General Chat

Shelli, I did complain and they did nothing!! I now find I am on his tree too. He did it during a IT class at scholl and then never touched it again. I am just angry that he is mis leading people. I am not daft enough to believe all under 18s r the same as I have several myself!! But it is dangerous for children to be able to be emailed and maybe giving out info on living children(addresses, phone numbers etc) as well as being annoying to those emailing these children. If they are paid up members this is differant but my step son did his during the time all the problems with school kids was going on when it was all free.As he hasnt visited the site for awhile I wonder if its no longer much fun without access to the boards. I still think that children shouldnt be able to have other childrens details on this site. Debbi xxxx Debbi xxxx

I have to agree with Ann - my 9 yr old is interested in my tree, and wants to research her own (on her dad's side - I've only done mine). She is fully aware that before she can start she has to ask him if it's ok, and make sure he knows what information she will be recording. It was a school project she was doing that got me interested in the first place, and now she has seen how far I have got, she wants to join in and do the same. I'm happy to keep an eye on her research and always monitor what she does online anyway, but in order to look for family members she will have to register on a site like this herself...and how can an under 18 policy be policed anyway? Its not age that should be the issue, just abuse of the system.

debbi rather than complain to genes about your stepson's age complian that he has living people on their tree without consent. As i feel it's never fair to tarr one group of people with the one brush, My daughter is only 11 and i've gotta say i'd rather she be doing this for a hobby than what some of her mates are already up too!!!!!!!

You could say the same for over 18's. I can only speak for myself but I always email back even if it's just to say there's no link.

I for one am glad you have brought this to my attention as I have a 15 year old stepson who dosnt live with me but has posted all my childrens details on his 'tree'. I have asked his father to get him to remove them but he says I am being petty. I shall now use this rule to get Gc to remeove my children from his tree.....petty or not. Also because his son has done this 'tree' I have come across one person who has emailed him for info and never had a reply......I therefore wonder if this is why people have complained about lask of response to emails.These kids posting trees with inaccurate info then forgetting they have done it and never returning to Gc again....leaving us 'adults' to email these kids to no avail. Debbi(very unhappy in Devon) xxxxx

and if anyone wants to take that comment personally, I can't be responsible for that

Mandy - here here. Not sure exactly why the rules there, but perhaps it has something to do with the immature idiots that started posting on the boards at the start of the summer hols. Then again.. age is no sign of maturity is it ?

There's been mention of one of GR's rules that members must be over 18, and I'd like to add my two penn'orth! As the mother of a teenage son, I think it's great that there are quite a few young people on GR who are spending their free time in such a worthwhile way. Genealogy is such an interesting hobby, plus there is the added benefit of all the friendship and fun that we have on the boards as well. I would much rather see a teenager of mine contributing to this website than hanging around on street corners causing trouble. Let's do all we can to keep them interested and not discourage them from participating. Mandy :)