Below is what ancestry is saying about One World Tree. They appear to be taking the info that people are submitting and putting it with other sources to create a paid data base. Their Ancestry World Tree is still free, for now. But, they are using the info that people freely submitted to form another data base, which is paid. You do have the option of deleting your information before they make it a paid site. ----------------------------------------------------------- Welcome to the OneWorldTreeSM Preview We're glad to have you as a OneWorldTree participant. Before you start exploring this new product, we want to make sure you fully understand the nature of the preview period. The preview period, expected to last until June 21, 2004, is a one-time introductory period when customers can view the product. At the end of the preview period, the database will be updated with even more names and families. At that time, any changes that you make to the tree will be erased. We hope that you will use this time to familiarize yourself with the way that the product works, and to explore The Tree. Just keep in mind that any updates that you make will be erased at the end of the preview period. 1. How does it work? During the preview stage, the OneWorldTree service can offer you tens of millions of names. These names have been compiled from family trees that have been searched by the OneWorldTree Service. As a preview subscriber, you can search through these trees while getting a feel for the product. You can also learn about the people in these trees - where they were born, when they were married and more. 2. How much does it cost?The OneWorldTree Preview costs $49.95 for 14 months of access. An upgrade from the U.S. Data subscription is $39.95. 3. Have you already submitted a family tree? One of the primary reasons for having a Preview Period is to allow our customers to see the way that their families might be displayed in the OneWorldTree Service. One of the components of the tree is customer-submitted trees. Some of you may have already contributed a family tree to the Ancestry World Tree database. If you want to be sure that your tree will be included in the new OneWorldTree service, please view our checklist to make sure your tree will properly convert to the new format. Ancestry World Tree and the OneWorldTreeSM In order for the OneWorldTree process to include a tree submitted to AncestryWorldTree, the tree must meet the following conditions: It must have at least 3 generations. It must not have any loops. A loop is a person who is his own ancestor, or a person's spouse is an ancestor. It must not have a large percentage of entries with no names nor dates. Remember that the deadline for submitting changes to your tree is tentatively May 21, 2004. If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004. For further instruction, please see the following relevant Knowledge Base articles: Deleting a tree you submitted Submitting a new tree Ancestry World Tree (including update instructions) Online Family Tree Ancestry Family Tree ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Through God "ALL" Things are Possible!! From: "Mark Rowden & Debra Hill" <mrowden@comcast.net> To: OHTUSCAR-L@rootsweb.com Subject: [OHTUSCAR-L] RE: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree Date: Tue, 4 May 2004 11:13:48 -0400 My last forwarded message may not be correct as here is another message from another board. | Let's set the record straight, Family Trees you submit to RootsWeb's| WorldConnect and/or Ancestry World Tree continue to be free for anyone to| access and search just as they always have been. NOTHING has changed as to| your use of WorldConnect/AWT's combined database. || The new program that has recently come along is One World Tree (OWT), which| is a new advanced subscription search feature ( it's a tool) that matches| data found in the free trees and some of the pay databases and census| records found at Ancestry, and stitches it into a finished product to cut| out the work of searching and matching data for the subscriber. What the| subscriber to OWT is paying for is the convenience of having the searching| and matching done for him....not for accessing or searching the free family| trees housed on their site. || Myra Vanderpool Gormley, CG ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------ -----Original Message----- From: Mark Rowden & Debra Hill [mailto:mrowden@comcast.net] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 11:08 AM To: 'OHTUSCAR-L@rootsweb.com' Subject: Ancestry to charge for OneWorldTree If you have submitted a family tree to Ancestry.com's OneWorldTree site, you need to be aware of a change about to be implemented by Ancestry. Family Trees uploaded to the OneWorldTree site, which have been free heretofore, will be moved into a subscription data base. After approximately May 21st this data base will no longer be accessible for free. Ancestry will be begin offering OneWorldTree Preview at $49.95 for 14 months for access to these donated trees. If you'd prefer that your information not be sold, there is a link below which will take you to a set of instructions on opting out by deleting your tree. Go first here: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/ When you arrive at the page - look for the link toward the top "What's a preview?" Read the information and then click on "View our checklist" (which appears on #3). On the page is a statement that says "If for any reason you do not want your tree to be part of the new OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from the Ancestry World Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004." Click on the link "Deleting a tree you submitted" The resulting page gives instructions on how to delete your tree. Feel free to pass this along to other lists. -----Original Message----- From: OHTUSCAR-D-request@rootsweb.com [mailto:OHTUSCAR-D-request@rootsweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, May 04, 2004 12:01 AM To: OHTUSCAR-D@rootsweb.com Subject: OHTUSCAR-D Digest V04 #55 ==== OHTUSCAR Mailing List ==== Tuscarawas County USGenWeb site: http://web.tusco.net/tuscgen/index.htm _________________________________________________________________ Is your PC infected? Get a FREE online computer virus scan from McAfeeR Security. http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=3963