From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sat Aug 19 12:43:10 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7JIhAjb021780; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:43:10 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7JIgxQC023259 for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:42:59 -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 k7JG2KFI020266 for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:02:20 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k7JG2KMc020265 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:02:20 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k7JG0GFI020200 for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:00:16 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k7JIdxv3019369 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:39:59 -0600 X-Envelope-From: sdm.prowett@gmail.com Sat Aug 19 12:39:59 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k7JIdxjb019357 for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:39:59 -0600 Received: from wx-out-0506.google.com (wx-out-0506.google.com [66.249.82.237]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k7JIdrgD018570 for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 12:39:53 -0600 Received: by wx-out-0506.google.com with SMTP id t4so1078033wxc for ; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:39:44 -0700 (PDT) DomainKey-Signature: a=rsa-sha1; q=dns; c=nofws; s=beta; d=gmail.com; h=received:message-id:from:to:references:subject:date:mime-version:content-type:content-transfer-encoding:x-priority:x-msmail-priority:x-mailer:x-mimeole; b=rJC4IEum2SlHhJyXWvbeWRu12M15/qzrImN7Ef2rByR54S/E4yVP+PIrL8JpSU0fC1BuSSQfck6talfZcgjV6nkfc3pbRw097nOJJEfd0HqbgZ2rWc67p2NnT7i7En27GaHWUI3Lptb36MJ1fPc7EA9b5yjbweCZEjRkSySzClc= Received: by 10.70.50.18 with SMTP id x18mr6866742wxx; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:29:44 -0700 (PDT) Received: from Yoda ( [64.146.135.196]) by mx.gmail.com with ESMTP id h39sm5711060wxd.2006.08.19.11.29.43; Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:29:44 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: <006a01c6c3bd$71afa6d0$6601a8c0@Yoda> From: "Sondra Prowett" To: "Barbara" , References: <200608180823.k7I8NaXF013385@lists5.rootsweb.com> <004201c6c320$3ce7ecc0$01fea8c0@YOUR45F6968DFD> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Re:Family trees Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 11:29:37 -0700 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2905 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2962 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Barbara- I've been in the situation you are describing, and been contacted by 2 different people who put postems on my rootsweb database. (Which I did very much appreciate, as it gives people the option of contacting them about questions. *GRIN*) The problem I had was that both people were working on the same family, and disagree on the parent relationship, it's an area of my tree I got from someone else and I state that on the file (I'm now going through record by record and cleaning up all those sourcing mistakes I made originally! LOL) but both of these individuals have told me of 'corrections' and only one has really supplied 'why' they believe as they do, or sources....so which do I believe? The one who sites sources, and I'll be siting her and what sources she told me she checked until I can check them myself. I'm still concentrating on my direct lines and trying to document them...I did it like the books all say, talk to family, survey what's already out there, evaluate their sources, then check the records yourself. :) I'm trying to get this as right as I know how, but sometimes patience is lacking on the part of others (I can't speak for your situation and how you have approached these people and this is NOT a reflection on you:) I'm just speaking from my own situation.) I'm disabled, and somedays I'm not up to doing much of anything, including more than lurking with email :) or even turning on the computer. One of these people apologized when I explained that I just hadn't been up to getting to the changes yet, but that was after the 3rd email in as many days :) I wasn't looking to make her feel guilty, just letting her know she had been heard and I still had the information. :) I still have the emails and they are still in my folder of changes I need to look into and I am still going to do it. I will admit that she got ahold of me in May, it is now August almost Sept, but I've also still got family corrections/connections from 2004 I haven't felt up to working all the way through :) They are still there too. Maybe I'm unusual, but I don't think so :) I've contacted others and been surprised when I get a message back a year later! (LOL, Yes, it did happen!) But that was a wonderful contact that shared pictures and information and insights about my mother-in-law's family...the woman who contacted me had been dealing with a family crisis, so hadn't gotten back to me sooner. I hear stories like this all the time... I've been the impatient one, I've been the one who doesn't make corrections, I've been the one wondering why that incorrect information is being left there forever. :) I guess I'm just saying to Post what you can that is correct, help where you can, add post ems when you can *evil grin* and maybe, with time and patience, the people who have it wrong will get it right. They don't have your sources and your information, so if you publicize yours and list your sources, who will be the one believed in the long run? Take care and good luck :) S o n d r a ----- Original Message ----- From: "Barbara" To: Sent: Friday, August 18, 2006 4:44 PM Subject: [ROOTS-L] Re:Family trees > What really infuriates me is when you know someone has the wrong > information posted about someone in your family and you repeatedly contact > them with the corrections and they just ignore you. Some people don't > care that they are passing bad information.