Hello John and others, Thank you for your correction. My apologies are in order and I hope they will be accepted. I have had a bad experience with two listers who have transcribed all of my information from my FERGUS website and posted it as their own on ancestry.com and when I have inquired as to their connection, there is no, nor do can they answer any queries or have additional information. Yes, I do resent that they have 'lifted' my information which purposely I did not post on ancestry.com for this very reason. I follow through all the listings on ancestry.com for each name I am researching and find many, many, many people 'lifting' other information in this manner and no research or sourcing to support it. Apparently, I wrote in response to what my experience has been. Wish I were a Sprague researcher as that would be a marvelous asset!
I stand corrected! And, I am glad to know that there are databases that support research, resources, and give credit for the information collected. Cynthia N. Russell visiting California ---- "John B. Lisle" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Cynthia, > > I wish to take issue with your blanket assessment that any database > over 45,000 people is just a collection. > > I have been researching the Stedman/etc family for years and have > developed a main database of over 65,000 names and ancillary > databases of about another 10,000 name. Almost every name in those > databases have been hand entered by myself from data submitted to me > by family members from all over the world. > > Richard Weber maintains a database in Legacy of about 250,000 names > for the Sprague family that has been developed with care over years. > > I could go on and on. > > We can all accept that there are several name collections in > ancestry.com and elsewhere; however, to blithely dismiss every large > database as unworthy is a disservice to researchers who have > dedicated much of their time to developing superior research sources. > > John Lisle. > Nashua, NH > > At 11:09 AM 4/23/2006, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >... > >However, when I see someone at ancestry.com who lists a database of > >45,000 + then I know most are just collecting, collecting, > >collecting for the sheer number of the exercise and usually have no > >connection other than to be 'harvesting' information. I do not list > >these folks. For those of you who use ancestry.com I am sure you > >can understand this assessment. > > > >Regards, > >Cynthia N. Russell in Michigan > > > Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip > to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. > Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp > > Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ > > For online technical support, please visit > http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp Enter the drawing for a FREE Legacy Cruise to Alaska or a FREE research trip to Salt Lake's Family History Library. Open to users of Legacy 6 Deluxe. Enter online at http://legacyfamilytree.com/FreeTrip.asp Legacy User Group guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ For online technical support, please visit http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
