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From: Richard Brogger <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] Re: Questionable Source Cites; Internet
Date: Sat, 03 Aug 2002 14:35:01 -0500
References: <131.11b3eb7a.2a7d3761@aol.com>


Hi Andy,

My present intent is to send CDs to known relatives. I may include
just names and YYYY dates. I want to stir up some interest and
hopefully some involvement. If I simply dump all I have onto a CD, I
think it reduces the chances that I will learn from others. In other
words, I want to exchange information, not give mine away.

If I were to use an Internet site, it would be with the same goals in
mind. If someone wants to see my sources or whatever, they would have
to contact me. I really do not think I would want to post enough
information that they could just grab it and go with what I post. I at
least want to know why they want information about a person or
persons. If they are happy with Friderica BADER (1791-1864), they are
welcome to it. If they want full dates, places and sources, they will
need to ask me.

The Project Explorer in TMG5 contains enough information to establish
a possible hit. If a bunch of the names in my PE appear in someone
else's data set, I want to know that. That person may have the
ancestors I am looking for and I may have the descendants that they
are looking for or vice versa.

I had written the above before I saw Terry's post that stated my
position but I will send this anyway. <g>

Richard Brogger

wrote:
>
> In a message dated 8/3/02 8:32:19 AM Central Daylight Time,
> writes:
>
> >
> > I think we all have seen bad data on the Internet and in many other
> > types of published information. So it seems to me that it is our
> > responsibility to have our data as correct as we can make it. When we cite
> >
> > our source(s) we can show why we believe our information is true. TMG
> > gives
> > us the opportunity to do that.
> > Joanne Skelton (new to TMG)
> > Oregon
> >
>
> The worst thing is the lack of sources. Maybe an e-mail from every person
> viewing such information to the person posting the information explaining
> just how worthless their information is might start a trend to change
> things... or at least discourage them from posting further garbage.
>
> Also a campaign to the biggies asking them to refuse any unsourced
> information.
>
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Richard Brogger

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