Roger - I've been storing genealogical info on my clan for over 35 years. I would NEVER rely on building my tree on a 3rd party website since it is then out of my control. That said, I may "share" my tree on a 3rd party site but since they began allowing others to amend my data I deleted those as well.
Get your OWN software on your OWN computer! Then YOU have control! Jim Jim McKane Kitchener, Ontario On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 2:59 AM Roger Cousens via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > For those of us who just use Ancestry or FamilySearch, could you explain > the advantages of GEDCOM and why amateurs like me might want to use it? I > hate FamilySearch because other people can change the content, even when > they are wrong! But I often find useful info on FS trees. Ancestry might > be clumsy and not very easy to save the steps in your investigation, but I > can live with it, warts and all. And it is easy to crib off other trees > (though always need to check them, as they often have errors and lack > sources).The thought of starting over again with new software is > daunting...... But should I consider it? > Thanks > Roger > > Get Outlook for Android <https://aka.ms/ghei36> > ------------------------------ > *From:* Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 12, 2022 6:49:59 PM > *To:* Bill Young via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Gordon Wilkinson <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [EXT] [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Family Trees > > * External email: Please exercise caution * > ------------------------------ > > An interesting idea, Bill, but my data base has info on so many living > relatives and notes on many who value their privacy (DNA data, cupboard > skeletons, &c), so I've actually shut down my family web site and only give > the barest of information on the site now. Having said that, the most > productive info has come from distant relatives who have found and > contacted me through the the original website. Those inputs have been > immeasurably valuable. I pondered the thought of stripping details from > 'living' names, and editing the relevant pages, but the task got too big. > I've got around 8,500 names covering the ancestry of my grandchildren and > still more names to enter (proffered by one of those distant relatives.) > when I get time. > > The original website still exists, of course, as a local entity (8Gb) and > available only to select relatives. > > Gordon > On 12/01/2022 7:37 am, Bill Young via CoTyroneList wrote: > > I have seen a number of mails on family tree research recently. > > > > Is there a move in this direction; and, if so, can we post family tree > data to the site? Provenance and accuracy are always going to be issues > but it may be worth hosting current versions of members’ GEDCOM files on > the understanding that they are the responsibility of the individuals who > post them, not of CoTyroneIreland. > > > > Best regards > > > > Bill > > > > J W (Bill) Young > > +41 76 391 6556 (WhatsApp & Signal) > > +44 74 2904 9955 (Telegram) > > > > ================================= > Send a Message to the List - [email protected] > List Archive - > https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > Join the list by sending an email to - > [email protected] > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - > [email protected] > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - > [email protected] > ================================= > > ================================= > Send a Message to the List - [email protected] > List Archive - > https://list.cotyroneireland.com/empathy/list/cotyronelist.list.cotyroneireland.com > Join the list by sending an email to - > [email protected] > To receive the Digest version, send an email to - > [email protected] > Unsubscribe by sending an email to - > [email protected] > =================================
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