Hello Connie, Gypsy, Kristi Jalics, Penny, Sue, South Paws, Raymond Tompkins, Andrew Waber, Julie Woolever [and the List Members that e-mailed me privately], Sorry about not getting back to you sooner, but I've been busy with work. With Judy's permission, I would like to respond to the comments and remarks that were made to the question I had posted on this discussion list. I will respond to everyone in this e-mail -- I hope you don't mind. I want to make sure you hear the "whole truth". I never intended for my question to get personal, until Raymond Tompkins and Andrew Waber made it personal. My question was actually two questions in one. Should someone get permission before posting info on-line and should someone pay for information that they agreed to ahead of time. The FRITZ info in question can found on this web page <http://www.geocities.com/wabnoles/fritz.html> Some of Andrew Waber's ancestor's names are misspelled -- per the "report" from the German researcher [that I sent him]. Over the last 25 years of doing genealogy research, I've paid for a lot research done by private researchers and I've [never] asked anyone for money. But, when Andrew Waber [agreed] to help pay for the research costs done on his FRITZ ancestors -- then I expected him to keep his word. I was too trusting! Since I started working on my family history, I've exchanged info with hundreds of people. Plus, I've helped a lot of people get in touch with other people so they could find their ancestor's birthplace. This is from an e-mail that Andrew Waber sent me -- signed "Guess Who" Well gee Doug maybe if you would've given me your address when I asked for it back in December I would've paid some of the money back. But considering four things 1) you didnt reply 2) you told me previously Never mind 3) I never ever agreed to this researcher (you were the one who got stuck w/ him,not me) and 4) no contract was signed I have changed my mind. I would like to respond to some of the things that "Guess Who" said: I sent Andrew my snail mail address back in October [four months ago] so he could send me copies of some information on his FRITZ ancestors. Then Andrew sent my address to Roger, so he could help with the research costs -- Roger sent me money last October. Yes, it's true about what I said to Andrew last December. He was suppose to send me the money back in October and never did. So, I got upset and told him to forget about sending any money. I hope some of you can understand why I got so upset. I had to use most of my rent money [at the time] to pay for the research. This is a paragraph [from the report] that the private researcher sent me: Attached you find a detailed worksheet about my work achieved, the time consumed and other expenses. You will find that it surmounts my original cost estimation. Because of the favorable conditions I met, I decided to do a bit more than we have agreed originally. I leave it to you to pay to indicated amount of 250 $ or to restrict the sum I had estimated: 150 $. I wrote to Andrew Waber that we should send him the $250 -- I thought it was the right thing to do. Andrew wrote back and said I should only send him the $150. I didn't think that was right [what Andrew Waber said] -- another reason why Andrew got me so upset. Andrew Waber and I talked about hiring a private researcher to find proof where his ancestor's were from [if it didn't cost too much] and that he would help with the research costs. I still have [every] e-mail from Andrew Waber that can back up everything I've said in this message -- and the last one. After my [bad] experience with Andrew Waber, I'm never going to help anyone else out -- except the ones I've already agreed to. I'm "really sorry" this became personal on this forum -- I never intended for it to turn out this way. Thanks again for everyone's feedback -- I appreciate it. God bless, Doug Smith P.S. Judy, would you please "unsubscribe" me from this list and let this message get posted on your list -- Thank-you very much.