It seems we are missing the point. I don't think ANYONE is suggesting that we not include ancestral relatives; they just don't think we should CALL them ANCESTORS instead of ancestral relatives.
On Wed, Feb 3, 2010 at 10:19 AM, <[email protected]> wrote: > We all have reasons and preferences for doing genealogy. As CE states, > his/her passion is history. > I believe that brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles and etc, all had > influences and sometimes great impact on our direct ancestors. Why would you > not want to include these people? Clues about indirect ancestors can lead > to great clues about our direct ancestors. > > Sally Miller Hindley > > In a message dated 2/3/2010 12:36:34 PM Eastern Standard Time, > [email protected] writes: > Exactly, Mike. > > I am sure most people, like me, are interested in ancestral relatives. My > passion is the history of the various periods in which my ancestors and > ancestral relatives lived. > > The issue is that, interesting and wonderful as they may be, ancestral > relatives are not ancestors. > > CE Wood > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Fry [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:46 AM > > "Some of us strive for precision in our research. Labelling people as > ancestors when they strictly are not is, to me, an example of imprecision > which can lead to - no offence intended to anyone in particular - sloppiness > in > research. As an example of this, I view the past behaviour of some > contributors to the LDS records as being sloppy in the extreme. Just name > collecting. > > > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg" > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
