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Member Since: June 2003 Posts: 9,985 Send Message	Jill 2011 (aka Warrior Princess of Cilla!)	Report	18 Jul 2010 22:22
	No. Perfectly reasonable. Sometimes people send "Can I view your tree" requests by accident. I get some when I'm helping out on the other boards. I always ask what the connection is and expect a reasonable answer before I even think about opening the tree. If the connection is really quite distant I tend to pass on the information without opening the tree at all. Jill
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Member Since: January 2005 Posts: 3,907 Send Message	Jean (Monmouth)	Report	18 Jul 2010 19:28
	I would expect at least a message saying they think they might have a connection with someone in your tree. Hot matches can be a way that people find this out and sparks their interest.
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 7 Send Message	Dorothy	Report	18 Jul 2010 18:59
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 7 Send Message	I never mind giving permission for people to view my tree BUT I will not do so until the person at least tells me who they are interested in! Is that too much to ask?