Thanks Gail, I agree, RoseMary Gail Meyer Kilgore wrote: > Thanks RoseMary, when I made the decision to post Robert's message it was > only because if there was some information in his work that might be of help > to someone, I did not want to be the one that held back info that someone > might really need but I just wanted everyone to know how he operated with a > lot of mail lists and that he did charge for his info. > > He has been very pleasant with me, when I told him that this list was > closed. I have NO problems with him but I just have to abide by the rules > set forth when we become list administrators. So when I posted the message, > which I could have deleted, I just wanted everyone to know. > > My Alexander mail list is one that he posted to and then unsubbed and then > the next thing Joe Blow is asking for a lookup in his work.. well, we know > that he is not going to do that... he wasn't there anymore. > > Everyone has to make their own decision about him and his work and if it is > valuable to them, then they can contact him and proceed. If it is not > valuable to anyone, they can do what I did, hit the delete button. > > I like so many others have found information and I believe in sharing not > charging. If there is mega copying to be made at 5 cents a copy, I believe > you said that you got 147 pages, that adds up to $7.35 plus postage and most > people are willing to share the cost of copying and postage to get the info. > But, what I see is he made about $15.00 on your transaction. I don't know > that I have ever asked to be reimbursed for my copying and time and postage > as I am willing to share my info and I hope that others will share theirs > too and I give them the credits in my work. Many, many people have sent me > info and never asked for money and so I feel guilty if I ask for money. You > get what you give in life and I get just as much satisfaction helping > someone link to their lines and helping them move forward and I get excited > when ever I get just a new date to add to my work. > > Yesterday, I received an email asking if I had any information on this man's > line. I had some, but not all that he was looking for, BUT my greatest > satisfaction out of our email's was I was able to tell him that he had a 4th > cousin living in the town that he lived in and that he should contact her > and together they may be able to work on the info that he needed. If he > feels like sharing dates with me fine, if not, I got the chance to help > someone and also to introduce him to a cousin he did not know he had. That > makes my day!! > > Gail > > ==== KILGORE Mailing List ==== > Our Kilgore List archives may be searched at > http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl