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From: Mary Lee Thomas <>
Subject: Re: sharing data
Date: Thu, 5 May 2005 17:16:00 -0700 (PDT)
In-Reply-To: <200505051300.j45D0d49029261@lists5.rootsweb.com>

Hi all

I'm all for sharing my data with people researching
the same families. And uploading it is a sort of
backup, one I've been grateful for.

My complaint is with certain people that just merge my
data with theirs. For instance, I found my
grandmother as a child in a tree last week. The truth
is she was one of 5 children. This particular tree
had over 8 children. Some of the 5 were listed twice.
How can I trust anything from that particular
database? Meanwhile the wrong data will be burned to
CDs and sold.

I also feel uncomfortable with people uploading the
personal information of those still living.

End of rant

Mary Lee




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