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A question of ethics!
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Janet in Yorkshire | Report | 26 Feb 2007 23:03 |
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LOL Snowdrop, you wicked girl!!!! Jay |
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Chris the gardening | Report | 26 Feb 2007 22:35 |
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Hi Sue the very same thing happened to me a while ago, I opened my tree to him sent him all the census from 1841 to 1901 and lots of photo's, not even a thank you, or anything in return, and he promised me a war grave photo, (which I got from another lovely person anyway) and then I looked at his tree and he's got all my family, but wrong dates names etc. and passed them all on, didn't bother correcting him or the others, it's their loss.Don't worry about it they are just name collectors. Chris. |
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Sue | Report | 26 Feb 2007 21:14 |
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Thanks for that - you've all said exactly what I thought, I just don't feel quite so mean now! Sue |
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Jane Gateshead Girl | Report | 26 Feb 2007 21:11 |
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Hi Sue I too opened my tree to some one and I was quite upset to find my late father's name appearing on some one else's tree that only has a connection via a ggg grandfather. Whilst I couldn't have got as far as I have with some very very helpful people on these boards I think it is up to people to search their ancestors and not poach others so I think you should tell him and then he will have to do his own searching. Hope that doesn't sound too harsh but you did ask!! P.S. looking at the other replies you have had - I think I may be in the minority! |
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Julie | Report | 26 Feb 2007 21:08 |
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Hi Sue If it was me and i say this with my hand on my heart. I wouldn't say a thing. Julie |
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Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it | Report | 26 Feb 2007 21:06 |
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Probably wont believe you anyway. I would leave him to his own devices if it was me Shirley |
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Researching: |
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Sue | Report | 26 Feb 2007 20:59 |
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There is a GR member who is related to me ( we share the same gt grandfather) who after I contacted him through Hot Matches poached all of my tree ( I was still very new to the game at time and opened my tree too freely, I've changed now) and I've since found out at least one other member's too. I've always suspected his research so never included any of his tree into mine even though he had our gt grandfathers mothers maiden name. Today I received at last this ancestors birth certificate which gives the mothers maiden name as something totally different to that on his tree! The ancestors name is fairly common hence the time taken to find the right one but I know I'm right - fathers occupation matches that on son's marriage cert and all the census - so my question (at last I hear you cry!) is should I tell our name collector and ruin his tree or leave him in peace with his 2500 names? Thanks for bothering to read this, Sue in a moral maze! |
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