The information is only publicly available if someone already knows a name. Why make it easier for the snoops by giving out the names? Anyone born after about 1900 can still have living children. My grandmother born in 1899 does. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/
On 10/28/2012 9:57 PM, Brian L. Lightfoot wrote: > I think this bottle has been passed around many times before. As many of > the other replies may so indicate, the choice of “Living†over the > actual name seems to be the politically correct answer. But as what > little hair I have left grows more grey and my eyes get dimmer, I find > myself pondering this over and over myself. I can certainly understand > omitting just about all details about a living person but why is it not > prudent to just show their names? > > Before you answer, consider that their birth is a matter of public > record, there was probably a newspaper publication naming their parents > when they were born, probably a wedding announcement giving names of > parents, siblings, and other relatives published in their local city and > elsewhere. Their names are easily found by looking in the white pages of > a phone book which not only gives the phone number but their residential > address. Even if you’re not sure of the exact names of children then a > quick click and visit to Spokeo.com reveals quite a bit about the > parents including the names of their children. > > My point is that all this information is readily available and open to > the public but for some reason the direction that genealogy has taken in > the past 20 years is to hide even their names. Someone tell me why and > please do it without using the word “privacy†because their lives have > all been public so far. Just wondering. > > Brian in CA > > *From:*Richard Falzini [mailto:rfalz...@yahoo.com] > *Sent:* Sunday, October 28, 2012 3:56 PM > *To:* LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > *Subject:* [LegacyUG] Question regarding website building > > Hello, > > I have been up dating my web site I have made with Legacy, and at the > current moment I do not list names, birth dates, marriage dates, etc. > > of any living individuals. > > when the name of a living person should be displayed it says LIVING. > > I wanted to ask should I keep my site like that, or would it be ok to > show the name such as Richard Falzini but suppress all personal data > from the viewers of my site? > > I look forward to all input regarding my question > > Thanks > > Rich > > > > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > 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/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
