I have read the full report on the website. The use of the term dinosaur was quite unnecessary, out of place in a rational, fact-based document, and inevitably offensive to the person who has put huge effort into the GMI for years. Mary Rix and Peter Alefounder deserve better than that. Dick Chandler in Salmon Arm, British Columbia, Canada -----Original Message----- From: Anne Shankland via Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 1:49 PM To: Mary Rix ; goons@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [G] Guild Marriage Index It is very easy to quote a word out of context and thus give the wrong impression. I hope that the members will read the report on the website to understand the context for my comment on the GMI as the rationale for the Worldwide Marriages Index. Anne Shankland ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mary Rix via" <goons@rootsweb.com> To: <goons@rootsweb.com> Sent: Thursday, December 04, 2014 9:05 PM Subject: [G] Guild Marriage Index > Dear Members > > I am saddened to see the GMI described as a "dinosaur" in the Review of > the Guild Marriage Indexes by Anne Shankland in the Documentation for > the last Committee Meeting (No 21 on the Agenda) > http://one-name.org/members/minutes/2014Nov/21%20Review%20of%20Guild%20Marriage%20Indexes.pdf. > > > Mary Rix > > _____________________________________________ RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message