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From: Virginia Crilley <>
Subject: Re: [NCBERTIE] Ancestry to begin charging for One World Tree
Date: Tue, 04 May 2004 10:03:12 -0500


CLARIFICATION - please help correct this misunderstanding if you saw this
on other lists.

The WorldConnect at RootsWeb, is NOT the same as the one at Ancestry.com

(although it's basically the same idea)http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/


You may have seen this note earlier and it applies ONLY to Ancestry.com
system. It is my understanding that this system was also in place when it
first began, although I've not participated in it, so am not sure.


========= From someone who contacted Ancestry===
Additionally, Ancestry has attempted to take the family trees
and remove the duplications

They are NOT selling our information, however. They are selling access to a
super SEARCH engine. Rootsweb and Ancestry's trees will remain the same, with
free access as usual.

I asked what was the difference in the regular search
engine (from Ancestry's home page) which pulls up all their references on
their
databases and the answer wasn't clear ... it wasn't her, it was me ... I
couldn't grasp the concept of what she was saying. You all are aware, I am
sure,
that Ancestry now owns Rootsweb (which would include all the Gen Web sites and
message boards), Genforum, and Family Treemaker, giving them access to all
kinds
of information. Can you imagine a search engine that would pick up hits from
all these sources? Now THAT would be worth paying for!



At 10:37 AM 5/4/2004 -0400, you wrote:
>Subject: Ancestry to begin charging for One World Tree
>
>
>This has been sent out and so I am passing it on to you.
>Kathy
>
> > If you have submitted a family tree to Ancestry.com's OneWorldTree site,
>you
> > need to be aware of a change about to be implemented by Ancestry.
> >
> > Family Trees uploaded to the OneWorldTree site, which have been free
> > heretofore, will be moved into a subscription data base. After
>approximately May 21st
> > this data base will no longer be accessible for free. Ancestry will be
>begin
> > offering OneWorldTree Preview at $49.95 for 14 months for access to these
> > donated trees.
> >
> > If you'd prefer that your information not be sold, there is a link below
> > which will take you to a set of instructions on opting out by deleting
>your tree.
> >
> > Go first here: http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/trees/owt/
> > When you arrive at the page - look for the link toward the top "What's a
> > preview?"
> > Read the information and then click on "View our checklist" (which appears
>on
> > #3).
> > On the page is a statement that says "If for any reason you do not want
>your
> > tree to be part of the new OneWorldTree service, you must delete it from
>the
> > Ancestry World Tree database by tentatively May 21, 2004."
> > Click on the link "Deleting a tree you submitted"
> > The resulting page gives instructions on how to delete your tree.
> >
> > Feel free to pass this along to other lists.
>
>
>
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