Fw: Piracy?

Claudia, creo que tu comentario, abarca el verdadero proposito de N.R. Sin egoismos, y sin echarle mil candados a nuestra informacion ya investigada.
Con mucho respeto para el grupo en general.

--- On Wed, 1/18/12, claudiacasillas@gmail.com wrote:

> From: claudiacasillas@gmail.com
> Subject: [Nuestros Ranchos] Piracy?
> To: research@lists.nuestrosranchos.com
> Date: Wednesday, January 18, 2012, 6:11 PM
> We are living in the information age.
> All of us researchers must face the fact that any
> information we uncover does not belong to us (the
> researcher). While we may currently have documents or
> information no one else has--that same information will soon
> be made available to the masses one way or another. I
> wholeheartedly agree that we should give credit where credit
> is due; if someone took the time and effort to uncover
> something that has helped your search--THANK AND ACKNOWLEDGE
> THEM. But I also think that the "hoarding" mentality is
> counterproductive to our research and legacy.
>
> Think about how many "ahas" happen here when someone shares
> a bit of the puzzle...and then someone else shares their own
> little bit of the puzzle...then (and we've seen this), a
> whole landscape has been painted by our collective
> work.  We should face it, we don't own anything
> individually--we own it collectively because it is our
> heritage. Not "mine," but "ours."
> How high would your documented family tree look right now
> if the LDS hoarded the microfilms? Yes, they charged in the
> past to cover operating costs (I suppose), but now they are
> FREE to all of us. How would you feel if they shut down
> FamilySearch and decide only "certain people" can have
> access?  Let's work together for the greater good and
> leave a real and lasting legacy for generations to come.
>
> My two cents.
>
>
> Saludos,
> Claudia
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