How are you suppose to feel. Yes publishing seem to be around the corner, but is it still worth it now. A over 50 age person, why would I think that I would have to worry about them knowing right from wrong? So they left me and the rest of these family members with out a family website, cause I will have to delete it.
I have read about this here with other people dealing with the same thing. It is sad that people don't ask how one would feel be taking all.
Sick Stomach!
If someone in my tree objected to their name being available to family members and guests, while being kept confidential to everyone else, I would delete them from the site. I would publish the tree without including details of that person, spouse and their children.
If it was my father who objected it would be an interesting situation. I would have to think hard about that. However he is long gone so not a worry.
Do you know what I mean?
Hopefully it will be published accurately. I spent several years having my name and details removed from public trees and corrected in private sites when a person, who had set himself up as an experienced genealogist, included me in his tree as deceased, born 10 years before my time and married to a woman with a different name to that of my wife. This was copied into numerous other sites.
I actually encourage people to copy from my site if they wish. No guarantee that it is 100% correct. They should do their own research as well.
Have a look at the link as below. It is to another Tribalpages tree. I don't think the owner will mind me advertising her excellent site. Read the last paragraph of the introduction and the banner. I agree that that statement.
Related Link:Click Here
There is a phrase that springs to mind - Do not worry over things you have no control over, therein lies the path to an early grave!
Like Alan, I too put my research out there for others to see and make use of. It costs me nothing extra to do this, and I have the satisfaction of having a backup, away from my PC. All money and time I spent researching, is time and money I would have spent anyway.
My site's introduction makes this clear, with the added warning I may have made errors, so check accuracy before copying.
I looked at the link Alan posted, and will amend my introduction to include something similar on my site.
I have been ask by everyone to not make this public, so it's my duty to make it as safe as I can. I would of not made it this far without trust to receive information from them.
I Love Tribal pages, by far it's the best.
I wish to apologise to Tribalpages Members for having taken the wrong meaning out of your original message. If I had realized exactly what your problem was about I would not have answered as it seems to have stirred you up even more.
My opinion is that this should have been a private matter between you and the person concerned and not aired in T/P forum. In saying that, you at least have had some good advice from Michael. Don't worry. There are more important things in life than having your family history copied.
If you are not prepared to share, i.e. you are very selfish, then don't publish it, or do so in such a way that it is not generally available.
Over the years I have been accused a couple of times of plagiarising someone else's work when, in fact, I haven't - I have simply done the same research as they obviously have. On another occasion I was accused of using photos that originated elsewhere. This I did do, but at every point I had provided detailed acknowledgement of the source.
I have two trees on the internet, both public and I invite even encourage others to download anything they find useful - it's amazing how often this leads to a great exchange where I also learn new things about my ancestors. I am not so self-centred that I refuse to share my work in order to ensure that others cannot enjoy the benefits of that work.
Regards,
Ian Marr
Except the last person I talk to related here. To be a good researcher you have to folk out money lots of it, sit in front of microfilm reels hours after hours, and take away lots of hours from your marriage and home. I paid $60.00 to get information from someone else research, but I would not by any means take her work to the internet for free viewing.