When you figure these lists have about 200 + members with high speed internet access - multiply those 200 + members with everyone else out there doing genealogy...... OH MY. And people still take it as gospel and never cite a source. ----- Original Message ----- From: <FamilyHart@aol.com> To: <PALANCAS-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Wednesday, June 21, 2006 3:42 PM Subject: Re: [PALANCAS] www gencircles com > > > In a message dated 6/21/2006 11:27:00 A.M. Mountain Standard Time, > zuli@sprintmail.com writes: > > And be wary of sharing a hypothetical "working thesis" with anyone, even > though clearly labeled hypothetical. > > I shared an unproven thesis with a distant relative fifteen years ago and, > without my knowledge, he posted the thetical material on a well-known > genealogical Website. When correct information was discovered that obviated my > "working thesis," the Website owner refused to let me make corrections and, despite > repeated pleas to the relative who had posted it, the erroneous material > remained available on the Website for twelve years before the relative corrected > the error. Unfortunately, that erroneous data is still being perpetuated in > other resources to which it was copied from the Website that originally > published the erroneous data. > > I know we all share unproven genealogical data in an effort to be helpful to > other researchers but please be very wary of doing this. In today's world of > facile and rapid communication, it is impossible to control how such data > spreads and how it is used by others! > > Nelson R. Sulouff > > > <> > > On the other hand, on our site where we do make corrections constantly, a > working thesis will often bring critical review and correction in a much faster > manner. We are constantly comparing our data with available records and > making corrections. We also receive constant feedback from the Internet public. > Now having said that the comparisons come at a slower rate than the input of > unsubstantiated data. People just need to understand that data coming from > LDS Ancestry File, Ancestry Worldtree, Rootsweb WorldConnect and the like > needs to be looked at with suspicion until it can be verified against primary > records. > > Thanks! > > Don & Jeanine Hartman > FamilyHart > http://midatlantic.rootsweb.com/familyhart/ > > Rootsweb List Admins for: > Pennsylvania, PADutchGenONLY, Penna-Dutch, PAYork, PA-York-Gen, > MD-Fred-Gen, MDWashin, Burket, Dierdorff, Gotshall, Glattfelder, Hartman, > Kohr, Kaufman, Sturm > > USGENWEB CCs for: York Co., PA; Franklin Co., PA; Frederick Co., MD; > Washington Co., MD > > > > > ==== PALANCAS Mailing List ==== > This is your list use and enjoy for genealogy. >