----- Original Message ----- From: "Gillian Kelly" <gilliankelly@bigpond.com> To: "J K gen" <gen2mail@googlemail.com> Cc: "Nottsgen" <NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 6:08 PM Subject: Re: [NTT] tr: Petition > My apologies JK - I misread this to mean just an index. I do think this > is > a very tall order and quite regardless of the cost and who pays I think > that in today's troubled times open access to such a huge amount of > personal > information borders on dangerous. The information is already on microfilm at the GRO and duplicating it is as cheap as chips. Putting it online is an option, well that involves a lot more cost and could have been done a lot cheaper than the ill fated DoVE project that has used UKP 16 million thus far. They are talking about historical information, that is pre 1909 certificates, and nothing later, so no issue as far as privacy goes. None the less an e-petition is a government sop and will achieve nothing. A system set up to keep the masses from rioting for change. Keith Wellington, NZ

My husband's ancestor wasn't registered in his county of birth, though his sister and brother were. There are at least 6 with the same name around the country within 2 years either side, so an addition to the index (mother's maiden name for example) could help me find him without sending 6 applications to 6 different register offices....and still maybe not finding him, perhaps he wasn't even registered at all. I don't want something for nothing, I still want to buy the cetificate, but a bit of help along the way could save a lot of expense, whoever you pay your taxes to (I do live in the UK....) Jan> From: genmailnz@gmail.com> To: NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Wed, 4 Feb 2009 20:54:02 +1300> Subject: Re: [NTT] tr: Petition> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gillian Kelly" <gilliankelly@bigpond.com>> To: "J K gen" <gen2mail@googlemail.com>> Cc: "Nottsgen" <NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com>> Sent: Wednesday, February 04, 2009 6:08 PM> Subject: Re: [NTT] tr: Petition> > > > My apologies JK - I misread this to mean just an index. I do think this > > is> > a very tall order and quite regardless of the cost and who pays I think> > that in today's troubled times open access to such a huge amount of > > personal> > information borders on dangerous.> > The information is already on microfilm at the GRO and duplicating it is as > cheap as chips. Putting it online is an option, well that involves a lot > more cost and could have been done a lot cheaper than the ill fated DoVE > project that has used UKP 16 million thus far.> > They are talking about historical information, that is pre 1909 > certificates, and nothing later, so no issue as far as privacy goes.> > None the less an e-petition is a government sop and will achieve nothing. A > system set up to keep the masses from rioting for change.> > Keith Wellington, NZ> > > > > > > > > > > Notts Surname List> > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html> > -------------------------------> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message _________________________________________________________________ Windows Live Messenger just got better .Video display pics, contact updates & more. http://www.download.live.com/messenger