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the trouble is, I'm now cautious to do look ups, although it's only from freebmd. I'm not a member of any other than GR so perhaps i'm safe to do so???

Dear LfW

That's a real shame. May I just thank you for the fabulous help you have given me. You're a star.

Thanks

Chris

Whippet

I would say that you are safe to do lookups from freebmd .... it is a free site, so they are not protecting their investment!

But, I myself make a point of telling people on here that I have found the information on freebmd, and that they can do the same as it is a free site.

Then I tell them that records after about 1925 or 1930 requires a subscription to ancestry ........... or a helper.

Hopefully, it won't be too long before freebmd carries all the records up unitl 1983, and then it will only be the records from 1983 to about 2006 that will not be free to access.



I'm going to continue doing what I've been doing, until I hear otherwise. There do seem to be loopholes in the t&c's



Mind you ..... I have pulled back from doing as much as I used to do, for other reasons!




sylvia

Sylvia Like you, I to can't wait for the more recent records. It is frustrating that most after 1925 aren't on yet. I think it depends where to reg district is, as the other day I noticed a marriage record for 1980's(not for my relative sadly)
I too have pointed some folk to the freebmd, especially if they require lots of info for lots of relies.

Marriages for 1930 are currently being transcribed - and the more people who volunteer to help, the faster it gets done. There is no minimum commitment or anything - just do as much as you like.

I guess we should all be offering to volunteer on the freebmds and freecen sites. That way the info on the census wont have so many transcription errors ( hopefully).
You could offer to do your own area of interest first

How many of us have corrected names on Ancestry when we find errors? Ancestry has benefited from our help

births on freebmd are moving faster than marriages. Even though there are still some gaps 1931 is being transcribed and bits of 1933 have been done.

Any more volunteers from those wonderful people who love helping others but feel they must give up researching on this site?
May save getting too many withdrawal symptons.

Wow, this has really been a mind opener!
I had no idea that doing look ups for others could cause such a problem. There are so many people that don't even acknowledge that they have actually seen the info you have found for them, makes you wonder if it's worth taking the risk. I will certainly be more careful from now on especially as I haven't finished my own tree yet.
Wonder if there's any connection with the trouble we all had connecting to a certain site the other day?
You are not the only one that is LFW.
All the Best in your own research.

I have only started to use message board today, and would lik to say I am amazed at the quick helpful response I have received straight away. have been reading through the problems, people have been having for looking up information, if it was not for the helpers out there, I would hav no idea what I was doing, and today I have been given infrmation on a family member, I had been asking about for years. I say thank you to all you helpers out there.
Good wishes to you all
Christine B

I have seen these freecen freemds etc what are they please, and do I just www them ?

Christine just google freecen and freebmds and they will come up

I'm surprised that this has happned to you. I would have thought that the "lookup" threads would have been hit first.

Sorry that you've had to give up helping but you have to look after your own interests.

sorry you have had to stop helping others ..you will be missed ..ancestery is free at the local libarery in my area .and has unlimited look ups as library pays subscription .all you need is a valid library card and these are free ..then you can go on computors at library and look at ancestery for free over and over again ..i think other librarys have this to ..not much help to you for all your kindness.. but mybe some people dont know this and it may help them ..thanks for all you have done in the past regards keith

At least two look-up threads have been deeleed in the last couple of weeks, presumably by GR.

Michelle has started hers for the 3rd time

and ((Smurf)) has just restarted his/hers



I wonder if this is GR's way of answering this problem?????




sylvia

You could be right Sylvia. Now Gr have their Gold membership they can't be too keen on their members getting free lookups.

To me there's a huge amount of difference between someone asking for help when they're are stuck because of a transcription error & someone constantly asking for lookups. I will only post "he's on the 1871 as XXX YYYY"

Hi All,
I don't think it's anything to do with GR, it's ancestry or findmypast who are losing money because people who have subscriptions are doing look ups, I think LFW has it sorted.

Sylvie

There is something going on with Genes and lookup threads.Mine was deleted again couple of weeks ago and Smurf and Kirsty(Mad Mum of 4) have had lookup threads deleted also over past couple of weeks.
When they contacted me they did not say what caused the thread to delete and a general message was sent.Kirtsy and i got the same message.It would be helpful if they gave a reason.

Sorry to hear you are no longer doing lookups LFW.Your name and Sylvia in Canada and Kathryn B,Claire in Wales are the names i remember most when i started at Genes.You are brilliant at your lookups and it must be sad for you to stop doing something you enjoy.Which lets face it is helping others.How can that be bad?Says alot for the society we live in now doesn't it!

***Michelle***

Michelle,
If you click on request review on the right of messages you will see what it says, apparently anyone can request that a thread be deleted take a look.
Sylvie

Sylvia

Yes i noticed this thanks,and think this may well be why threads are being deleted.Whether this is in a malicious way or by accident who knows? Genes need to review the way they delete these request review threads.Seems very unfair to me if the person has done nothing wrong on the thread.

Michelle

Hi Michelle,
I don't think it's by accident as you have to give a valid reason for the thread to be removed, I know that Tracey (of Wayne & Tracey had her thread removed when she offered to do look ups)

Sylvie