I believe that Mr John gave them the site while he was in prison Ann -----Original Message----- From: monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:monmouthshire-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Jane Hope Sent: 09 November 2012 21:00 To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] Query re Mike John's site Thanks Ann, that's a bit naughty isn't it. That site had a wealth of information. I would have assumed that this nine (whoever they are) would have bought the info from Mike John, but, if it's free info can't see that they've done that. Very odd. Many thanks Jane -----Original Message----- From: ann Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 6:19 PM To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [MON] Query re Mike John's site Hi Jane, The contents of the site have been taken over by a group of nine new owners. They have moved the data to the MonGenes Yahoo group and you have to apply for membership to that group. I applied and was refused because - and I quote from the email I received "We have denied your application because our approach is totally different to that of GFHS. We aim to make as much data as possible available free of charge." The GFHS mentioned is Gwent Family History Society. This is not strictly true because you have to be a member of the group to use the information and while they do not charge a fee for joining, they do refuse to let family historians join if they are members of Gwent Family History Society – unless I have it totally wrong and it is just me they are refusing. That approach IS totally different to GFHS who let anybody join. Ann Macey List Admin ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message