I have a public tree on Ancestry and I don’t mind if people acquire my information per-say, but what irks me is when the information they do obtain from it is then transcribed incorrectly – including surnames.
My other observation is there are two trees on Ancestry that have taken my information, but for the life of me I cannot begin to find the link as to why they are on there. Quite frankly I don’t have the time to wade through the 34,000+ names(!) that they have on their trees! I could contact them, though I doubt they’d know the connection either! I don’t get it! (I know the family history equivalent of gathering the names for the cast of Ghandi has been a frequently raised topic on RC in the past.)
Call me sentimental fool, but I like to ‘get to know’ the people I put on my tree, be it the one in the public domain or the one on my hard drive.
It seems to me that even if you put a welcoming message on your profile inviting people to get in touch it seems people are too shy to communicate with you remotely – but aren’t that shy about lifting your information.
As you say Wildtech (I've just seen your input as was I getting ready to post this), it’s their problem, but where they get their enjoyment or ‘job satisfaction’ from mystifies me!
I feel better now getting that lot off my chest – it’s been one of those days!
Pip
