'My husband and I still can't believe after 9 years of searching we have finally got an answer to so many Green questions. Believe me at times it has been so frustrating, but without you putting your tree on the Genes site I don't believe I could have progressed. I have you to thank for this.'
The above is an extract from an email I received from a contact on Genes Reunited.
I'm all for sharing all of the info I have, although I don't allow every single contact to view my tree. I put all of my tree on the site, as often people who don't have a connection to my direct ancestors are related though a GG Aunt or something. ( the above was a GG Uncle)
I'm most interested in my direct line and I want to find out about as much info as I can about each individual but I also collect names, mainly to help me find more people connected to me who can provide me with those little bits of information that I can't find.
I love the internet and all of the information it provides me with - not only genealogy related - and I accept that in order to have access to all of this information, I have to add to it too.
Yes some people are thankless and abuse what's there, but the lovely emails I get like the one above more than make up for all of that.
Anita