I really dislike to see myself as a complainer, but I've basically given up on using Find-A-Grave except taking care of the graves I am dealing with now. You see back about 10 years ago I helped update a cemetery listing and photos were taken. That information were put online. Now data which is extremely close to that list is now on Find-A-Grave with those exact photos. Granted the same people are not doing it, but it is frustrating not to get credit for hours of work. Anyway do to this I've decided that I'm not putting my family trees online or personal photos. My reasoning is that I do not want others to steal that information either and get credit for that as well. I'm all for sharing, but when my information that I post online is stolen than it makes me think twice about doing it again unless it has a copyright mark. Amy -------------------------------------------------- From: "Karen Rhodes" <bitbucket001@comcast.net> Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 9:32 PM To: <transitional-genealogists-forum@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [TGF] Find-A-Grave > > Some Find-A-Grave postings are done from primary research. As a member > of the Southern Genealogist's Exchange Society in Jacksonville, Florida, > I went on a trip to a local out-of-the-way cemetery (way out in the > woods, and it was a good thing my car is 4-wheel drive) with our two > "graveyard rabbits," who are recording all the cemeteries in > Jacksonville, as our society has been given the responsibility for > finding and recording all cemeteries in the city (which is consolidated > with the county) by the City Council. There was a woman there who was > working as a volunteer for Find-A-Grave, and who was meticulously > recording the markers in the cemetery. > > Someone is doing them and the genealogy community in general a (ahem) > grave disservice by faking these entries. I'm sure the powers-that-be > at Find-A-Grave will be appalled to find out. > > Karen Packard Rhodes > currently residing in Pinellas Park, Pinellas County, Florida