The volunteer sites also happily ask the public to >>> report >>> errors, and correct them as soon as they are advised of them, unlike >>> ppv >>> sites. > > Wrong, Ancestry and SP and others give you the facility to correct > entries. > With respect Jill, have you ever had Ancestry.com actually correct an error you have pointed out to them? I haven't! Having a facility to do so and actually doing it are two very different things :-) I can't speak for Scotlands People, I've not used them enough. Val

Val Burge wrote: >> The volunteer sites also happily ask the public to >>>>> report >>>>> errors, and correct them as soon as they are advised of them, >>>>> unlike ppv >>>>> sites. >>> >>> Wrong, Ancestry and SP and others give you the facility to correct >>> entries. >>> >> >> With respect Jill, have you ever had Ancestry.com actually correct >> an error you have pointed out to them? I haven't! Yes - plenty And while you are waiting, there are comment boxes so you can flag up errors to others. regards Jill Bowis www.lorn.org.uk Local Origins Rural Network - Local Producers Market & Business/Community Network www.kintaline.co.uk - where we are, what we do: Kintaline Plant and Poultry Centre www.benderloch.org.uk/forum - Ardchattan history, geology, ecology, genealogy, weather, webcam, local forum