Uneasy about online tree

[Chorlton]

I have a couple of questions about the online options:

ancestry.com  
I looked at mine on there and it states:
"my tree name"   (PUBLIC)
Not shared - (Share this tree with others)

This appears to say that others cannot see it.  Am I correct in thinking that ?


GenesReunited.com
Mine has the option set to NOT allow individuals born in the last 120yrs, with no death date, to be shown.

I assume that this also stops others, that may be able to assist me, in seeing relevant links.

[ymfoster]

I am pleased to swap my research with distant rellies etc. but now state that no living people be put on the Net, ...... I naively also put my files on 'Gencircles' years back to find they were copied & claimed as that person's work, I mainly put them there to help other rellies & make contact, but withdrew them when they were talking of charging to look up information on other trees.
I've also noticed Ancestry seems to glean the information from these sites & some rellies don't like the LDS's practices, so it all becomes very complicated.

I only have my own ancestors on the Net now, I feel it's safer & easier to handle.

Cheers, Yvonne 

[MarkyP]

I have a couple of questions about the online options:

ancestry.com  
I looked at mine on there and it states:
"my tree name"   (PUBLIC)
Not shared - (Share this tree with others)

This appears to say that others cannot see it.  Am I correct in thinking that ?


GenesReunited.com
Mine has the option set to NOT allow individuals born in the last 120yrs, with no death date, to be shown.

I assume that this also stops others, that may be able to assist me, in seeing relevant links.

Chorlton, not sure about GenesReunited, but with Ancestry you've got yours on view to other ancestry members (public view) and haven't invited anyone to share it. Basically when you submit a tree you can invite people through Ancestry to view it, this is what the share part is! When it's personal, people have to contact you through Ancestry to be able to see it. Well that's how it's supposed to work! 

[Ecneps]

I think there used to be the problem on ancestry that the USA cut-off date is 1930 for living individuals - not sure if that still applies.....
My neighbour was quite disconcerted to find herself and husband listed on someone's tree with (incorrect as it happens) birthdates.  I tried to email the tree owner to take them off but the email address must have been an old one and I had no reply, but I added a post-em note to the site to say they should be removed........

[stephen7]

just my view, but i think permission should be asked beofre any info is used.i have uploaded my tree to my own site, but because of privacy reasons of living members, you have to log on before viewing the tree.( the rest of the  site is public viewing) only people i give a password to can log on, therefore they are all "vetted " before i allow it. i think this helps keep everyone involved happy
steve

[Helina]

I can highly recomend Tribalpages for this, stephen,  to have access to my tree I need 2 passwords, and only I can decide if I want it open to the public etc.

helina

[suttontrust]

Downside asks what I would have said if my cousin's husband had asked my permission to put the tree on Ancestry.  I would have said yes, but if and when someone contacts you about the line that is actually mine, put them in touch with me.
I've shared lots of info on GR.  It worries me that a person who got all or some of their info from me then becomes the contact, the expert in that line, and I'm cut out of the picture.

[kerryb]

I titally agree with you suttontrust and that is why if there was more of an onus on sites such as GR to acknowledge sources and be honest about where the research came from there would be less chance of us getting cut out of the picture.

But I guess GR and sites such as that couldn't care less where the trees come from or how correct they are 

Kerry

[Helina]

Yes I totally agree, kerryb, only to day I observed a list of surnames that I have researched, on genes, but what can you do about it. You give information and hope its used senseably.  But it is annoying.
helina