Dot, As far as I can tell, everything that RootsWeb had online for free is still online for free: http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ If I'm mistaken, please tell us just what information is being sold at Ancestry.com that was once free at RootsWeb.com. Diana > -----Original Message----- > From: brown-bounces@rootsweb.com On Behalf Of Dot > Sent: Thursday, December 17, 2009 11:06 AM > To: brown@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BROWN] Uploads (?) to ancestry > > The point is that rootsweb was free when people placed their > information on the site. When the going got tough and people > did not help rootsweb with 'donations' to help defray costs, > ancestry jumped in and helped them really well. The information > that people put up for free is now being 'sold' on the ancestry > site...and I do believe that is what the people are talking about... > yep, MHO. > <snip> > Dot >