I have chosen to only list the dead on my blog, so anything I publish ends when the living generation begins, and to me it's not a matter of privacy but of respect for the living. I am very open about the details of my life, the places I've lived, career etc., some of my cousins aren't. I have just found it easier to not offend them by only dealing with the dead in public. That said, when I share a gedcom with others or receive one I really, really, hate getting them with 200 "living" people in the index. I find them of little value. I don't need to know that living has 5 living children. I don't share my personal gedcom's with just anyone because I list everyone in them with all the facts and documents I can find. Have a great day! Mary Jane http://allwrappedup4u.blogspot.com/ http://foundingfamilylines.blogspot.com
________________________________ From: Brian L. Lightfoot <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Monday, October 29, 2012 12:57 PM Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Question regarding website building I think this bottle has been passed around many times before. As many of the other replies may so indicate, the choice of “Living” over the actual name seems to be the politically correct answer. But as what little hair I have left grows more grey and my eyes get dimmer, I find myself pondering this over and over myself. I can certainly understand omitting just about all details about a living person but why is it not prudent to just show their names? Before you answer, consider that their birth is a matter of public record, there was probably a newspaper publication naming their parents when they were born, probably a wedding announcement giving names of parents, siblings, and other relatives published in their local city and elsewhere. Their names are easily found by looking in the white pages of a phone book which not only gives the phone number but their residential address. Even if you’re not sure of the exact names of children then a quick click and visit to Spokeo.com reveals quite a bit about the parents including the names of their children. My point is that all this information is readily available and open to the public but for some reason the direction that genealogy has taken in the past 20 years is to hide even their names. Someone tell me why and please do it without using the word “privacy” because their lives have all been public so far. Just wondering. Brian in CA From:Richard Falzini [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Sunday, October 28, 2012 3:56 PM To: [email protected] Subject: [LegacyUG] Question regarding website building Hello, I have been up dating my web site I have made with Legacy, and at the current moment I do not list names, birth dates, marriage dates, etc. of any living individuals. when the name of a living person should be displayed it says LIVING. I wanted to ask should I keep my site like that, or would it be ok to show the name such as Richard Falzini but suppress all personal data from the viewers of my site? I look forward to all input regarding my question Thanks Rich 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 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 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
