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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>I wanted to share the final outcome and the results
of your letters to findagrave. I have had several exchanges of emails
with Jim Tipton, the founder of findagrave.com and was able to express my
concerns. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>The information for <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName
w:st="on">Salem</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Pioneer</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cemetery</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> has been removed
from their site and replaced with basic information on the cemetery and a link
to Tracy Saucy’s web site. My agreement with them on <st1:place
w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Lee</st1:PlaceName> <st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Mission</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Cemetery</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> was that they
could leave the basic listing to go with the photos if they agreed to remove
the obituaries and additional work that I had done. That has also been
done. My third request was that they issue some basic guidelines for
submitters in which they were reminded to credit sources that they used beyond
their own work and to refrain from plagiarising other people’s efforts.
Since I am not a contributor I have no idea if their procedures have changed or
not or if they will. I was led to believe that there would be some
programming changes that would make it easier for a person submitting
information to add sources. Some things take time so we will see.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Most of us, at some point, have used information
that we didn’t source as well as we should have. My web site on
Oregon Pioneers was first put online in 1987. The other night when I
checked my tracking records I found that it received right at 60,000 visitors
last month alone. I would venture to say that most of those visitors
downloaded some information. Some will credit me as a source; some will
not. As long as it is used in their family research or as part of a
school project (which I get a lot of) I lose no sleep over it. However,
having someone download an entire site and claim it as their own is a real eye
opener. I have always believed that you cannot control morality and
ethics via legislation but sometimes the court of public opinion can make a
difference. You did and I will be eternally grateful. I am hoping
that we were able to bring about some changes in the system so that this type
of thing doesn’t keep happening. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face="Courier New"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Courier New"'>Thank you,<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Stephenie Flora<br>
<a href="http://www.oregonpioneers.com/ortrail.htm">www.oregonpioneers.com/ortrail.htm</a><br>
My Families: Acuff, Bartruff, Bewley, Greene, Lewis, Modlin, Patty</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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