > > > > > > >------------------------------- > >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHENRY- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ALHENRY- > request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >