From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Tue Jul 19 00:31:41 2005 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j6J6VfB1014465; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:31:41 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j6J6Vf3j006121 for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 00:31:41 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j6J57pei025904 for ; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 01:07:51 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id j6J57pRB025903 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Tue, 19 Jul 2005 01:07:51 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.18.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id j6IFf8ei024292 for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:41:08 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id j6IH4iFo027240 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:04:44 -0600 X-Envelope-From: dorisdalrymple@sbcglobal.net Mon Jul 18 11:04:44 2005 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.16.34]) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id j6IH4iB1027229 for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:04:44 -0600 Received: from web81601.mail.yahoo.com (web81601.mail.yahoo.com [206.190.37.118]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id j6IH4hbm006216 for ; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 11:04:44 -0600 Received: (qmail 49301 invoked by uid 60001); 18 Jul 2005 17:04:38 -0000 Message-ID: <20050718170438.49299.qmail@web81601.mail.yahoo.com> Received: from [66.143.142.11] by web81601.mail.yahoo.com via HTTP; Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:04:38 PDT Date: Mon, 18 Jul 2005 10:04:38 -0700 (PDT) From: Jeane Fuller Dalrymple Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Ancestry.com To: NelliBlu28@aol.com, ROOTS-M@rootsweb.com In-Reply-To: <1db.3fa3fd29.300965b6@aol.com> MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.38 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com The thing that I get most irritated about is having Ancestry.com continually send me emails which I consider spam.. They are constantly sending email with subject of Dalrymples to America passenger lists. or Dalrymples Famous people...or other such supposedly IMPORTANT Dalrymple information. Which by the way either I or my sister-in law or a cousin have already sent to GED-Com or some other informational website. I want to bite 'em off and chew 'em up and spit 'em in the john. NelliBlu28@aol.com wrote:In a message dated 7/15/2005 1:14:06 PM Central Standard Time, kcconklin@yahoo.com writes: I know why they charge fees for their services -- not just because they're being nice guys gathering online info for researchers, but also because there's a chance to make a lot of money just as some other online services have done. I wouldn't mind paying a reasonable fee fro Ancestry.com, but I feel they lock you into paying for much more than most of us will ever use. Maybe they should consider a small annual fee with small extra charges for certain kinds of information -- kind of a pay as you go basis, not an automatic credit card charge every year whether you want it or not. Also, I'm sure you and your friends have been following the flow of comments, which you have the opportunity to treat as some possible changes in the way you do business, or simply ignore and go on your merry way. I think all that needs to be said is right there for all to see. Ken ------- Ken I do not work for or own stock in Ancestry. I am a volunteer. I do not have any special pull with the company. Like it has been pointed out by myself and others, NOTHING is free. No one is forcing you to pay Ancestry. I pointed out many free resources to you as did plenty of others on the ROOTS List. It is up to you whether or not you choose to use them. Also NONE of the others who have commented are PAID STAFF by Ancestry. We are ALL Volunteers and researching our own families. I think you are very misguided in your thinking. Ancestry is a business. Rootsweb is NOT. Ancestry bought Rootsweb when they could not continue to function online by donations alone. Ancestry alotts a portion of the business income to support Rootsweb so that it can remain a FREE site. If you do research the old fashioned way (not online) it will cost you MANY more dollars per year than you will ever spend at Ancestry. So I have had my say and now am done with it. Take care, Kathie Harrison Ancestral Whispers http://freepages.family.rootsweb.com/~irishrose/ Many would be scantily clad if dressed in their own humility. HUGS HUGS HUGS