Hi Alice,

I've been researching for many years, and have encountered similar 
individuals who send emails asking for info, but they aren't even polite 
enough to sign their name.  If I reply to them asking for approximate 
dates (many send only names) individuals lived, they don't respond.  
Some, as you say, don't bother to send a thank you after I've sent them 
info.  This is occurring more often in recent years. 

Ruth

Alice Owens wrote:

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>I am a genealogy researcher, now limited only to Fluvanna County, VA due to arthritis.  I work with the Clerk and respond to all genealogy requests that come to their office.  I do this on my own, explaining what I will do, what the minimum cost will be and they may limit my research to that amount.  I am finding that: 
>1.  the majority of the requesters don't even bother to include a SASE.  
>2.  the only ones who will respond (and all of them don't use me after we correspond) are only needing documentation to satisfy requirements for a heritage or other society. 
>3.  I also volunteer on two sites for a very limited lookup.  I rarely get a thanks or any other message except asking for more!
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>I am confident this trend has gone hand in hand with the plethora of undocumented stuff that is available on the www.  So, to answer your question...I think "genealogy" has suffered and "fill in the name puzzzles" have taken over...JMHO.
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