I don't feel that Ancestry should make a "profit" from my research hours and dollars spent. Why should I donate so they can make a profit. It is not about sharing information, I am all for this. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mema" <rmemazz@charter.net> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 10:58 AM Subject: Re: [PATE GENEALOGY] Your Family Tree I understand that you all have put time and effort into your collecting & organizing your family history, and feel somewhat proprietary about it, but if you are truly interested in your families history; then to collaborate with any & all others is the best way to do it. Why would you limit yourself to only those researchers who were looking at "free" information? What is wrong with "sharing" your information generously to all who are researching their families. Did you ever pay for information contained in certificates or documents from counties or states or libraries? Just a few thoughts mema ----- Original Message ----- From: <lunar@ipa.net> To: <PATE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 6:43 AM Subject: Re: [PATE GENEALOGY] Your Family Tree > My thoughts exactly! > > Carolyn wrote: > > Charging for information that has been provided to Ancestry for free does > > not seem like good business to me. A lot of the information that I have > > found on my family lines was provided free to me, and I would like to pass > > it along freely to any future researchers. > > > > I for one will not "give" Ancestry "free" information for them to sell. I > > will post my line elsewhere. > >