I hear what you two are saying since I have been there too but at the
same time if you place your information into the public (Internet) then
your intent was to share with the public for fair use. If you wanted to
limit the access then offer a password protected site or only an email
contact for people to reach you but don't leave people hanging
especially when you may hold their key to get through brick walls.
That said, it doesn't help us who are still in need of information and
yet have no way of finding help either since many people have gone
"underground" and don't advertise it or keep email contacts up to date?
How are we to finish our research when again, one is limited for travel?
I thought genealogy was all in the spirit of "sharing" information even
if it means no strings attached...???? It's a family thing.
Eric
-----Original Message-----
From: Discussion of research and writing about Virginia history
[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Greg Carter
Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 3:00 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: [VA-HIST] Genealgy Future
I agree, In the past I share info with folks, thinking that they were
just putting in their file.
The next I knew it was all over the place as their research, without
recognizing the person who had shared it with them
Thanks, Greg
On Mar 15, 2012, at 2:18 PM, Linda Threadgill <[log in to unmask]>
wrote:
> Eric,
> I dismantled my website last year because of people taking my info and
photos and uploading them to their family tree on Ancestry without my
permission. The site had been up since 1996. I succeeded in getting my
photos removed from one person's family tree, but not from others. I
think this was because I was able to prove to Ancestry that the photos
were mine and my site was copyrighted.
>
> I am willing to bet similar things are happening to others. Back in
the 1990s there were limited ways of reaching out to others who were
doing online research. I think people are now realizing that having
personal family information online is not the safest approach. Too much
identity theft, etc happening now.
> Linda
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Huffstutler, Eric S.
> Sent: Thursday, March 15, 2012 7:43 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [VA-HIST] Genealgy Future
>
> I kind of brought this up a while back and now experiencing the same
> problem but even more so and want people's input.
>
> I have been doing online research for my family since 1986. I even
> was host to emails during the old BBS days and web host to a couple of
> Rootsweb GenWeb counties.
>
> Now the old RAOGK website is dead and a generic form started on
> Facebook that doesn't have the same impact or offerings as in the past
> for out of state volunteer lookups.
>
> I am finding that more and more old established genealogy websites
> have become outdated (I just ran across one that shows its last update
> was in 2004!). Various surname and county lists and forums are rarely
> visited or posted to. I looked at Burke County, GA list on
> Genealogy.com and saw a post I made nearly 9-years ago only half way
down the first page.
> Links are no longer working, volunteer email addresses have changed,
> and there just doesn't seem to be any substitute sites. In other
> words trying to do research online as in years past is almost futile.
>
> Has the hobby become out of favor to a point of no longer supporting
> these once valuable information sharing sites? Outside of paying
> through the nose to subscribe to Ancestry which in itself is now
> becoming outdated as no new Family Trees seem to be posted-uploaded,
> are there other online options for help when one can not travel?
>
> Eric
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