Good Morning Michele,
As you well know, most folks start out in this hobby without any formal training; just a curiosity as to where they came from. Thus, they start collecting information. It is only after they are bitten by the genealogy bug hard enough to take a course or join a list similar to LUG; do they learn the value of proper sourcing. Some of my early sources consists of a name and invalid/out dated email address. It was only after I became serious about the hobby did my source quality improve. Even today, I doubt that many of my sources meet the standards set by Elizabeth Shown Mills. Please keep in mind that this is a hobby for most of us which we do for our own enjoyment and not to meet requirements set by others. I am not critical of those who post the information. I am critical to those that utilize information located from any source without verifying it for themselves. [><] Tom Watkins Eau Gallie, Florida 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
