I just added the link to my real estate page a couple of days ago, but I get phone calls
from time to time asking personal research questions. I *never* post my phone number on
my genealogy sites, and my home number is unlisted and unpublished. They Google me and
have no qualms about calling my work number. Even when I tell them that I'm driving,
or
with a client, they go on and on. I think it's usually the beginners who just
don't
understand how much time we donate to get material online.
Speaking of which, I just got transcriptions of a 1902-1904 diary, so instead of dinner,
I'm trying to get it up. I love old diaries, and this is a great addition.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mary Kathryn Kozy" <genmail(a)marykozy.net>
To: <gagen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 7:01 PM
Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Opinion about Me Section
I would suggest from my many years of involvement with USGenWeb it is
definitely a risk! Just a week or two ago I got an email that started
talking about houses built on a particular road and this gentleman would
like any information about his family in the county records. No mention of a
town for the road or a county for the records (never mind wanting "any
records on his family"... <sigh>). I had, of course, to write and ask him
WHICH county of mine he was referring to? I run 2 in GA, one in IL and one
in VA for the moment... :)
Just got another one very similar to it this morning asking me to post
someone's surnames on the site. Didn't happen to mention which one though...
I haven't had the time to go back over these 5 sites and make sure I have
email subject lines in the email links as yet. I'm sure that would help the
confusion issues, but certainly not the "can you please send me everything
on my family" requests! LOL!
Mary Kathryn Kozy
Monroe & Worth Co., GAGenWeb CC
-----Original Message-----
From: gagen-bounces(a)rootsweb.com [mailto:gagen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On
Behalf Of Pat Sabin
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 3:04 PM
To: gagen(a)rootsweb.com
Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Opinion about Me Section
That's definitely a risk, Kemis. I think most researchers think we live in
our counties,
anyway. I have three counties in lowcountry South Carolina, and get lots of
queries about personal research and driving directions. If they only knew
how lost I am when I'm driving around those dirt roads!
Pat
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kemis Massey" <sobby(a)knology.net>
To: <gagen(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 09, 2011 2:38 PM
Subject: Re: [GAGEN] Opinion about Me Section
> imho, it let's the readers know you. Only problem, is some may think
> because you work in Gwinnett County you could run here or there and pick
up
> stuff they need for research purposes.
>
> Just a thought.
> kemis
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