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From: "D. Spencer Hines" <>
Subject: Re: Ruvigny
Date: Thu, 30 Sep 1999 12:39:59 -1000


Vide infra.

Even when someone is thereby deprived of a Royal Descent? <g>

That has not been my experience.
--

D. Spencer Hines

Lux et Veritas et Libertas

Warriors --- "There is much tradition and mystique in the bequest of
personal weapons to a surviving comrade in arms. It has to do with a
continuation of values past individual mortality. People living in a
time made safe for them by others may find this difficult to
understand." _Hannibal_, Thomas Harris, Delacorte Press, [1999], p. 397.

<> wrote in message news:7t0njo$o4q$1@nnrp1.deja.com...
| In article <7t0fa0$p5$1@bgtnsc03.worldnet.att.net>,

| "D. Spencer Hines" <> wrote:
|
| > So, people back off and don't confirm data --- for fear that they
will
| > "offend" someone. I see it happen all the time.
| >
| > There are flawed GEDCOMS and other genealogical data all over the
WWW
| > that remain uncorrected.
| >
| > Why?
| >
| > Because, folks are afraid that if they draw the errors to the
| attention
| > of the folks who have contributed the data, and/or put it up, into a
| web
| > page, that they will cease cooperating and perhaps just pull the
data.
| >
| > People often stay quiet out of fear and greed.
|
| I can't speak for the professionals, but I'm on about a dozen name and
| regional genealogy lists, and, without exception that I've seen,
| discovery of an error is a cause for rejoicing.
|
| Fred L. Curry
|
| "If you would not be forgotten as soon as you are dead an rotton,
| either write thing worth reading or do things worth the writing."
| Benjamin Franklin
|
|
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