On 7/1/2010 7:46 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> It's a major reason why I rarely upload my Legacy data to Ancestry.Com any >> more and only really go from Ancestry.Com to Legacy. > > I enjoy genealogy, the quest for more data and the satisfaction of > seeing a tree extending several generations. IMHO, genealogy is for > sharing; my relatives are equally as entitled to what I've found as I am. > > Why should I share my work with a pay site? Since when has Ancestry ever > advertised "Share your family tree with us so we can brag that we have > one billion trees on line, (to tempt you to join) and we'll pay you $X > per name". > > I've had much more luck at Rootsweb, with both their trees and their > message boards, and of course access is free. Anything I upload goes > straight to Rootsweb or any other free site. > > Helen
IIRC, Rootsweb is now owned and operated by Ancestry. They have your data either way. That is why I use a free web host service. -- Gene Young Researching Young, Harer, Cox & Sallada With Legacy Family Tree http://myyoungs.atspace.com/index.htm 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
