I agree with this view expressed by Meli. Somehow this thread has produced a number of comments in a tone we don't often encounter on this list and I have no doubt I speak for the suffering majority when I make the plea "Can we drop this now?" ! Sincerely Jason Meli wrote: >Halloooo! It seems to me, that as usual, some read far more into a comment >than was perhaps originally meant. > >Alan's original comment on 02 April was, "I thought seeking living relatives >is frowned upon on these lists." > >My response was simply, "One of my major goals constantly is to make contact >and >exchange information with "distant cousins" who are living descendants of >my ancestors! I never dreamed that anyone would take that to mean >exchanging and making public that personal information or even asking for >personal information about living people. > > All of us know, don't we, that it is an unwritten rule of genealogy to >never, ever make public or share any private or personal information about >living people unless they give explicit permission to do so. That is >precisely the reason I responded to Alan, because I think we all do hope to >seek and find living relatives of our ancestors. Making contact with people >who have the same ancestors we have is one of the delightful perks of family >research, I think. But what, in that comment, would make anyone think that >implies posting or publishing or relating personal private information about >the living individuals themselves? > >To be honest, I hate these diatribes on line about issues like this, and >here I am in the middle of one! LOL! But I got a personal email telling me >I was wrong, so thought I would explain my point of view a little more, so >as to not be misunderstood. > >Blessings to all on this glorious Easter day...Alleluia...He is Risen >indeed. > >Meli > > >------------------------------- >Listmom: ybowers@gmail.com or CORNISH-GEN-admin@rootsweb.com > >Visit the OPC (Online Parish Clerk) web page for transcription information http://www.cornwall-opc.org/ >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to CORNISH-GEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >