It would be a legitimate request when individuals initially register for NFS and submit names that they be REQUIRED to give either an email or snail mail address. I remember when I first registered I chose not to give my email address. I subsequently found it a good idea to do so. If privacy is a concern, then the person can ask for it to be "hidden" and visible only to NFS officials, but at least we could get in touch with one another! I think many of us have had legitimate reasons to contact others who have submitted work or totally messed up pedigrees. In spite of the fact you can "have it you way" when it comes to how you see your pedigree, my families have all sorts of disputes on them because someone disputed a grandmother. Some people initially just disputed instead of combining. Further, there is one woman who messed up a well-researched (generally non-member) line. She insisted her guy belonged in the family and was actually the same person as our guy. Dozens of primary source documents attest to the fact that she is in error. Her source..."a book".... I cannot get her to fix it...she refuses. It's a mess. So...NFS folks...please REQUIRE an email or snail mail in order to register so we can get in touch with one another !! :-) Michele **************Dell Days of Deals! June 15-24 - A New Deal Everyday! (http://pr.atwola.com/promoclk/100126575x1222865043x1201494942/aol?redir=http:%2F%2F ad.doubleclick.net%2Fclk%3B215692145%3B38015538%3Bh)

I know I am four days late in reading.. and responding to this email thread.. Perhaps you might like my perspective on the reason WHY there will NEVER be a required public email address for nFS participants. The nFS system is designed for EVERYONE not just the members in the United States. In Europe, they have VERY STRICT laws on privacy, banks can not sell client email addresses nor send them information on other products, for example. Alan W. On Wed, Jun 17, 2009 at 8:59 PM, <JCBrooks@aol.com> wrote: > It would be a legitimate request when individuals initially register for > NFS and submit names that they be REQUIRED to give either an email or snail > mail address. I remember when I first registered I chose not to give my > email address. I subsequently found it a good idea to do so. If privacy > is > a concern, then the person can ask for it to be "hidden" and visible only > to > NFS officials, but at least we could get in touch with one another! > > I think many of us have had legitimate reasons to contact others who have > submitted work or totally messed up pedigrees. > > In spite of the fact you can "have it you way" when it comes to how you see > your pedigree, my families have all sorts of disputes on them because > someone disputed a grandmother. Some people initially just disputed > instead of > combining. > > Further, there is one woman who messed up a well-researched (generally > non-member) line. She insisted her guy belonged in the family and was > actually the same person as our guy. Dozens of primary source documents > attest to > the fact that she is in error. Her source..."a book".... I cannot get > her to fix it...she refuses. It's a mess. > > So...NFS folks...please REQUIRE an email or snail mail in order to register > so we can get in touch with one another !! :-) >