I agree completely. Could you "require" that the participants in the DNA study supply documentation....or at least show which ones have documentation and which ones don't? There is bad information in ALL the Genealogy sites including our own study. On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Orin Wells <orinwells@wells.org> wrote: > A further comment on this. Do not assume that "documented sources" are > fact unless you can see the original document or verify it > independently I can't tell you how many I have run to ground that > turned out to be just plain made up by someone. That includes > references to parish records that simply didn't exist. > > On 3/11/2012 9:11 AM, Rosemarie Novak wrote: > > 2.) NEVER ever accept anything on Rootsweb or Ancestry.com as the REAL > DEAL! > > If they list the documentation, "Sources", then yes. If not, its just a > guideline for you to find your OWN documentation. > > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > WELLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > in the subject and the body of the message >

I agree Vicki! - What I have looked at doesn't match my DOCUMENTED information! ****** > Date: Sun, 11 Mar 2012 13:15:38 -0400 > From: vickiwcox@gmail.com > To: orinwells@wells.org; wells@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [WELLS] Its ok to assume but Never count it as Gospel! > > I agree completely. Could you "require" that the participants in the DNA > study supply documentation....or at least show which ones have > documentation and which ones don't? There is bad information in ALL the > Genealogy sites including our own study. > > On Sun, Mar 11, 2012 at 12:26 PM, Orin Wells <orinwells@wells.org> wrote: > > > A further comment on this. Do not assume that "documented sources" are > > fact unless you can see the original document or verify it > > independently I can't tell you how many I have run to ground that > > turned out to be just plain made up by someone. That includes > > references to parish records that simply didn't exist. > > > > On 3/11/2012 9:11 AM, Rosemarie Novak wrote: > > > 2.) NEVER ever accept anything on Rootsweb or Ancestry.com as the REAL > > DEAL! > > > If they list the documentation, "Sources", then yes. If not, its just a > > guideline for you to find your OWN documentation. > > > > > > > > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > WELLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes > > in the subject and the body of the message > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WELLS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message