Nancy, I recently found an entire line of my own posted on Ancestry. I also found entire portions of my book, WORD FOR WORD posted on Ancestry. It is frustrating when you ask others NOT to do what you mention or what I have mentioned. There seems to be NO END to the "CLICK & CLAIM" mentality that seems to dominate the internet. I have stopped sharing gedcoms. I know that sounds stingy, BUT given the circumstances, no sharing of source citations or credit given where credit is due, I only provide a family group sheet of the family in question. Gedcoms are just TOO easy to dump in the program and share. If they want my info, they will have to work for it. Sign me stingy if you want, but I really see no other way of dealing with this problem. One group sheet with sources, printed out on paper. I won't make it easy for anyone. Also, If I can help it, I give out nothing that isn't proven. They don't seem to care or notice anyway. These people are NOT genealogists they are simply name collectors. So, sign me stingy in Michigan! (Karen) Karen Krugman Professional Genealogy in Michigan Obits, Courthouse, cemetery & census http://miprofgenie.com for details mailto:miprofgenie@wwnet.net -----Original Message----- From: NM Meyers [mailto:nmmeyers@centurytel.net] Sent: Wednesday, March 27, 2002 1:18 PM To: OHLORAIN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHLORAIN] Going crazy! Every day I find more and more of the research that I have done on my family lines posted on the "net" somewhere, and often reproduced with errors. When I share data with "cousins", I very clearly tell them what it proven and what is only suspected and ask them politely NOT to any post info that has not been proven. Alas, that request falls seems to fall on deaf ears. They simply enter the info into their programs and then make and forward a gedcom along to many others. It then soon appears on the internet somewhere. It even ends up in some publications that people are buying. Simply am unable to contact all the people that are reading it and warn them of the errors. How are some of you researchers handling the same type of problem? It would be good if people learned to edit their gedcoms before they send them on to others. -- Nancy M. Meyers, Lorain OH ==== OHLORAIN Mailing List ==== Search the Archive of Messages for OHLORAIN Mailing List http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl