Thanks, Pat, for mentioning that you asked permission of the author prior to reposting them to this NY-Irish list. For those on lists: it is the polite and required protocol, and shows respect to the writer. No ONE has my authorization to copy and paste any of my posts to any other lists, journals, etc without seeking and receiving my specific permission. To "Deb," who cut and pasted my complete post about "Paper Trails": I never gave you permission to repost my original research and writing on Facebook. When I compose posts with links and history, I am donating my time and talents to my intended genealogy community/list. Some of my lengthy, documented posts take an hour or more to research, then compose. Please do not disrespect or disregard me or my work by (especially) reposting it on so called "social" media. When Walter Greenspan passed away, I consulted with his daughters and they authorized me to compose an online Obituary for my friend Walter. That took about 3 hours for me to research and compose. Again, I did not appreciate that a NY-Irish member forwarded it to Dick Eastman, who published it word for word in his newsletter, without the courtesy of citing me as the source. If you still do not understand, look up the word: plagiarize.* Barb @ BAM-4/2/2014 *http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/plagiarize ======================================================================= From: Pat Connors [email protected] "I have permission to re-post them to this list from the poster."