What Newsfer and myself and others are saying, is that there is an increasing number of users of this board who will post numerous lookup requests rather than use the Ancestry access at their library - or pay for it themselves. In other words - we pay but they gain!!
I think most of us who are regular helpers on Rootschat are aware of the main culprits and we do boycott them as you recommend. Unfortunately - somebody else then comes along and does it for them so they continue posting and the situation perpetuates
That probably explains some of the rather blunt replies I've seen recently when people have requested look ups, such as "If you look on the 1881 census on Ancestry you'll find what you want to know" etc. In fact CaroleW sent me a PM advising about such a request - thanks again for the info Carole.
Slightly off topic - What I find a bit surprising, is when I ask for information about say a landmark in a particular town, which I can't find out about other than by visiting or asking someone who lives in the area, and I get no response. Fortunately, it doesn't happen often, but when it does I am slightly taken aback. That kind of local knowledge doesn't cost anyone anything and I've usually searched thoroughly on the internet before I requested the information. Happily today, I got lots of information about a town I was asking about.
Don't know how many of you have seen the 2 new databases that have crept in..
No not noticed those Jenny, I'll have a look tomorrow.
Lizzie
