tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post5996016702516443364..comments2024-03-13T21:06:16.936-04:00Comments on Olive Tree Genealogy Blog: Online Family Trees - the Good, the Bad and the UglyOlive Tree Genealogyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comBlogger21125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-86698866907992747082013-05-23T09:26:35.673-04:002013-05-23T09:26:35.673-04:00edesorban - it is easy to contact another person ...edesorban - it is easy to contact another person who published their family tree on Ancestry.<br /><br />Go to the tree you are interested in.<br /><br />Click on the OWNER icon at the top of the page. <br /><br /><br />A pop up window loads and you will see the following choices<br /><br />VIEW PROFILE<br />CONTACT<br />BLOCK USER<br /><br />Click on CONTACT and write your email. I suggest you Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-58886641747558783282013-05-23T02:28:43.923-04:002013-05-23T02:28:43.923-04:00I would like to contact the guy who copied my mini...I would like to contact the guy who copied my minimal tree info on Ancestry.com. I don’t have an account; I just use Ancestry at the library. Is there some way to make contact? His tree is full of errors but I would like to exchange info on the folks on his side that I know a little aboutAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-5610010975687759872013-04-25T10:18:22.091-04:002013-04-25T10:18:22.091-04:00I'm afraid I am one of those, that in my early...I'm afraid I am one of those, that in my early eagerness, not only took information from other people's trees, but didn't check or cite sources.<br /><br />Hopefully I'll have time to go back and correct any mis-information now that I've taken a few classes and begun to educate myself a bit.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-6778566758378013872013-04-22T10:26:55.312-04:002013-04-22T10:26:55.312-04:00I do not care if people copy genealogical work fro...I do not care if people copy genealogical work from me without attributions because if one puts anything up on the internet, it's liable to get replicated with many errors.<br /><br />What really worries me is when someone copies and branches off of a family that I know definitely is not their family ! <br /><br />I stayed away from posting trees online until WikiTree . It not only has "Magdahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01335449359566720836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-62527637128444749732013-04-21T21:37:11.312-04:002013-04-21T21:37:11.312-04:00Lorinne, I've had similar qualms as you. When...Lorinne, I've had similar qualms as you. When I first started working online, I posted my data freely and shared it freely. Then, I got burned. My data started being submitted by distant cousins who were only loosely connected to my tree. They gave themselves full credit and gave none to me. <br /><br />It bothered me for multiple reasons. I was the one who spent all that time in front Melodyhttp://www.researchjournal.yourislandroutes.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-67970864675752118222013-04-21T19:24:13.656-04:002013-04-21T19:24:13.656-04:00So wonderful to hear a story of how sharing a tree...So wonderful to hear a story of how sharing a tree paid off! But you and the commenters are correct - too much "grab and run." I couldn't have expressed the reasons for keeping trees private better - it's not the glory, it's the connections. I have compromised a bit - I have a website with lots of family tree information, but it is not as simple to copy it and incorporate Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-91169342622821857202013-04-21T18:49:37.476-04:002013-04-21T18:49:37.476-04:00Lorine, your experience with trees is pretty commo...Lorine, your experience with trees is pretty common. I have adopted a 'live and let live' attitude toward other trees that make a mess of mutual lines unless the others' owners show signs of at least trying to bring documentation to bear. Then I offer a few corrections and other help.<br /><br />I have posted some documentation on some of the most frequently messed-up lines, and Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-28347534753369435862013-04-21T17:01:35.149-04:002013-04-21T17:01:35.149-04:00As with everything, there is a good side and a bad...As with everything, there is a good side and a bad side. You just need to weigh up will work best for you. Personally, I don't have my tree online, but I do have my genealogy blog, and reli's have found me through that. So that works for me.Alona Testerhttp://www.lonetester.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-69195302940241550152013-04-21T15:06:59.928-04:002013-04-21T15:06:59.928-04:00Anyone with the slightest interest in family histo...Anyone with the slightest interest in family history is invited to take my contributions & run. I have found some of my work taken in that fashon. Years later, I have looked at the individuals on their trees on-line & happily find where the "genealogist" has enhanced my data.<br /><br />Once, a lady in Germany gave a clue to me to look in a town in Germany. That clue has led Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-61216172952182755782013-04-21T14:14:06.306-04:002013-04-21T14:14:06.306-04:00OH, MY experience exactly! My family has had too m...OH, MY experience exactly! My family has had too many impossible moments. How one family can have so many people from outer space is a mystery to me. I had hoped there would be one other relative "out there" who knew a clue for me but so far all who have made contact are at the same brick walls I am. We have a pity party every now and then lamenting our frustration but other than that, Thttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13256855136448978468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-56873858258320749112013-04-17T19:48:35.807-04:002013-04-17T19:48:35.807-04:00I'm so glad that you tried again and that it w...I'm so glad that you tried again and that it worked out so well! Some people are honest, friendly, and responsible -- and you found one!