Also think about the consequences of requiring trees. Some people would be
motivated to post their tree, some people would be motivated to make up a
tree and post it, and others would be motivated to leave the group, even
those with trees. Are you sure it would produce a net gain?
Keith, I understand your point, but I have to say that the above paragraph
really rattled me!
I can't imagine that someone would actually make up a tree! That's a
pretty mind-boggling concept for me. The effort involved to do that would take
more time and energy than simply forwarding what already exists in their
files, or on their computer. Does their tree contain national secrets??
And I guess I'm just baffled at the idea that someone would leave the group
because they were required to provide information that would help
themselves and others in their research.
We're all Carter cousins. Have we, as a society and as extended family,
strayed so far from the concept of sharing that we're down to making up
trees, and leaving interactive groups because we don't want to tell anyone else
what our research has uncovered? And what if there's an error in that
secretive person's research? Maybe someone in the group could point it out,
and help them move forward too.
My experience, unfortunately, has been that outreach attempts have been
ignored, and gentle nurturing has been met with continued silence...
Again, it completely baffles me why someone would want to participate in a
genealogical DNA study, and then refuse to provide pertinent information to
that same study. I don't get it.
Carolyn