-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [PHILLY-ROOTS-L] Info Regarding GenForum Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 13:32:10 -0500 From: "Judith Kaufman" <[email protected]> To: [email protected] This was received from a person on another list that I am on, and was written by someone on that list.  We were asked to forward it on to other lists. "Ethics:" Hi everyone. This came as a message from the listowner for the Rockingham, New Hamspshire list that I belong to.  I thought everyone ought to see what is going on.  Mr. Marston has asked that we send this along to the lists we belong to so I am doing so. Please read the whole message to see what is going on.  I think at the very least we ought to take it as a warning and a reminder that not all we find is correct information and just use it as a tool to look further. Lee Neilsen in Eastern Utah  *************************  Dick Marston wrote:  Listers:  I have naively included a link to GenForum for those wishing to post and respond to Rockingham and Marston surname queries. Furthermore, I have innocently posted several responses on those forums. Today, I have amended the link on Rockingham's Queries Index Page to read as follows:  **If you want still another place to search and post, try the Rockingham County message board on[genforum.genealogy.com/nh/rockingham/ ] WARNING!! Any information which you share on GenForum's message boards may be copied by Genealogy.com [/FamilyTreeMaker.com] and sold by them for profit either as data included on a monthly/annual subscription or as a CD for purchase. Much of this information is totally unreliable. Caveat emptor [Buyer beware].  In order to see what, if any, information Genealogy.com has acquired from your voluntary contributions, you will first need to subscribe to their service available to paying members only.**  I am SO angry I could spit!! Until I started checking up on this fiasco about my father's pedigree, I had NO clue that Genealogy.com was doing this. I want to declare WAR! I can't get through to their leaders, but I sure would like to get through to their potential customers and unwitting voluntary contributors.  Please feel free to copy and paste [or send] this warning wherever, or to whomever, you think might do the most good. You may post it as your own message or as a quote from me, whichever you prefer.  Your help will be greatly appreciated."