General Chat

Top tip - using the Genes Reunited community

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

  • The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
  • You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
  • And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
  • The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Boards

Quick Search

Single word search

Tools

Findmypast DNA Banner

Icons

  • New posts
  • No new posts
  • Thread closed
  • Stickied, new posts
  • Stickied, no new posts

Naming Folk or not?

Login to Add Reply Watch This
ProfilePosted byOptionsPost Date

Staffs Col

Staffs Col Report 1 Jul 2009 19:19

You copied a news item and therefore are using information in the 'pubic domain' I wouldnt think twice about using the information in these circumstances

Uggers

Uggers Report 1 Jul 2009 19:13

I agree with Mrs Grumpy. If you don't include the name, you could be depriving lots of other relatives of the info.

Jorvikmik

Jorvikmik Report 1 Jul 2009 19:05

I like that Dermot - Going to use it word for word - Thanks

Dermot

Dermot Report 1 Jul 2009 17:43

Diplomacy needed. A vague e-mail might be more appropriate. How about:-

"I believe I may have some historical information about a member in your tree, which may be of some use to you. I found it by chance in some newspaper archives dated ........

If you are interested in learning more, I'd be happy to advise you of its source."

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)

Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!) Report 1 Jul 2009 16:30

I think you should leave his name in.

I would love to come across any snippets about any of mine - even "bad" snippets. So frustrating reading an interesting historical true story and not knowing who it refers to ...

Jill

Researching:
London: Faber, Haysey, Spicer ...

Jorvikmik

Jorvikmik Report 1 Jul 2009 15:37

The story only turns up if you search newspaper archives. I did think of emailing the person who definitley has him in their tree but not sure how they would respond. I think I'll risk an email

AnninGlos

AnninGlos Report 1 Jul 2009 15:03

Have you tried searching on line to see if it is already on the web? Or thought about approaching the person whose tree he is in?

Ann
glos

Researching:
Photo spring Researching Somerset, Dorset, Hampshire, Derbyshire, Staffs, Devon, Glamorganshire. Ingram, Masters, Tamblyn, Knight, Warner, Bate, Allen, Riggs, Dominey, Duffin

Jorvikmik

Jorvikmik Report 1 Jul 2009 14:55

Copying an article from a news item in a local journal of 1893 for our small community website. The article names a chap who after a strange and amusing incident ended up a patient in a lunatic asylum. I checked and found at least one GR member who has him in their tree. Should I just print it in any case as there is little chance of it coming to their attention, or should I scrub out the details? If I do the latter then some might come to the wrong conclusion about who is being refered to. What do you think?