MILLS-L Archives

Archiver > MILLS > 2001-03 > 0985571116


From: "Gary and Martha" <>
Subject: [MILLS-L] Fw: Regarding GenForum
Date: Sun, 25 Mar 2001 19:45:16 -0600




> 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
> mailto:"></A>
> *************************
> 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."
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
>

This thread: