Cheryl, I am sorry that you have had some bad experiences. I guess that I just have been lucky thus far when it comes to sharing information. I will keep your advice and the advice of everyone else in mind when someone asks for information from me. Thanks, Jennifer On 7/28/05, singhals <singhals@erols.com> wrote: > Yep, I sometimes did that. > > It might not keep other people honest, but it DOES keep me from taking > their material as additional support for my own. I've already got four > places where I can't tell "who published first" so I can't tell whether > they are quoting us or we are quoting them. > > Cheryl > > Joan Lowrey wrote: > > > Everyone beware! Some people have acknowledged that they intentionally > > insert some wrong dates, etc., in the data they upload to any database > > or post to their own websites, so they can tell if someone has copied > > (stolen) from them > > > > Joan Lowrey > > > > > > At 05:59 PM 7/28/05 -0400, Patricia J Weisshaus wrote: > > > >> There was one fellow that I contacted because of his entry in > >> WorldConnect because he supposedly had a date that I had been looking > >> for quite awhile. His response was that he had thrown it in to see if > >> he got any reponses that would help him!]] > >> > >> End of contact! > >> > >> Pat > > > ==== PAF-5-USERS Mailing List ==== > FreeBMD - Free Access to England and Wales Civil Registration Index > Volunteer as a Transcriber Today! > http://freebmd.rootsweb.com/ > > -- What do you think would be the best thing about being 104 years old? No peer pressure