On 18 Mar 2010 at 20:54, Charani wrote: > Roy Stockdill wrote: > > > I am, frankly, always amazed when I see family historian arguing in > > favour of censorship! We should be the very last persons to impose > > censorship, since family history is all about the TRUTH and honesty > > in relationships. We should tell it like it is, warts and all, and > > not get caught up in privacy paranoia. > > I think your views on privacy and respect are well known. If they > aren't then I'd suggest the curious search the archives of GenBrit to > satisfy themselves. > > I also think you'll be in the minority with your views on this list > <G> > > If this discussion is to continue, please keep it calm folks otherwise > I will use the fire extinguisher. I don't really want to have a lot > of researchers dripping all over the place though, especially as it > isn't very warm tonight. > You know that I am always calm, but I am also consistent in my views! I cannot accept censorship in any shape or form, especially when it is self imposed by genealogists and family historians who really should know better. I am in touch with many of my cousins around the world and whenever I publish something about the family and living members, the only complaints I ever get are from those I haven't mentioned! I really do not pretend to understand the paranoia over privacy that has turned us into one of the most secretive nations in the world. We are sadly obsessed with it. Can listers really not see that when they themselves choose to observe censorship and become obsessed with their privacy, then that only encourages the bureaucrats in government to impose even more of it upon us, denying us the right to information that should be freely available to all? As a former Fleet Street journalist/executive and also the former editor for 10 years of the GOONS' Journal of One Name Studies, you can hardly expect me to be anything else other than an opponent of censorship. And censorship always seem to me to be worse when demands for it it come from members of our own genealogical community. -- Roy Stockdill Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about." OSCAR WILDE

Roy Stockdill wrote: > You know that I am always calm, but I am also consistent in my views! And you also take a delight in being controversial <G> You are as you are and entitled to your own views. People don't have to agree with you and I know from GenBrit there are plenty who don't, me included. I think this has gone as far as it can. Tomorrow's another day and good for a discussion of a different colour, more research, more queries - and more look ups regarding the Hearth Tax :)) Sleep well :)) -- Charani (UK) OPC for Walton, Greinton and Clutton, SOM Asst OPC for Ashcott and Shapwick, SOM http://wsom-opc.org.uk