On several occasions, especially of cousins once, twice or three time removed with whom I do not extend my friendship connection because we have nothing really in common, I frequent download their picture and some of their personal information and insert it in their genealogical record in my database. In their notes I simply say: "According to their Facebook Page, ....." Maybe a century from now that won't mean much but now it is a little tidbit that wouldn't be available nor for Facebook.
On 11/27/11, Syble Glasscock <[email protected]> wrote: > > > I totally agree, information on Facebook should not be trusted. It's well > documtented that Facebook uses your information for their gain, so why would > anyone want all their information on there to be correct. > Syble > > From: David C Abernathy <[email protected]> >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 10:36 AM >>Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Facebook >> >> >>Robert, I agree with you. FaceBook, Ancestry, Family Search and etc are NOT >> the source but MAY be a repository. The REAL resource is the document, >> book, census and etc. >> >>Thanks, >>David C Abernathy >>Email disclaimers >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>This message represents the official view of the voices in my head. >>---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>http://www.schmeckabernathy.com/ >>== All outgoing and incoming mail is scanned by F-Prot Antivirus == >> >>From:Robert E. Carneal [mailto:[email protected]] >>Sent: Saturday, November 26, 2011 8:13 AM >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Facebook >> >>I hope Millennia doesn't tell me to be quite, but that is my point. >> Facebook is not telling you that, JANE DOE is! Jane Doe is the source, not >> Facebook! >> >>I.e., I am against crediting Facebook because of this example: >> >>Laura Smith sees Uncle Joe's wife's Jane's birthday on Facebook. She >> copies Jane's birthday into Legacy, and sources Facebook. Ten years later, >> Laura's son discover the birthday is wrong by six years. Ok, who gave his >> mother that information? Facebook? Ok, but WHO on Facebook? Just Facebook >> is credited. Then the son cannot go back and check. That's awful and so >> easy to prevent. >> >>Now, had Laura instead said "the information was on Joe's personal page," >> then the son can go to Joe (if he is alive) and get correct information. I >> said it before, and I will say it again. People's Facebook pages *cannot* >> be trusted. People will lie about their locations, lie about the birth >> dates, heck, even some of my friends have lied about their job on >> Facebook. I have a friend who works here in where I live and he put down >> he lived in New York state! You just can't trust Facebook data. >> >>I have gotten Gedcoms where some of the sources simply said "Facebook >> Corporation." No name given to check verify those sources! No email, no >> home address, nothing. I immediately ditched those Gedcoms!! It could have >> been made up. >> >>Now I will shut up about Facebook. >> >>Thank you. >> >>Robert >>Genealogy without documentation is mythology! Always SOURCE your work. >> >> >>On Sat, Nov 26, 2011 at 8:35 AM, Bob <[email protected]> wrote: >>Sorry to disagree but I think Facebook and its companion site We are >>Related can be excellent sources. If Jane Doe tells me about her >>immediate family, it can be considered accurate especially since there >>are no records yet on these members - remember privacy laws. I do like >>the interview suggestion,though. Thanks. >> >>On 11/23/2011 11:39 AM, [email protected] wrote: >>> Just out of curiosity, WHY would you want to use Facebook as a source? >>> If >>> you are talking with Mr. John Doe on Facebook and he gives you some >>> information that you need then I would source it as an interview with the >>> person. (And, I would then try and find the information myself so that >>> I >>> could source it properly. 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