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I would first like to say that I am sorry that this has turned into a spectacle for those using the genforum message boards. I have met many wonderful "related" to me cousins on genforum and myfamily.com, who I have come to know personally and respect, one of those being Janet. I value her opinion, and feel that I am the one who has learned from her immensely. I thank you for your kind words Janet and I am very sorry you had to encounter such a ranting reply.
As for this other "unrelated" to me poster, whom I haven't dealt with since 2007; not until recently, on a private family site, when I made one last, open attempt to point out the living people she has publicly posted, and hold her to her written promise of removal from, yes, about two years ago. I offered to work privately, but the outcome was unsuccessful as it always as been. It was after this that I created my website to impart information to any myfamily.com member who might want to know about this ongoing situation. I have not forced the site on anyone, it's just there to be found, or if someone asks. The warning is also for anyone regarding genealogy sharing in general....still, my immediate family and many of those I know are listed publicly.
Everything is detailed in my account on my site, no need to elaborate here except to say that I have not toned the site down, only moved the original site I created to a new, more appropriate, and expanded site leaving a link on the old site. My new site location is built around and, at times, directed at people who pertain to my unpleasant personal experiences with a handful of, mostly "unrelated", people with racial issues. The site not only includes the very detailed, unfortunate genealogy sharing experience, but also social science topics, poems, reading links, book reviews, DNA testing links, and personal links. I was actually much kinder to this person in my account than she has ever been in any communication regarding removal of other's information from these public places, which not only includes Tribalpages, but Ancestry.com and Rootsweb as well. Additionally, an author/columnist/speaker posted my link on her webpages, due to the authors focus on the additional content of my site. I did not ask her to do so, but I certainly took it as a compliment. I have posted links on various sites I participate on such as this one, for awareness purposes. If a person isn't affected, or doesn't mind this type of intrusion then they will not pay much attention to any of it. Much in the same way that when this person announced her tree on the family sites, many did not pay paid attention or even see her posts, so therefore they knew not what she was doing.
I do not feel that this person is a bad person, or that she hasn't had people contribute to her efforts in what ever manner, but she knows she took many, many other's information under very different circumstances as well. I think her posts here show clearly just what type of person she is. As far as I am concerned this is over and done. I want no part in this type of genealogy sharing. I plan to stay away from these kind of people and the few mascots that they have, but I will not let anyone bully me without eventually standing up against it. I've made my statement and must stand by it. All of the other unpleasant and misconstrued things that have been said here, I could easily reverse in comparison to her and a few of her mascot's actions. This is not comprehendible to them. My only advice to this person is that she needs to let it go, let the chips fall where they may, and get on with her life's work. Genealogy sharing on the Internet, in general, is getting way out of hand. There are many privacy issues, and ethics have been thrown by the wayside http://www.nonawilliams.com/ethics.htm.
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