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retrogal

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21. I am new to this forum...
Sun Sep 16, 2012, 12:57 AM
Sep 2012

but not new to genealogical research. One of my main pet peeves are people who take things from my personal websites and add to their own. Not the dates and names but my actual wording and then don't link back to me.
I have met such nice people over the years but there are always a few that can drive you crazy.
I do not add living people and many times do not add the generation directly above living people. I know who they are... I am looking for my ancestors. I hate when people I do not know and can find no way they are related to me in anyway add my lines with my parents and my name and siblings. If I don't have it on my pages then I don't want some stranger to do it. It is an invasion of my privacy.

I agree with everyone that said keep your sources!! In the beginning (before internet) I didn't always do it.

Good luck!

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Greetings, Seaglass, and welcome! kdmorris May 2012 #1
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Iterate gave you lots of good advice kdmorris May 2012 #7
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as far as unwritten etiquette, well Sherman A1 May 2012 #8
I've been researching PatSeg May 2012 #9
I wish I could "like" your post :D kdmorris May 2012 #10
Quite unlike anything else PatSeg May 2012 #11
I'm late to welcome you, but you've jumped into a whole new obsession! csziggy Jun 2012 #12
This message was self-deleted by its author seaglass Jun 2012 #13
I noticed you mentioned you hadn't had much luck with your search in Canada, polly7 Jun 2012 #14
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Yvw seaglass ... polly7 Jun 2012 #16
I thought I would have no problem with the name "Huffman" in the US kdmorris Jun 2012 #17
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LOL yep! kdmorris Jun 2012 #20
I use the links with Ancestry to get the hints so I can check them out easily csziggy Jun 2012 #18
I am new to this forum... retrogal Sep 2012 #21
I've been looking into some open source web software, Iterate Sep 2012 #22
I don't use a GEDCOM retrogal Sep 2012 #23
Welcome to our little group! Rosie1223 Sep 2012 #24
Welcome retrogal kdmorris Sep 2012 #25
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