Paula, Connie, and Carol, It's appalling how low people will stoop! I'm sorry that each of you has experienced this type of theft. I've been working with Carol for awhile (hi, Carol!) on our shared lines (though, admittedly, she puts in much more time and effort than I do!) and have seen how much work goes into researching each person and how attached we all become, not only to our ancestors but to the results themselves. Genealogists are extremely generous people; after all, sharing information is an extremely effective way of breaking through brick walls. That this generosity is taken advantage of is just plain wrong. I wish each of you had some recourse. Meanwhile, please know that I, for one, am extremely grateful for every bit of information you share, so generously, with the rest of us! Shannon> From: chachalady@sbcglobal.net> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Date: Sat, 8 Mar 2008 22:46:37 -0600> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Finding your work on the Internet (WAS: Folks> > Connie and Carol,> > I found all my work--my entire database, with notes, posted on the> Internet about 15 years ago. I know how it got there, without my> permission and without crediting me, and I am no longer using that> research firm. My data file has been sold and re-sold to several> genealogy companies over the years, and it is now on Ancestry.com's One> World Tree and Rootsweb's World Connect Project...and probably a few> other places that I don't know about.> > The problem is that my name has not been associated with all my> work...sources...notes. The contact for my data is shown as:> "Anonymous." I am sure that has caused me to miss having contacts from> - who knows - hundreds of cousins in the years my data has been on the> Internet. And...how would you feel if someone posted a message on a> genealogy list that quoted your research notes word for word? That was> how I found out about my information being on the Internet.> > I am always happy to find new cousins to share information with, but I> am not happy about this experience. Neither of the two companies> mentioned above will replace "anonymous" with my name...their modus> operandi is to pass the buck..."Maybe (someone else) can help you with> that." Yes, I could upload my family tree to both websites and> elsewhere, and it would add to the tons of duplicate information already> "out there."> > I forget about this until someone mentions a related problem. Thanks> for "listening!" > > Striving to keep a positive attitude...and just crabby today.> > Paula Kelley Ward > chachalady@sbcglobal.net > "A positive attitude may not solve all your problems, but it will annoy> enough people to make it worth the effort." - Herm Albright> > -----Original Message-----> From: vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:vafloyd-bounces@rootsweb.com]> On Behalf Of Connie Springs> Sent: Friday, March 07, 2008 3:23 PM> To: vafloyd@rootsweb.com> Subject: Re: [VAFLOYD] Finding your work on the Internet (WAS: Folks> > Carol, I've happened on some of my research also, that gave me no credit> but> I am hoping that someday, somehow, someone will see it and tell me all> about Grandpa's two brothers who remain elusive.> Connie> > On Fri, Mar 7, 2008 at 1:49 PM, <Carol503@aol.com> wrote:> > > Regarding things about a person's family on the Inter Net------I found> an> > up> > to date down to the last most recently born child in perfect> genealogical> > order on my family by accident in Google and realized that a relative> had> > published it to Google after getting the info from a cousin of mine.> > Because I had> > done all the work and she was taking credit for it, as well as putting> it> > on the> > Web, publicly; I was a tad bit upset. People had given me info on> their> > family that was up to date and I had assured them I would never put it> on> > public> > display and there it was in living breathing black and white.> > Technically, it> > was my fault for sharing it with anyone. Once info is in print and> out of> > your hands in today's world it is apparently fair game. It is not> the> > amateur> > genealogist but only identity theives who would misuse personal info.> But> > info> > on living people should be kept off the web for security reasons> anyway.> > Once we are dead we are fair game.> > Nevertheless I would give my eye teeth to get into the 1940 Census> > data.> > No one on this list abuses any info. Maybe that person complaining> was> > just crabby that day.> > cjs> > > **********************************> Note from List Administrator!!!> The Second Sunday in each month will set aside for a "Brick Wall" Roll Call. 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