(1) Rather disparaging of Dave Dee and unknownmale to infer that only people with private trees plunder others' work. Some, but by no means all, of the immense public trees have grown simply by hi-jacking whole families, and here I speak from personal experience, having fallen foul of hunter-gatherers.
(2) Dave Dee, wasn't the parish record you wanted available to you though your subscription?
msr, thanks for your input.
In response to your point (1), with respect, I did not imply the word "plunder", but you were the one who inferred it. My point is that there are many people in this world who are "takers" and not "givers". Whilst some people with public trees can be in this category, unfortunately, those with private trees send a clear message to me that they don't want to share anything unless asked, as though everyone else is below them - at least, that's the way I see things. I made it quite clear in my opening original statement that I don't mind sharing any information and/or photos, documents, etc., with anyone. I have been on Ancestry now for almost five years, and have put untold hours of work into my own tree, trying, as best as I can, always to make sure details and citations are accurate. If my efforts can help others, then I'm pleased, and always encourage people to take what they want from me. It's called
SHARING. I've received help on countless occasions from similar kind people with public trees. No-one will ever be able to accuse me of not playing my part - and I'm not implying you, or anyone else here will do so, either now, or in the future - neither am I intending to "blow my own trumpet".
On your other point (2), no, the parish register concerned was not available to me via my subscription (which has always been fully paid up). It is one which had originally been available on the superb, free Medway Cityark Parish Registers Online website, but which the powers-that-be recently had decided had to be taken down. This was on account of the making available of scans of parish marriage registers taking place within the last 75 years, and parish baptismal registers within the last 100 years being construed as being in contravention of data protection and privacy legislation, yeah, right! - as though publishing that stuff, most of which can be obtained via GRO BMD Certificates, could "offend" or "endanger" anyone. A typical, modern-day, "politically-correct" (how I hate that term!) over-reaction. Like my compadre "unknownmale" here, I'm also an old git. :-) Does it show in us?
Nuff said, before I blow my top. Live long and prosper!
Dave Dee.
