When you find an error on someone else's tree, do you tell them?

[Milliepede]

I usually get short shrift when I point out the error of someone's ways on a tree.  Why they are so determined to keep the wrong information I don't know but there it is.  One can only do so much.  I would be  at having stuff wrong but grateful for someone who takes the time to put me on the right track.

 

[annaS]

I agree with you Millipede.    I have pointed out quite a few, and like you get no reply.  The same error is never removed.  I think that they a collecting names.  I had one who had over 13,000 names in her tree!

At least two people have a photo of my  granny and grandad on their tree, and I asked how we are connected - very politely and I am still awaiting a reply

Anna







 

[aghadowey]

Well, think I've just 'lost' a recently found 4th cousin since I pointed out that she's provided her great-grandfather with not one but two sets of parents- the correct ones and then another couple who lived in another county and were a different religion from what I can see (and she's also attached their children to her tree). Annoyingly the details of the correct parents came from her American cousin who got the details from me originally 

On the other hand, I've just told my father's cousin that I noticed some errors in his online tree and he's begged me for corrections so that he can fix the problems   

[annaS]

I have just remembered, that I had one grateful recipient, and she decided to repay me by sending a recipe - from the States.  .  Anna
 

[fastfusion]

re Trancegirl :"Please do let me know via the OPC Project when you do this - not sure why you have had a pdf of our copyright given to you "
I dont believe anyone has copyright over the mormons microfilms except the mormons themselves.
I downloaded the Yatesbury PDF of the opc from the net, after having found it google....  as I have a vested interest in all things Yatesbury considering most of the folk who ever lived there are related to me in one way or another for at least back to 1720,and my genealogical studies have to be accurate as I am a published person with ISBN rated materials in the public domain of Australia.
So I will do comparisons and assessments of material relating to my ancestral records no matter what anyone thinks, and if they have it wrong I will tell them or show them politely how.
And yes I have sent you a copy of my PDF comparison to you so you can repair the faulty entries which I hope will be helpful to you as I spent 4 days going over the entries and double checking, for which I now have to amend numerous of my trees in the public domain

 

[Trancesgirl]

We value corrections to any of our documents since at the end of the day we are volunteers and are few.  Transcriptions are the copyright of the person who transcribes the item.  If we were publishing LDS images then that would be their copyright.   We do not use the LDS microfiche to transcribe from wherever we can we transcribe from the original registers or photographs of these if we can.  Each OPC or transcriber uses their own source material to transcribe from.  We don't mind people downloading transcriptions for their own use but they should not be shared via any other medium.  I shall certainly get someone to view the original registers again

[fastfusion]

good o

 

[7igerby7he7ail]

Recently, I saw a connection flagged. A particular lady had latter information correct, but parents and therefore grandparents etc wrong,
 The particular parents were my great uncle and his wife. The lady had got their children and descendants right, but  the parents birth, marriage and death wrong. . I searched for where she had got the mistaken info from and found it,
So I double checked my info [just in case] then dug out my great uncle's birth. marriage and death certs.As well as census returns for all involved.
The lady contact was adamant that she was right. Her 'ancestors' must have married at 14 and produced 5 children before they were 22, IF she was right. Ah well I tried.☺

[BumbleB]

I now just leave "comments" on family trees, detailing the correct facts and where I've found them!

I do work for FreeBMD and I both receive and submit corrections - he who never makes a mistake, never does anything