Barriers To Genealogy In The Future

[groom]

Thank you KG - nice to hear that from a male.

We can't know the whole story about why our ancestors had children before marriage, so to state that, 

"The obvious example in the context of Family History is the number of girls who get 'up the spout' despite being instructed how to avoid it ?"

in my opionion is in very bad taste.  We also need to remember that in those days sex education in schools, or even at home, wasn't the norm and probably wasn't even spoken about until just before marriage.

[smudwhisk]

Why do us poor girls always get the blame, is it cos we can't hide the evidence if it all goes wrong, chap walks away and can even deny his responsibility if he so chooses, not really fair.................

A friend of mine's wife got the last life on the father of her son.  When she found she was unmarried and pregnant, he claimed he wasn't the father and she had been sleeping around.  When their son was born, it was so very obvious he was the father that he had a consideable amount of egg on his face so to speak.

[Rosinish]

But please don't make comments about such things, unless you know the whole story!
The poor girl may have been raped, for all you know!

Or like someone I knew.........Incest 

Annie

[Jo.]

Getting back to the original post...

In some ways research in the future is going to be easier, as more older paper records get digitised, and newly created records that are digital from the start.  It will also probably a lot easier to build a picture of an our daily lives, as so much more of it is recorded in many different formats now. 

And just think, a lot of it will be more legible and no need for somebody to take a crack at deciphering somebodies chronic bad handwriting! 

But there will be other sources within families, stocks of pictures and video's that will depict daily lives, not just the odd snap shot that we often have now..

As to using your name in forums.... 

After experiencing cyber bullying, I used to be a moderator on a very large forum bigger than this one, which led to the need of police involvement, and I wasn't using my name either...

Just shows what can happen, when things go wrong...  On this forum, yes I do use the name I'm known by but only my first name...   

Guy, don't agree with what you say, is good manners, Yes face to face with somebody it's good manners go give your correct name, or in my case the name I'm normally known by..  But not on the internet, as you're not face to face with somebody, you can't see or hear the person you are interacting with, so have no clue what's so ever whether they are a possible friend or foul... 

[Rosinish]

People "opting out" of being on the electoral roll is going to be a handicap & choosing to be "ex - directory" on telephone listings.

ADDED.....Who can blame them with all the "cold" calls at all hours when your working shifts/new baby/caring for an elder/ill etc. which is such a nuisance.

Annie

[groom]

But there will be other sources within families, stocks of pictures and video's that will depict daily lives, not just the odd snap shot that we often have now..

I often worry about that. I have lots of video tapes, but no video player now to play them on. I need to get round to transfering them to DVD, but then who is to say how long they will be around? Same with photos, will the technology to show them still be available in 50 or so years time, or will things have moved on?

[Andrew Tarr]

Apologies to all those who felt offended by my earlier remark.  It was not intended to offend - offence is a two-sided thing - and some take offence easily and perhaps assume that it was intended.  I originally wrote 'pregnant' but thought that sounded a bit clinical.

However, like it or not, the biological fact remains that the girls get 'up the spout' and the boys responsible often get away scot-free.  It's nothing to do with gender discrimination, and the boys should take the consequences.  I was alluding to all the stories so many contributors here enjoy (?) digging up from their own family histories.  No need for offence - it's a plain fact of life.  Are we back to discussing 'openness' and not using the carpet as a cover?

[Andrew Tarr]

I have the right to be offended and will always choose to be so if and when I read a misogynistic remark in a forum such as this, where I certainly would not expect to see such a thing!

Everyone can claim that right if they so wish, and if they think it serves a purpose.  But as I just said, offence is two-sided, and there is a big difference if the remark was intended to offend or not.  Serious quarrels can develop from offence being taken when none was intended.  Misogyny is a deliberate attitude, and one I can assure you I am not guilty of.  You may call me politically incorrect if you like.

I am reminded of the ongoing dispute at Oriel College Oxford about the Rhodes statue.  A big artificially stimulated argument because a small number of students found it offensive, and chose to make a big issue of it.

[3sillydogs]

I am reminded of the ongoing dispute at Oriel College Oxford about the Rhodes statue.  A big artificially stimulated argument because a small number of students found it offensive, and chose to make a big issue of it.

That is a spin off from students here at Cape Town University about Rhodes' statue on the campus, the got it right to have it removed.  The student behind the protest in Oxford is on a Rhodes Scholarship, doesn't seem to bother him that his studies are being funded by the very man that he is protesting against...................