I have a similiar experience tried to delete my tree several years ago.Which I thought that I had done. I deleted it because I found out that it had several things that needed corrections. It was therefore easier to delete it and start over once verified. Then only to find that it still appeared.Ancestry said that I need to provide the URL's that some relatives had seen the tree on and I didn't have acess to them (Ancestry) anymore . In a fit of anger I rejoined so I could at least find the URL's  only to find that my information have been picked apart and inserted into other trees.Yes even the mistakes. I am busy trying to correct it but some people don't reply. Regards Faye --- On Sun, 31/8/08, Betty Keep <[email protected]> wrote: From: Betty Keep <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] ANONYMOUS ANCESTRY TREE OWNERS To: [email protected], [email protected], "List PJ Convicts" <[email protected]> Received: Sunday, 31 August, 2008, 2:18 AM Hi All - I have experienced the same thing too, and am most frustrated as I have no way of contacting anyone to sort out the discrepancies. I guess one way would be to lodge your own tree, but then that would probably add to the confusion. I have one situation where 'whoever' has the wrong convict attached to one of my lines. Ideas for solutions would be gratefully accepted. Betty Devonport ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Strauss" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "List AUS Convicts" <[email protected]>; "List PJ Convicts" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: [AUS-CON] ANONYMOUS ANCESTRY TREE OWNERS > Hi Listers, > > > > My children gave me a subscription to Ancestry for my birthday. > > I have found several ambiguous tree owners listing a number of my > ancestors > in their trees with many of the names incorrect and also incorrect dates > which include children born before a parent. > > Generally these "ambiguous names" hide behind a non de plume, have a "no > contact" stipulation and do not respond to queries raised in the Stories > segment. > > One has 10 "Public" Family trees listed with people from both of my > parents > sides included. > > Only one has responded to "Stories" inserted. > > I am not sure of the purpose of such listings, although they may be > fishing > expeditions looking to make up bogus family trees for sale. > > Have other Listers encountered these situations? > > Cheers > > > > Peter > > Melbourne > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.14/1643 - Release Date: 8/30/2008 5:18 PM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset

This ANCESTRY thing is a real pain. My experience is this. I don't really care if people have trees with 'wrong' information on them as everyone should be verifying their own information for themselves. But I became aware of a certain individual (and it is a Sydney woman) who was just simply downloading every document, photograph and piece of information from my own tree and claiming it as her own. I wrote a very courteous and kind letter and told her that it seemed we have might have a connection and asked if she would like to collaborate and exchange information etc. You guessed it - no reply! Totally ignored me. It infuriated me to be doing hundreds of hours of work only to have some person who is too cheap or too lazy (or both) "using" me this way. I have tried everything to get my tree removed from public view and have only "invited' people access it and thought I had been successful but only last night found it is still open to anyone. Why should these "leeches" ruin something for the rest of us. I enjoy my visits to Ancestry as an extra part of my research. I found, and was reunited with my family through one of these sites and I didn't even know the relatives existed (due to a family dispute a long time ago). I think Ancestry should sort out this problem. They should be keeping up to their part of the contract agreed to when one signs up. A contract is two way thing isn't it? Meanwhile, the person plagiarising my tree (and I wouldn't mind if she would just have some courtesy about it an answer my messages) has a profile on Ancestry. Maybe it's time she was named and shamed. I don't mind who uses my information as we are all in this together and some "genies" can be all too "precious". But I do object to being "used" and not even acknowledged as the owner of the photos, documents etc. It costs money to obtain a document and this can be a very expensive hobby over time - what a sneaky way to avoid "paying" for anything! There's power in numbers - is it possible for this site to lodge an objection with Ancestry and tell them to get their act together? Kerri Having said all that, I have had contact with some lovely people through Ancestry so there are only a few bad apples I think. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of faye lucas Sent: Sunday, 31 August 2008 4:33 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] ANONYMOUS ANCESTRY TREE OWNERS I have a similiar experience tried to delete my tree several years ago.Which I thought that I had done. I deleted it because I found out that it had several things that needed corrections. It was therefore easier to delete it and start over once verified. Then only to find that it still appeared.Ancestry said that I need to provide the URL's that some relatives had seen the tree on and I didn't have acess to them (Ancestry) anymore . In a fit of anger I rejoined so I could at least find the URL's only to find that my information have been picked apart and inserted into other trees.Yes even the mistakes. I am busy trying to correct it but some people don't reply. Regards Faye --- On Sun, 31/8/08, Betty Keep <[email protected]> wrote: From: Betty Keep <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [AUS-CON] ANONYMOUS ANCESTRY TREE OWNERS To: [email protected], [email protected], "List PJ Convicts" <[email protected]> Received: Sunday, 31 August, 2008, 2:18 AM Hi All - I have experienced the same thing too, and am most frustrated as I have no way of contacting anyone to sort out the discrepancies. I guess one way would be to lodge your own tree, but then that would probably add to the confusion. I have one situation where 'whoever' has the wrong convict attached to one of my lines. Ideas for solutions would be gratefully accepted. Betty Devonport ----- Original Message ----- From: "Peter Strauss" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]>; "List AUS Convicts" <[email protected]>; "List PJ Convicts" <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, August 31, 2008 3:58 PM Subject: [AUS-CON] ANONYMOUS ANCESTRY TREE OWNERS > Hi Listers, > > > > My children gave me a subscription to Ancestry for my birthday. > > I have found several ambiguous tree owners listing a number of my > ancestors > in their trees with many of the names incorrect and also incorrect dates > which include children born before a parent. > > Generally these "ambiguous names" hide behind a non de plume, have a "no > contact" stipulation and do not respond to queries raised in the Stories > segment. > > One has 10 "Public" Family trees listed with people from both of my > parents > sides included. > > Only one has responded to "Stories" inserted. > > I am not sure of the purpose of such listings, although they may be > fishing > expeditions looking to make up bogus family trees for sale. > > Have other Listers encountered these situations? > > Cheers > > > > Peter > > Melbourne > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.169 / Virus Database: 270.6.14/1643 - Release Date: 8/30/2008 5:18 PM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Win a MacBook Air or iPod touch with Yahoo!7. http://au.docs.yahoo.com/homepageset ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message