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From: jwwright <>
Subject: Re: LDS (Morman) genealogy search engine
Date: Fri, 04 Jun 1999 15:23:42 GMT


What's your definition of illiterate? And why can't you deal with the
subject or provide some data if you bother to post. All you do is
criticize people instead of attacking the problems. Obviously, YOU DON'T
KNOW the answers to any of the questions asked. If the message is not
"coherent" to you, don't answer it.

>
> > Well first i don't think there is indexed all or a large part of their
> > ufilmed data, so I don't know where the name I'm looking for is located
> > in the ufilm. Secondly, I don't think I can order the ufilm online (or
> > cd) if that's what they are selling. So I don't see the advantage over
> > driving to the fhc and placing a paper order for the ufilm.
> > In my case it's just as easy to drive to the public library if i have to
> > search the ufilm anyway. The Published indexes are woefully lacking. I
> > expected the LDS to have a better index.
>

Liz wrote:
> What is a 'ufilm'?
>
> How are all these illiterate people going to do genealogical research?
>
> If you can't even write a coherent message to a Newsgroup how do you
> expect to be able to pursue this hobby, which requires the ability to
> read and digest data, communicate clear requests and analyse conflicting
> results? And that's a minimum.
>
> I know jwwright has been here before with the same incomprehensible
> complaints but the publicity over the LDS site has brought even more
> posts to the group that show, as far as one can make out what they mean
> without punctuation or grammar,a profound ignorance of the whole subject
> of genealogy.
>
> I am always willing to help 'newbies' - everyone had to make a start.
> But these people seem to be complaining about what they (wrongly)
> thought was on offer and not listening to anyone who tries to explain.
>
> The one consolation is that they probably have the attention span of a
> goldfish and will shortly go away.
>
> Liz (Greenwich UK)

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