In the past, I have posted trees containing details of living people, but in order to comply with requests by people affected not to do so, have now ceased posting anything identifying living people unless I am certain that I have their consent. I have contacted living relatives by posting trees and sometimes requests for descendants of a particular couple (deceased) to contact me. I have a wonderful tale around this, but will not tell it just yet due to my concern for the privacy of those involved. Facebook can also be a goldmine. Brian Taylor ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Sunday, February 05, 2012 10:30 AM Subject: Re: [NTT] Wild/Wilde Family > From: "Peter R Booth" <[email protected]> > >> If looking for living descendants just be aware of privacy issues.> > > Paranoid nonsense! > > There aren't any privacy issues except those introduced by those who are > obsessed with > secrecy and censorship, which has no place in the modern world and most > certainly does not > belong in family history > > If family history is not about the living as well as the dead, then what > on earth is it about? How > are people supposed to find living relatives and connect with them, also > share their family > history and mutual sources, if they are not allowed to connect with one > another? > > Utter, utter nonsense !!!!! > > -- > Roy Stockdill > Genealogical researcher, writer & lecturer > Newbies' Guide to Genealogy & Family History: > www.genuki.org.uk/gs/Newbie.html > > "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, > and that is not being talked about." > OSCAR WILDE > > > > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > >

*While I enjoy reading this thread, its sorta going off topic a little* * * *Lets get back to the business at hand, please* * * * *hugh moderator On Sun, Feb 5, 2012 at 1:57 PM, Brian Taylor <[email protected]>wrote: > In the past, I have posted trees containing details of living people, but > in > order to comply with requests by people affected not to do so, have now > ceased posting anything identifying living people unless I am certain that > I > have their consent. > >