Just a few notes to allow myself the opportunity of relieving a little
frustration.

1) Am I the only person who takes offense when I share documentation with
someone, and that person posts the documentation as his own, offering no
credit to the source of that documentation?

2)  Am I the only person who feels cheated when another person offers to
share information, and after that person is provided the documents they
needed, he or she sends nothing in return (much less a thank you)?

3)  Am I the only person who believes that multiple people researching
within the same family line might be more efficient, effective,
productive, and accurate if they worked in tandem?

I know I'm no the only person who has been lied to, taken advantage of, or
excluded in some manner.  I have invested a great deal of time, effort,
and expense in efforts of identifying my ancestry.  I have also been very
free in sharing the documentation I have compiled.  However, I nearly blew
a gasket when, tonight, I came across a posting by a former "associate"
making reference to a will and death certificate in our line.  These
particular documents were obtained by me through a great deal of research
and persistence, and shared with the above mentioned individual in hopes
that he might benefit in his research.  Did he credit his source of
information?  NOT ON YOUR LIFE!!!  Not only did he fail to credit his
source, he also inaccurately transcribed the death certificate into his
site.  What a waste!

I have a PAF on my PC to assist me in fleshing out my line.  I refuse to
post a Gedcom for one reason only -- I am not satisfied that my lineage
and supporting documentation is 100% accurate at this moment in time.  I
have been led down too many dead ends & wrong turns by alleged researchers
and their presumptive postings.  I would hate to be responsible for
wasting another person's time and energy with faulty information.

Rest assured, when my Gedcom goes "live", you will be able to bank on it.

Marie McKinney

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