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    1. Re: [GM] ancestry trees from "unknown"
    2. J. Hugh Sullivan
    3. > > I'm not satisfied to do that. In the interest of presenting correct > > information I think we have a duty to identify the incorrect. By > > not identifying the wrong information we help perpetuate it. I'll > > not be a party to that. > > > > Anyone who can determine what to believe probably doesn't need the > > information in the first place. > > > > Hugh <[email protected]> > > Hugh- > > I didn't mean to imply that we shouldn't inform a submitter if we > find an error in their data. I simply am saying we cannot force > anyone else to accept our version of the facts or fix errors in > their files if they don't want to--they have the right to be wrong > if they choose to be wrong. > > [email protected] I have a problem with the last phrase. We can't avoid mistakes but I don't agree that a person has a right to lie. The choice to deliberately mislead can be made but it is not a right. Hugh

    12/03/2006 11:27:55