You know, suit yourself if you want to join. I pay for this "so called free site" and I invite people who what to be there. I am on 40 sites and admin 3 of them. I wanted a way for all to have access to the same genealogy information in one spot. It is closed -it is by invite only - if anyone wants to join they email me. I have never rec'd spam. There is nothing in it for me other than helping others while I am helping myself. But I will NOT try to convince someone who does not want to be there-between my job myfamily and my genealogy obsession I do not have time for cohersing someone who is wasting my time. You want an invite - you email and ask me for it. I do not care either way. I do not care what kind of sales you get in spam I receive none from the site. Anymore questions go and read the "LEGAL MUMBLE JUMBLE". I don't think you would like our site anyway -way too many nice and trusting people. You just would not fit in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "K.Fitzgerald" <gmakf@earthlink.net> To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 4:09 AM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] New website > I'm curious.... > This new web site isn't one of those "closed" web sites places where you > have to supply the sponsor > with your guest's name and e-mail address before they can visit is it? Where > they can > only visit the site after they read this long list of legal > mumbo-jumbo (which is usually written so that few people actually read > through it all....much less understand it) terms that they must agree to > before > they can enter and use the site for the first time? Where once a guest > visits... the sponsor then sends them little messages (whenever someone > posts > something new at the site) to click on a link provided in > the message so they can visit the site again and see what's been added? > . > The reason I ask is that I made the mistake of visiting a site like that a > few years ago and after a while > I began to notice that I would get this increase in SPAM after each visit. > Finally put two and two together and made some inquiries..... > Seems the folks who sponsor many of these so-called "free" but "closed" > sites do so because it provides them with a means of collecting what they > know to be active/valid e-mail addresses. They use and/or sell these e-mail > addresses for SPAM purposes. They get away with this under the claim that > it's > not SPAM because the guest freely supplied their name & email address plus > agreed > to receive advertisements from them an/or their associates. > Every time a person visits or revisits one of these "closed sites" it > confirms that their email address is still valid and active. > . > Sponsoring genealogy websites is especially popular among those wanting to > compile valid/active e-mail address lists because genealogists make up such > a > large percentage of today's Internet users. > . > Hmmm? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Terrie Smith <terrie7@alltel.net> > To: <MDGARRET-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 2:23 PM > Subject: [MDGARRET] New website > > > > There is a new forum type website on MyFamily.com called Western Maryland: > Including Garrett and Allegany Counties. This forum allows posting of > pictures and other documents. The site is brand new and there is not much > there. But, it is expected to have a large response. If you are interested > in joining us, please email me you first and last name alongwith your email > address. Thank you Terrie Smith and Bonnie McCRoby Wuensche. > > > > terrie7@alltel.net > > > > > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. > >

I too belong to some myfamily sites. I have enjoyed reading what other people post. I have not had not spam from the site. You can decide for yourself if you want to recieve notification of every post, there is a check list to choose what you want delivered to your in box. I chose to have notification of new posted to my in-box because I don't want to miss a thing. There is alot of nice people that are members of the site and I am glad that i joined. Terrie Smith <terrie7@alltel.net> wrote:You know, suit yourself if you want to join. I pay for this "so called free site" and I invite people who what to be there. I am on 40 sites and admin 3 of them. I wanted a way for all to have access to the same genealogy information in one spot. It is closed -it is by invite only - if anyone wants to join they email me. I have never rec'd spam. There is nothing in it for me other than helping others while I am helping myself. But I will NOT try to convince someone who does not want to be there-between my job myfamily and my genealogy obsession I do not have time for cohersing someone who is wasting my time. You want an invite - you email and ask me for it. I do not care either way. I do not care what kind of sales you get in spam I receive none from the site. Anymore questions go and read the "LEGAL MUMBLE JUMBLE". I don't think you would like our site anyway -way too many nice and trusting people. You just would not fit in. ----- Original Message ----- From: "K.Fitzgerald" To: Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 4:09 AM Subject: Re: [MDGARRET] New website > I'm curious.... > This new web site isn't one of those "closed" web sites places where you > have to supply the sponsor > with your guest's name and e-mail address before they can visit is it? Where > they can > only visit the site after they read this long list of legal > mumbo-jumbo (which is usually written so that few people actually read > through it all....much less understand it) terms that they must agree to > before > they can enter and use the site for the first time? Where once a guest > visits... the sponsor then sends them little messages (whenever someone > posts > something new at the site) to click on a link provided in > the message so they can visit the site again and see what's been added? > . > The reason I ask is that I made the mistake of visiting a site like that a > few years ago and after a while > I began to notice that I would get this increase in SPAM after each visit. > Finally put two and two together and made some inquiries..... > Seems the folks who sponsor many of these so-called "free" but "closed" > sites do so because it provides them with a means of collecting what they > know to be active/valid e-mail addresses. They use and/or sell these e-mail > addresses for SPAM purposes. They get away with this under the claim that > it's > not SPAM because the guest freely supplied their name & email address plus > agreed > to receive advertisements from them an/or their associates. > Every time a person visits or revisits one of these "closed sites" it > confirms that their email address is still valid and active. > . > Sponsoring genealogy websites is especially popular among those wanting to > compile valid/active e-mail address lists because genealogists make up such > a > large percentage of today's Internet users. > . > Hmmm? > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Terrie Smith > To: > Sent: Sunday, November 16, 2003 2:23 PM > Subject: [MDGARRET] New website > > > > There is a new forum type website on MyFamily.com called Western Maryland: > Including Garrett and Allegany Counties. This forum allows posting of > pictures and other documents. The site is brand new and there is not much > there. But, it is expected to have a large response. If you are interested > in joining us, please email me you first and last name alongwith your email > address. Thank you Terrie Smith and Bonnie McCRoby Wuensche. > > > > terrie7@alltel.net > > > > > > > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== > If you need help with this list, make sure to email the list administrator, Carol Hepburn, at chepburn@cox.net. > > ==== MDGARRET Mailing List ==== Looking for your Garrett County ancestors? Make sure to visit us on the web at: http://www.rootsweb.com/~mdgarret/index.html