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From: "halls" <>
Subject: [BAPTIST-ROOTS-L] Fw: Regarding GenForum
Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 22:15:19 -0600



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From: "Christiane Ramier" <>
To: <>
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 4:21 PM
Subject: Fwd: Regarding GenForum


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> >Resent-Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 14:58:23 -0700
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> >14:58:22 2001
> >From:
> >Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 16:58:12 EST
> >Subject: Regarding GenForum
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> >This was received from a person on another list that I am on, and was
written
> >by someone on that list. We were asked to forward it on to other lists.
> >
> >"Ethics:"
> >Hi everyone. This came as a message from the listowner for the
Rockingham,
> >New Hamspshire list that I belong to. I thought everyone ought to see
what
> >is going on. Mr. Marston has asked that we send this along to the lists
we
> >belong to so I am doing so. Please read the whole message to see what is
> >going on. I think at the very least we ought to take it as a warning and
a
> >reminder that not all we find is correct information and just use it as a
> >tool to look further.
> >
> >Lee Neilsen in Eastern Utah
> >
> >Dick Marston wrote:
> >
> >Listers:
> >
> >I have naively included a link to GenForum for those wishing to post and
> >respond to Rockingham and Marston surname queries. Furthermore, I have
> >innocently posted several responses on those forums. Today, I have
amended
> >the link on Rockingham's Queries Index Page to read as follows: **If you
> >want still another place to search and post, try the Rockingham County
> >message board on [genforum.genealogy.com/nh/rockingham/ ] WARNING!! Any
> >information which you share on GenForum's message boards may be copied by
> >Genealogy.com [/FamilyTreeMaker.com] and sold by them for profit either
as
> >data included on a monthly/annual subscription or as a CD for purchase.
Much
> >of this information is totally unreliable. Caveat emptor [Buyer beware].
In
> >order to see what, if any, information Genealogy.com has acquired from
your
> >voluntary contributions, you will first need to subscribe to their
service
> >available to paying members only.**
> >
> >I am SO angry I could spit!! Until I started checking up on this fiasco
about
> >my father's pedigree, I had NO clue that Genealogy.com was doing this. I
> >want to declare WAR! I can't get through to their leaders, but I sure
would
> >like to get through to their potential customers and unwitting voluntary
> >contributors. Please feel free to copy and paste [or send] this warning
> >wherever, or to whomever, you think might do the most good. You may post
it
> >as your own message or as a quote from me, whichever you prefer. Your
help
> >will be greatly appreciated."
> >
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