Another weekend of freeloaders slowing things down for subscribers!
Once again I question why I bother to subscribe to these sites. I didn't mind when it was just the occasional free weekend, but now, between the two main sites it seems to be at least once a month. Judging by comments on here and elsewhere, I'm sure that a lot of people, who perhaps would have subscribed, now just sit and wait for free weekend. In fact some people ask when the next one is as if it it their right to expect one.
I know that makes me sound as if I begrudge people getting it for free, and perhaps I do. It's about time that Ancestry and FindMyPast rewarded their loyal customers.
I'm afraid that StanleysChesterton's post has made me even more cross. Genealogy is an expensive hobby, I know that and luckily I am in the position to be able to afford it and that is one reason why I like to help people on here. Perhaps I should stop doing that and just let them wait for free weekends as it appears we are our own worse enemies by supporting the subscription sites. It doesn't sound to me as if many people who take advantage of the freebies actually go on to subscribe, they just wait for the next one!
