Yes, James, I agree with you that you cannot go around fixing errors others have made when copying your research. That would be chasing windmills. If people made their Ancestry trees private the information would not be there to grab. Ancestry does not actually "sell" the trees, and members can delete them at any time. What they sell is access to their records, including member public trees. If anyone wants to copy the erroneous information on my family posted by copiers, let them have at it. Copied research is of no value to me, so I don't look at other trees. I need to confirm records myself. They do have an impressive record collection. I did let a family photograph out, which has now been copied and attributed to the wrong person. I think I am in for a scolding in the hereafter. :) Regards, Lois -----Original Message----- From: James P. <jasgenea@sympatico.ca> To: eng-black-country <eng-black-country@rootsweb.com> Sent: Sun, Jan 1, 2012 10:38 am Subject: [Black Country] Ancestry : ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY Digest, Vol 7, Issue 2 Another problem with Ancestry. This has been going on for years. You do the research, include family details, post to Ancestry and they sell it. I contact researchers of my families directly, provide a few details to establish authenticity, and then correspond back and forth adding details as we go along. I advise contacts that I do not publish to Ancestry, or similar, and ask that they agree to not publish on public lists. Having said that, I checked Ancestry once, not supplying details, and found information on my maternal side which was incorrect. Thankfully there was little information. I did not, and will not correct the listing. James ------------------------------------- The only List that specifically covers the whole of the Black Country. Run by Black Country folk who were born and still live in the area. ****************************** ATTENTION TO ALL:- When replying please remove the details that do not apply to your mail and change the SUBJECT LINE for best useage of ARCHIVED MATERIALS. ------------------------------- ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-BLACK-COUNTRY-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message