Ancestry/Genealogy

Do you mean are there rules in the Genealogy world that you should be aware of or unwritten rules in this group that you should be aware of?

As far as "unwritten group rules", the only real "unwritten rule" is be civil to others. If you have issues with a particular DUer on other groups/forums, this is not the place to fight with them about it. Feel free to disagree with others about things, but don't call them names

In the Genealogy world outside of DU - the only unwritten rule I've ever wanted to see enforced (and it never has) is don't be mean (I guess that's the same rule LOL). I once had a cousin tell me that my research skills were crap and that I got it completely f**king wrong. This from the same cousin that had a man fathering a child 27 years after he died (when he would have been 97 years old).

A lot of older records are open to interpretation and people do the best that they can. I wish that other genealogists knew that and could just say "hey... I think you might have this wrong. Calvin Neel could not have fathered this child. Are you sure he's not the child of William Calvin Neel?" instead of attacking you personally.

Above all, have fun and let us know what we can do to help!