Some clarification here from the OHWASH list administrator ----- Original Message ----- From: <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 9:32 AM Subject: [OHWASH] List Admin - Please read: Ancestry.com's "One World Tree" > The following information was posted on another list. It might clear up some of the questions some of you might have. For additional information, please go to: > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/owt.html > http://ancestry.custhelp.com > > This subject is NOT OPEN FOR DISCUSSION. I am posting this merely as a service to those of you that are interested. > > Maryann > List Admin. > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Now to the point at hand... Myfamily.com/Ancestry.com named the service they > are providing wrong. They call it One World Tree.. It makes everyone who > does not go read the entry at (link posted below) rootsweb help think they > are creating a world tree much the same as the other trees offered, just > using"OUR" information and charging for it... If they had named it One world > tree search engine, I don't think we would be having this problem.... See > at: > > http://helpdesk.rootsweb.com/owt.html > > It specifilly states: (COPIED FROMPAGE) > > OneWorldTree (OWT) is a new search engine that compares certain data in your > tree to that found in all of Ancestry.com's trees and records such as the > censuses and trees in RootsWeb.com's WorldConnect Project. It then compares > the data and gives you the best possible matches for individuals in each. > You can then review the matches and the sources and make your own decisions. > It acts like your personal research assistant! Just like a human research > assistant, OWT does not own or sell any information it finds. It merely does > the electronic legwork of finding the best possible matches for you. OWT > will increase the number of researchers who view your tree and thus increase > the possibility of you making some new connections. > > IT ALSO STATES: > > Are the trees on Ancestry.com and RootsWeb.com still free? > > Yes! Submitting a tree and accessing a tree online is still FREE — as > always. > > Am I required to use OneWorldTree to view these trees? > > No! OneWorldTree is an optional search engine service. > > Do I still own my data? > > Yes! Nothing has changed. You still own what you submitted. > > Are WorldConnect Project trees included in OneWorldTree? > > They are not included in the current preview version of OneWorldTree (OWT), > but will be included in the future. Ancestry World Tree and World Connect > are actually one database. Trees uploaded to either site will be included in > OWT in the future. > > > What if I do not want OneWorldTree to take my data? > > > OneWorldTree (OWT) does not take your data. It merely searches it and > provides the subscribing user with possible matches. Think of it as a > "Genealogical Google." Google.com does not own the pages it searches. It is > a tool to help you find what you want more quickly. That is what OWT does. > You can search all these trees yourself, but with millions of names and > records, that can take a long time and you might miss an important > connection. OWT will increase the hits on your tree and isn't that why you > put it on the Internet? > > However, if you do not want your data included, you can delete your tree > from Ancestry.com or WorldConnect Project. Click here for instructions. > Trees removed before 21 May 2004 will not be included in OneWorldTree. > > > What if I update my tree? Will OneWorldTree update it too? > > Yes, OneWorldTree will be updated. However, due to the large amount of data > it indexes this will occur approximately monthly. > > FOR THE REST OF THE ARTICLE... PLEASE USE LINK PROVIDED. > > PLEASE... IF YOU WANT TO USE THIS EMAILTO INFORM... OTHERS > You have my permission > > Nelda > > > > ============================== > Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration > Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. > http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 > >