Bill - to me that would go without saying or am I misunderstanding something??
Jim McKane Kitchener, Ontario On Thu, Jan 13, 2022 at 7:58 AM Bill Young via CoTyroneList < [email protected]> wrote: > Hi Jim > > Is it necessary to do more than post a list of subscribers with a few > fields for names and places of interest? By posting to the site, each > would implicitly be agreeing to answer occasional direct enquiries, or > perhaps to give access to a gedcom file. > > Best > > Bill > > Bill Young > +41 76 391 6556 (WhatsApp & Signal) > +44 74 2904 9955 (Telegram) > ------------------------------ > *From:* AJ Staley via CoTyroneList <[email protected]> > *Sent:* Thursday, January 13, 2022 7:33:39 AM > *To:* 'CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List' < > [email protected]>; 'Gordon Wilkinson' < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* 'Gordon Wilkinson' <[email protected]>; 'M L Jarvis' < > [email protected]>; AJ Staley <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Family Trees > > > Shirley Harper, I have to agree with you. If you use any information from > Ancestry trees, please watch out for the documentation. I never take > anything for granted and always do my own research make sure that the > information given is accurate. If it exists at all. > > > > I also keep my own information on my own computer program (I use Legacy) > and I have a research log file listing of all records for each person or > family I research, where I have searched, and what I found if anything. > Copies of all documents are scanned and put into files on the computer. > Any pictures are identified and kept in an alphabetical file With name of > person(s), date of Birth and/or date of picture, event, if known, etc. > > > > ALL FILES are backed up each evening by two sources. An external source > and the cloud or trusted data service, and it is done automatically. I > also periodically make a back-up (at least twice a month) to send to my > daughter to keep until I back up again for her. > > > > Research and redoing files and records takes a lot of extra time. It is > easier to retrieve the files from another source than to lose everything if > your computer goes down. > > > > Anjeannette Staley > > > > > > *From:* Shirley Harper via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 12, 2022 8:43 PM > *To:* CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List < > [email protected]>; 'Gordon Wilkinson' < > [email protected]> > *Cc:* 'Gordon Wilkinson' <[email protected]>; M L Jarvis < > [email protected]>; Shirley Harper <[email protected]> > *Subject:* [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Family Trees > > > > Please nobody rely on the “trees” you find on Ancestry. Many of them are > now fictitious because of people taking them for their own and adding their > details in. Some of the trees now there are a real mess. > > You could try Family Search www.familysearch.org/ for better > information. > > > > Advice. Do your own research!! > > > > Shirley > > > > Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for > Windows > > > > *From: *M L Jarvis via CoTyroneList > <[email protected]> > *Sent: *Thursday, 13 January 2022 12:43 AM > *To: *'CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List' > <[email protected]>; 'Gordon Wilkinson' > <[email protected]> > *Cc: *'Gordon Wilkinson' <[email protected]>; M L Jarvis > <[email protected]> > *Subject: *[CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Family Trees > > > > Perhaps a page with a table that lists members who have trees, where the > trees are located (Ancestry, etc.), and key surnames and locations is all > that’s needed? Then individual members could be contacted directly. > > > > We could also list GEDmatch numbers. > > > > And, yes, I can help create the table! > > > > Mary > > > > PS Ancestry trees can’t be changed by others unless they have permission > to do so by having been granted ownership. > > > > > > > > > > *From:* James McKane via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> > *Sent:* Wednesday, January 12, 2022 5:22 AM > *To:* Gordon Wilkinson <[email protected]>; > CoTyroneIreland.com Mailing List <[email protected]> > *Cc:* Gordon Wilkinson <[email protected]>; James McKane < > [email protected]> > *Subject:* [CoTyroneMailingList] Re: Family Trees > > > > Gordon - first, it is easy to eliminate living people when creating a > Gedcom with most software so that is not an issue. > > > > Bill - while it seems like a good idea, there are a few issues on my end > which would have to be overcome - > > > > 1) currently advertising revenues on the website have been dropping > dramatically! It appears many users are using "ad blockers" to avoid > seeing the advertisements. If this continues I'm not sure how we are going > to cover ongoing expenses > > 2) to load Gedcoms we need to purchase software > > 3) we need the time to manage said software as I have experience in this > area from a previous life......... it takes TIME > > 4) I would not wish to manage a "live" site where people can amend > anything as it soon becomes so polluted ......... like FamilySearch and > Ancestry trees are > > > > Jim > > > > > > > Jim McKane > > Kitchener, Ontario > > > > > > On Wed, Jan 12, 2022 at 2:50 AM Gordon Wilkinson via CoTyroneList < > [email protected]> wrote: > > 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] > ================================= > > > ================================= > 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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