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Access To Family Trees help needed please

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Christine

Christine Report 25 Jun 2012 12:05

Hi

New to this and allowed access to my family tree to another member. Is it possible to stop them having access afterwards?

Is it considered rude to not allow when asked?

Regards

Christine

Researching:
Melrose and Sumner Aberdeenshire

MarieCeleste

MarieCeleste Report 25 Jun 2012 12:18

Christine - if you go to the "Messages" drop down menu above there is a link "My Contacts". If you select that then the person that you want to stop accessing your tree will be there. The option is there to either allow or stop people having access.

No it's not rude to not give access - it's your tree after all! However, it is good to share info where possible. I always ask people what the connection is and will often just send them a message with relevant info.

Christine

Christine Report 25 Jun 2012 12:22

HI

Thank you for your advice

Researching:
Melrose and Sumner Aberdeenshire

DazedConfused

DazedConfused Report 25 Jun 2012 12:25

Christine - many people on here do not just give access to people, in fact it is recommended not to do so.

Most would say, that on initial contact from another member you would do some querying of your own to ensure that the person they are talking about is actually related.

ie You are contacted by Jo Smith who says I have Bert Brown in my tree who also appears in yours can I see your tree.
Reply: Thanks for the query, could you tell me more about your Bert, ie DOB and place of birth and parents name.

If other person not too forthcoming with this info - NO Tree Access.

It is not rude - just plain common sense.

:-)

Researching:
We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!

Christine

Christine Report 25 Jun 2012 12:41

Hi

Thank you. I should have asked the question before. Up until now everyone has been so helpful I did not feel the need but there is always one!

Christine

Researching:
Melrose and Sumner Aberdeenshire