Pete I am not sure what is going on here exactly but this is a great site for genealogist and a great record for many cemeteries that are slowly disappearing. I for one would be insulted if I was to find my work being sold at a Personal profit. As you and Ray are aware I am currently involved in a project for a local cemetery which is using my pics, which are and will remain with the site, to go onto a cd along with many other records which will go on sale, the money to go to upgrading paths etc at the cemetery. All on the committee involved with this project have seen the cemeteries site and are also going to promote it on the cd. Over the years I have had people send me a lot of information, photos etc to add to my personal family history and one way of paying for that is to spend time taking the photos etc on site to help others, I guess in line with the movie, Pay it Forward. Unfortunately I do not have the time I would like to spend on taking more photos etc but am more than happy to help others when time and resources permit. Pete you do a great job in keeping the site up to date which I know would be a daunting job and from the e-mail I get I know it is all well appreciated by others. Carmel -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Peter Applebee Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2008 8:07 PM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: [AUSTRALIA-CEMETERIES] Website Updates Hi List and others, In the last week, we may have been off line, but work has not stopped. Australian Cemeteries returned Last Night, with the following updates. Such was the response, that there is little doubt, we are here to stay. Australian Cemeteries Website is in the most public of the public domains in this the 21st Century. In the past some of our volunteers, have had offers to line their own pockets with dollars by outsiders, who wish to then, on sell this information to profit themselves. Most of our volunteers are simply offended by such offers. This is Public Data, and should remain as such. We also understand that those , who make the effort to go out and complete this data, should have some reward, for the completed project. And some of our Volunteers, do just that. We have no problem with this, especially if they are Local or Family History Group, who put the income back into support of more of the same. But it became apparent that outsiders, may be milking, our system of photos, for their own reward. We value our volunteers efforts, and they should not have to put up with harassment from outside. If the harassment continues, the site will be removed. The following has been added to: http://www.ozgenonline.com/aust_cemeteries/ Added Photos to: Childers-Thopdale Cemetery, Childers-Thopdale, Vic. Nuntherungie Station Lone Grave, Nuntherungie Station, NSW Wertago Station Lone Grave, Wertago Station, NSW Added Link To: Childers-Thopdale Cemetery, Childers-Thopdale, Vic. Berrima General Cemetery, Olbury Road, Berrima, NSW Bong Bong Presbyterian Cemetery, Cnr Bong Bong & Church Roads, Bong Bong, NSW Lower Mittagong & Marist Bros Catholic Cemetery, Diamond Fields Road, Lower Mittagong, NSW Sutton Forest All Saints C/E Cemetery, Old Illawarra Highway, Sutton Forest, NSW Added Headstone Photo Source Volunteer to: Renmark General Cemetery, Columbarium, Cucumunga Street, Renmark, SA Renmark General Cemetery, Lawn Section, Cucumunga Street, Renmark, SA Regards Pete ------------------------------- 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