In one instance, one person had borrowed my data, including unknown errors, then died. His copies of my errors were still there the last time I looked. Some sites became 'owner' of the data, and wouldn't let me edit it. So the people you needed to contact may be dead already. Rich in LA CA
--- On Tue, 8/17/10, Sherry/Support <she...@legacyfamilytree.com> wrote: > From: Sherry/Support <she...@legacyfamilytree.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] information from other online trees > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Date: Tuesday, August 17, 2010, 7:09 AM > And I've written to *numerous* people > who have posted trees, asking > for more information (usually to confirm a source because > their info > differs from mine) and have *never* received a response! > > > Sincerely, > Sherry > Technical Support > Legacy Family Tree > > > > On Mon, Aug 16, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Kirsten Bowman <vik...@rvi.net> > wrote: > > I had an unsourced tree posted at RootsWeb for > probably five years with the same expectation--having people > contact me for sources--and even said so in the page > headers. *No one* ever wrote although the counter I > installed ticked away indicating the file had been viewed by > a couple of thousand people. Finally someone pointed out > that sources add credibility to your work. I switched to > Legacy specifically for the sourcing capability and began > including them. At that point I started getting contacts. > No blizzard, but about half a dozen a year from a database > of just under 10,000 names. Now I just have to work on > standardizing the formatting so the citations look good as > well as being credible. > > > > Kirsten > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: jay_inga...@pipeline.com > [mailto:jay_inga...@pipeline.com] > > Sent: Monday, August 16, 2010 5:14 PM > > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] information from other online > trees > > > > > > I created a new Legacy file copy of data I wanted to > post, stripped all > > (hope so) notes and sources, then added a new source > saying if people > > contact me I can provide the sources and notes that I > have. Then posted that > > data on Rootsweb. Almost no one has contacted me for > additional info. One or > > two people have sent correction requests. > > > > Jay > > ----- Original Message ----- > > To: <LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com> > > Sent: Saturday, August 14, 2010 10:49 AM > > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] information from other online > trees > > > > > > On Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:33:59 -0700, "Brian L. > Lightfoot" > > <br...@the-lightfoots.com> > wrote: > > > >>Any online tree with no source citations is pretty > weak evidence but > >>without anything else to go by, I consider it a > starting point for > >>additional research. > > > > From: "Dennis M. Kowallek" <kowal...@iglou.com> > > > > I don't publish sources in my online family tree > precisely because I > > want the viewer to contact me. He/she might be a > distant relative that > > can help me as much as I can help them. If the viewer > chooses to copy my > > info without asking about sources ... not my problem. > > > > And like others, I might use an online family tree as > a clue to further > > research. If the tree does not contain sources, I will > attempt to > > contact the compiler. > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 > 2009: > > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ > > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergr...@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
