Genealogy Chat

I agree Anne, I am addicted, I just can't help myself the more I find out the more I want to keep going. I have loads in my folder and today I found a whole family on census was well chuffed lol Nicola

Its terrible really when you think about it, I've been lucky with my contacts, mojority have loads in their tree, but I always make sure a verify everything just incase I get it wrong. However, when there is a deffo match, but they have solved something that I haven't ie, a rellie of mine I had birth and a census record for him, but couldn't find him anywhere else, some kind sole from here sent me copy of bunyan tree which said he died drowning in river stort Roydon, I logged it and and now am trying to search to confirm story. Surely thats what its supposed to be about rather than just sitting back and letting others do he work. I though the idea of it was when you have a contact that does have same rellies as you, that you shared what information you had and helped each other out. Nicola

I have only shared my tree with one person on here, someone who is about a 4th cousin removed. We have met and I believe that every one of his entries to be correct but I have not added it to my tree as I still want to verify it. Why name collect, where's the fun in that, especially when you do solve a mystery. I try and help people on here but if it is a simple question and they have loads of names I will not do so.

Ann I totally agree....Automated responses should be abolished! When I joined you only had the search facility which meant you HAD to send a personal message linked to that particular name. When I searched I gave specific details for that 'name' and hopefully awaited an agreement to a match. When contacted I was usually given details of why we could be connected. I NEVER had a blanket request to view my tree under the old system!!! OC I sometimes worry that I am being 'hard' on the contact...But not usually for long :))) Chris

Chris It doesnt surprise me in the least that lots of people have had great success using that method - you only have to look at their trees! LOL You had a lucky escape. OC

John I was very tempted to give them access to my tree.....All one name of it because I had, only just, deleted it apart from me!!! If people who act like that are name collectors they would be thoroughly disappointed.....And I bet they wouldn't come back to query the contents of my tree :)))) Chris

Chris I agree with you. Too many are doing this and building trees without any work and creating false trees. The other day there was someone on here with 2500 names in their tree asking where to get certificates from. I wonder if this was person has just collected off here?

I had one of the automated 'Can I view your tree?' requests.....Their tree was closed to me. I replied that I had x number of Joe Bloggs in my tree, listed them and asked which one were they interested in. The bottom line to the reply was...... They send the tree request to anyone they think may be a link to their Joe Bloggs or whoever they are interested in and then use the tree to see if they have a match. Well matey not here you don't!!! LOLOL I wouldn't have believed it but according to this contact they have had alot of success using this method! Chris

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