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From: Carol C-H <>
Subject: Re: Genealogy Rip off!
Date: Fri, 08 Sep 2000 10:13:26 -0500
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Me, too, Elaine - and IMHO, anyone who would pay $49.95 for membership to a
hobby site without much checking and soul-searching is more than likely not
on a fixed or limited income, IMHO.

Carol


At 10:51 AM 09/08/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>Several of the list subscribers have asked me behind the list if they should
>post the information. I have asked them not to *unless* someone
>specifically asks about the site. Usually, list members do not subscribe to
>anything without checking to see if others are satisfied with the service.
>In this case, I think the $49.95 price will make most people ask first. If
>it comes up, then people can discuss their experiences or knowledge of the
>website. I see no reason to run the warning flag out until someone asks
>about the site. I have seen the forward>forward>forward message appear on
>other lists. I would prefer that it not appear on mine.
>
>Elaine
>Gen-Newbie Administrator
>Czech-L Listowner
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Ramona Gayle Woods" <>
>To: <>
>Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 7:56 AM
>Subject: Re: Genealogy Rip off!
>
>
> > Good Morning,
> > I never sent this warning to any of my mailing lists. I was asking
> > advice on what to do. I do find stealing genealogy data appalling.
> > Ramona
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Dan <>
> > To: <>
> > Sent: Friday, September 08, 2000 1:59 AM
> > Subject: Re: Genealogy Rip off!
> >
> >
> > | I am glad this was brought up, I see it has been posted to my lists
> > by
> > | members.
> > | I was wondering how people here feel about this. Personally I
> > do not
> > | see that is has any relevancy to genealogy on the lists , and cant
> > see that
> > | this topic should be going on the lists . But I am only one person,
> > what do
> > | you all think ?
> > | Dan
> > | ----- Original Message -----
> > | From: "Ramona Gayle Woods" <>
> > | To: <>
> > | Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2000 4:13 PM
> > | Subject: Genealogy Rip off!
> > |
> > |
> > | > Hi Everyone,
> > | > Has anyone heard of this www.familydiscovery.com?
> > | > I went and looked at this site and it does not seem legit and it
> > is
> > | > also expensive to join.
> > | > Anyway I thought everyone should be on the lookout for this site,
> > this
> > | > is so sad and makes me angry.
> > | > Sincerely,
> > | > Ramona
> > | >
> > **********************************************************************
> > | > *****************************
> > | <<<<<SNIP>>>>
> > |
> >
> >


Carol C-H <> http://www2.netdoor.com/~cch/
"....Two roads diverged in a wood, and I....I took the one less traveled
by....And that has made all the difference." ~ Robert Frost

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