Hi, Peggy,
I always have the feeling that it is the difference between those who are true
researchers and those who simply want the fast answers and nothing else (no sweat
involved). They simply peruse the internet, find something that seems to apply to their
line, and go with it. Sometimes, I have been upset to find my work (and I know it is
mine!) out on the internet when I have been excited about a piece of new-found information
and shared with someone else. I get upset as I have spent time and money on books,
trips across the country to libraries, cemeteries, and courthouses, paid for postage, gas
and travel expenses, phone calls, etc. and some individual has simply submitted my
"finds" into a database and hit the "send button". I will admit that I
no longer send out information as quickly as I did years ago. I tend to share with someone
who doesn't have the interest in submitting to on-line databases.
Marilyn
Pigsmont(a)aol.com wrote:
Same here, Marilyn,
I could go on and on about people who have taken my queries when I've said
something like "He MAY have been a twin to____" and the next thing I know, MY
grandfather is listed on someone else's pages as a "twin to____" in spite of
the fact that I've made it very clear, I am just speculating. But I really
object to people "stealing my grandfather" as I call it. People who aren't
even directly related to me put my Guinn's on their web site just because they
have Guinn's.
And, unfortunately, some people, as you say, don't verify their sources.
Peggy
Hi,
I have, also, sent along information that found its way into either Ancestry
or Genealogy.com's "sale list". I believe even Familysearch has Gedcoms on
CD these days. It has been very frustrating at times. I do, however, have
another "bone to gnaw on"! Being a serious researcher, I do not rely on what I
find on-line. I take it, go to the source (if not named), and verify the
information for accuracy. I began this hobby years ago when I didn't even know
what a computer was or imagined what would be available in the future. I have
sent along information to people , who have taken that information and posted
it to some site and it is now out there for all to see. No attempt was made
to provide source materials, credit, etc. The computer has opened up a new
world for those of us who love what we do; however, it has, also, brought those
who are trying to make a profit out of the woodwork. Marilyn Cossler Garrison
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