<br /><br />From the beginning, I decided that I'd make a private family tree on ancestry. That's because my own cousins are private my nature and can get upset if other people know things about them. I use other trees only to get documents and factsMariann Reganhttp://mariannsregan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-4633145769916779362013-04-16T15:32:33.213-04:002013-04-16T15:32:33.213-04:00I appreciate all your comments and ideas. I have m...I appreciate all your comments and ideas. I have made a few trees online and made them "private" but I don't find it solves the problem of the takers who take and don't share back and/or republish under their own name (and with tons of errors!)<br /><br />One thing a Private tree does is allow you to make the connection but not share the tree. Then you can share files IF the Olive Tree Genealogyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02381110998759242462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-40786345657989938912013-04-16T13:51:23.249-04:002013-04-16T13:51:23.249-04:00I had the same experience with Trees that I'd ...I had the same experience with Trees that I'd put 100's if not 1,000's of hours into...find on the 'Net' with not one iota of credit given...made me feel :(Fiona Tellessonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05447665794837583047noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-90510495520925503572013-04-16T12:53:24.121-04:002013-04-16T12:53:24.121-04:00I understand your frustration, but I still leave m...I understand your frustration, but I still leave my tree public so I can still make those few good connections. One person, for example, saw that I had a fair amount of information about a family and sent me a photo (of someone I didn't have a photo of). My person had been an acquaintance of her grandmother. Yes, there are people who copy records, but I have resigned myself to that. I wonSonja Hunterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03882161369011476773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-45098338809199640222013-04-16T12:13:55.339-04:002013-04-16T12:13:55.339-04:00I have continuously reached out to people who have...I have continuously reached out to people who have photos and documents that would help me, with very little success. Even second cousins who just don't get it can't be bothered to correspond. I understand private trees, but I wish some would be more forthcoming when contacted.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-57377454539925914472013-04-16T11:59:29.829-04:002013-04-16T11:59:29.829-04:00Wow, what a connection! I, too, have my tree mark...Wow, what a connection! I, too, have my tree marked as private and have had several people contact me in order to connect. I can then decide if I want to share my tree with them - in most cases, we weren't related at all so no need to share it. Debi Austenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17409492643470603926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-18926228449890631062013-04-16T11:15:48.870-04:002013-04-16T11:15:48.870-04:00I agree! I had someone contact me and without perm...I agree! I had someone contact me and without permission "TAKE" family information, including pictures. The girl thought it was ok! After all my hard work, time, travel, cost, etc., she thought it was ok, them when she sent me a take a look, it was all wrong. By wrong she had parents born after the children were, and some died before the children were born (yrs before not months), so myAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-44249531244815138492013-04-15T23:34:26.963-04:002013-04-15T23:34:26.963-04:00Just Curious! Did you privatize your tree and hav...Just Curious! Did you privatize your tree and have it by invitation only? That's what I have done and yes there are a few that I have invited who have copied things but they are family anyway. I also have made contact with lots of people who are connected to me and to some in my tree, so I can't completely agree with you.shedawnnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-35706445181190459142013-04-15T19:43:31.870-04:002013-04-15T19:43:31.870-04:00Wow - what a thrill!Wow - what a thrill!Pam Beveridgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06272409581983333836noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-1297405855475368732013-04-15T15:51:56.756-04:002013-04-15T15:51:56.756-04:00I am with you on this one 100 percent. I've ha...I am with you on this one 100 percent. I've had similar experiences posting information and having it grabbed without even a "hello." In one case a man shared back to me my tree that had my grandmother on it (she only had one child, and I am the only grandchild). When I questioned them, they quickly broke off contact--I would suppose in embarrassment.leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03555733671230006926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8641680.post-2619329644631966422013-04-15T15:48:55.728-04:002013-04-15T15:48:55.728-04:00What an amazing story! Thanks for sharing!What an amazing story! Thanks for sharing!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04057072597891871908noreply@blogger.com