Genealogy Chat

Sorry - you are right. But it is so frustrating to get a message like that - and no response! If I sent a message to some one saying that she had a lot of my relations in her tree I think I would be interested in the resaon! And it isn't as though I am a name gatherer. They are all 'mine' as well as hers.Surely that is the point of the membership. When I first started I did find it a bit strange that other people had the same rights to my ancestors as I did. Did others feel the same? I just felt it a bit strange getting a message that seemed to accuse me of having her family when that is the point of this site! You would think they would be pleased! Hey Ho there's now't so strange s folks!!!

Not getting answers to your messages could be attributed to many things............holidays, illness, computer problems, lapsed GR membership, even, as in one recent sad case, the death of the GR member. Also, not all members are avid researchers......some only look at GR once in a blue moon.........so, don't give up hope! Reg

Yes I do. But have sent a number of mesages and had no answer! It sounds like an accusation, but I have given the relationship and am confident that everyone is a relation, I have said they we must be related and asked what relationship they have. But no reply. I wonder why some people are paying to be hee if they don't actually foollow up on messages. It's not the first time. I had someone contact me who I could have really helped, but they just wanted me to give them my tree. When I wanted more information about their connection they backed off! I know I could have helped, but they seemed so wary. Such a shame! It wasn't as if it would have been that interesting to me!! Sometimes I feel that people are too scared to even get in touch due to scare stories on here.

Where did the message originate? And what is your question? Reg

I had a message saying that I had ' lots of my relations on my family tree'.