I agree Debbie, we should be given a choice. I personally have no problem with people viewing my data and would be happy for it to be fully searchable.Penny JonesHalkyard ONSMember 5584 On Thursday, 18 December 2014, 15:17, Debbie Kennett via <goons@rootsweb.com> wrote: I think it's important to respect the wishes of individual members. If there really are people who are concerned that people might "steal" their data from the GMI then their preferences for restricted searches should be retained. However, it's equally important that members who wish to make their data fully accessible should be allowed to do so. I would have thought that it should be possible to accommodate individual preferences within the database format so that the wishes of all members are met. In the long run, perhaps when the GMI is moved over to the CMS, I would imagine it should be possible to have a system whereby we can upload and edit our own data, and also download marriages in a spreadsheet for our personal use. There probably ought to be terms and conditions for the submission of marriages to the GMI so that members can indicate their preferences at the outset. Debbie Kennett Member no. 4554 Cruwys/Cruse/Cruise one-name study >I think it is now time that the GMI was fully searchable on all names surely in this day and age it is possible to stop someone stealing all your work Jim Isard 1803 _____________________________________________ 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