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From: "Liesa Robarge" <>
Subject: Re: [SACKETT-L] Having a website
Date: Thu, 06 Mar 2003 12:52:12 -0500
In-Reply-To: <00f101c2e3f4$d0d153e0$874b2542@rickrobe>


Well we ALL care, and are willing to be your extended
family :-)

Liesa

On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 10:26:51 -0500
"Rick & Susan Roberts" <> wrote:
>Thank you Liesa.
>It is fine if someone wants to use my work & not give me
>credit. I have spent hours on it, but if it makes it
>easier for someone else, that is fine. I don't need
>credit. I just need someone to give a hoot. Nobody in my
>family does :{
>I need to go through & check for mistakes first. I'm sure
>I will miss some.
>I also hope, if I put it on the net some of my brick
>walls might get solved, like Maria or Mary or Mary Polly
>Sackett married to Eldad Skinner!!!
>Susan
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Liesa Robarge
> To:
> Sent: Thursday, March 06, 2003 10:18 AM
> Subject: Re: [SACKETT-L] Having a website
>
>
> Susan,
>
> I am sure it some of both. For one thing those that
>are
> cranky are much easy to be inundated, overwhelmed, and
> often feel their work is either perfect or just don't
> care. I wouldn't let this stop you though. I have some
> stuff on the web and I do not get a lot emails but
>then
> mine is all documents that have been scanned in. I
>would
> love to hear success stories and stuff and also to add
>the
> email address to connect people (which I got busy and
>let
> slip).
>
> I would not put out anything that you don't want
>shared
> far and wide. I also would not put stuff out if you
>are
> going to get upset when the unthinking/uncaring/sloppy
> person forgets to mention that it is your work. I
>don't
> disagree that we should ALL give credit to where the
>work
> comes from, but new people often don't think of it and
> some of us just forget intentionally or not. I only
>say
> this because realistically when you put stuff out on
>the
> web there is always the possibility that this can
>happen.
> We could argue about the right and wrong, but the
>truth is
> right or wrong it can and probably will happen.
>
> I do have a note though on my page that reads that the
> information can be used for genealogical research but
>not
> for profit (or some such thing). Rootsweb has notes
>that
> your stuff is copyrighted in your name, and this saves
>me
> from having to tell every individual that they can use
>it
> for their research. For me personally although it
>would be
> nice to have a note that says "thanks for the help
>from
> Liesa in my research" or some such thing. I don't feel
>the
> need to have everything I have shared have my name on
>it,
> and have always felt the more people who have it the
> easier it will be for others to find. But when you
>spend
> 100s or 1000s on your work you do tend to get a little
> possessive of it.
>
> Hope to see something from you soon. Thurman is really
> good at helping get started if you need it. I am still
> floundering but then I know he says he is too and
>Rootsweb
> does have a help list if you go with them.
>
> Liesa
>
>
>
> On Thu, 6 Mar 2003 09:08:34 -0500
> "Rick & Susan Roberts" <> wrote:
> >I have often thought about putting my research on the
> >net. Your post helped encourage that.
> >But..........I was wondering about the spam?
> >And then I have noticed some with sites on rootsweb &
> >ancestry say the most awful things like "this is all
>I
> >have, don't ask for more" Or "if you put stupid
>post-its
> >here I will remove them" Granted these could be
>problems.
> >I wonder if the site owners put stuff like this on
>their
> >site because they are cranky or because they are
> >innundated with stuff?
> >What do you think?
> >Thankx,
> >Susan
> >
> >
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