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Subject: [MDCAROLI] Regarding GenForum
Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 17:45:21 EST

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

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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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