To be fair, I can't reply to people on there at the moment because my subscription has ran out, probably the same for those you've sent a message to Jane :o) ----- Original Message ----- From: "dave" <davey.gravey@sympatico.ca> To: <eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:07 AM Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Wrong Ancestors >I have, in the past, tried to connect with people that I am certain have a > connection to my family line via G/reunited. Many times I have not > received > a reply, So I have to ask myself why do these no answering types even > bother? What is the point. > Even if a person replied to me saying "sorry not interested" but silence I > consider bad manners. > These are all issues that stem from too much access to too much > information > to fast. Its the new reality in the age of cyberspace > > Dave > >> Hi Karen, >> >> I couldn't agree with you more. I have only put the barest of bare bones >> of >> my tree on Genes Reunited, just enough for genuine cousins to recognise >> the >> link, for the same reason. >> >> I too have found that my ancestors and my husband's have been co-opted >> into >> other people's trees despite the fact that there is no connection, and >> the >> people concerned do not seem to want to be corrected. I share willingly >> with genuine cousins, only to find that one or two of them do not give me >> any recognition for the years of research I have done when they pass it >> on >> to even more cousins. >> >> Hey ho, at least I know I am going up the right trees and my research >> should >> stand the test if my children ever decide to carry it on. >> >> Do I recall that some years ago one of these commercial sites claimed >> that >> the copyright on trees posted on their site was their property? >> >> Lesley >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: eng-liverpool-bounces@rootsweb.com >> [mailto:eng-liverpool-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Karen Sorrell >> Sent: 17 August 2009 02:01 >> >> >> >> Hi Sue, >> >> I don't actually believe it be carelessness - I have found that it's >> frequently just plain laziness. Family history has become such a popular >> pursuit and the advent of the internet has led many to believe that if >> they >> just hop online, they'll have their entire family history back to Adam >> and >> Eve in a single afternoon. Of course, Ancestry doesn't help the situation >> with its One World Tree feature which tries frantically to connect your >> rellies with everyone else's! >> >> >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> >> Admin Message - List guidelines: >> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm >> >> The list admin can be contacted at >> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG - www.avg.com Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.60/2311 - Release Date: 08/18/09 06:03:00

Hi Jane, You should be able to reply to messages, regardless of whether your subscription is current or not. To be fair to GR, I get more genuine relations contacting me via their site than any other service. The links tend to be waaaaaaaaaaay back in the tree so correspondance with each other is sporadic, once the initial set of details are swapped. I have never opened my tree for other people, although I do give an email address where they can write to me if the link appears to be genuine with the information I ask them to supply. My subscription ran out on GR ages ago as I don't find it particularly good value for money, but I "stay" with them because of the messages I do get from people whose tree I appear to share. Regards, Sally ---------------------------------------- > From: arcmikmum@talktalk.net > To: eng-liverpool@rootsweb.com > Date: Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:19:40 +0100 > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Wrong Ancestors > > To be fair, I can't reply to people on there at the moment because my > subscription has ran out, probably the same for those you've sent a message > to > > Jane :o) > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "dave" > To: > Sent: Tuesday, August 18, 2009 12:07 AM > Subject: Re: [ENG-LIV] Wrong Ancestors > > >>I have, in the past, tried to connect with people that I am certain have a >> connection to my family line via G/reunited. Many times I have not >> received >> a reply, So I have to ask myself why do these no answering types even >> bother? What is the point. >> Even if a person replied to me saying "sorry not interested" but silence I >> consider bad manners. >> These are all issues that stem from too much access to too much >> information >> to fast. Its the new reality in the age of cyberspace >> >> Dave >> >>> Hi Karen, >>> >>> I couldn't agree with you more. I have only put the barest of bare bones >>> of >>> my tree on Genes Reunited, just enough for genuine cousins to recognise >>> the >>> link, for the same reason. >>> >>> I too have found that my ancestors and my husband's have been co-opted >>> into >>> other people's trees despite the fact that there is no connection, and >>> the >>> people concerned do not seem to want to be corrected. I share willingly >>> with genuine cousins, only to find that one or two of them do not give me >>> any recognition for the years of research I have done when they pass it >>> on >>> to even more cousins. >>> >>> Hey ho, at least I know I am going up the right trees and my research >>> should >>> stand the test if my children ever decide to carry it on. >>> >>> Do I recall that some years ago one of these commercial sites claimed >>> that >>> the copyright on trees posted on their site was their property? >>> >>> Lesley >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: eng-liverpool-bounces@rootsweb.com >>> [mailto:eng-liverpool-bounces@rootsweb.com]On Behalf Of Karen Sorrell >>> Sent: 17 August 2009 02:01 >>> >>> >>> >>> Hi Sue, >>> >>> I don't actually believe it be carelessness - I have found that it's >>> frequently just plain laziness. Family history has become such a popular >>> pursuit and the advent of the internet has led many to believe that if >>> they >>> just hop online, they'll have their entire family history back to Adam >>> and >>> Eve in a single afternoon. Of course, Ancestry doesn't help the situation >>> with its One World Tree feature which tries frantically to connect your >>> rellies with everyone else's! >>> >>> >>> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >>> >>> Admin Message - List guidelines: >>> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm >>> >>> The list admin can be contacted at >>> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >>> ------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >>> ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >>> the >>> quotes in the subject and the body of the message >>> >> >> >> ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ >> >> Admin Message - List guidelines: >> http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm >> >> The list admin can be contacted at >> Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >> quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 8.5.392 / Virus Database: 270.13.60/2311 - Release Date: 08/18/09 > 06:03:00 > > ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > > Admin Message - List guidelines: > http://freespace.virgin.net/genealogical.collections/AdminMessage.htm > > The list admin can be contacted at > Eng-Liverpool-admin@rootsweb.com > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to ENG-LIVERPOOL-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message