Friday, July 20, 2007
What is it about the internet that allows people to be rude? I do a lot of genealogy research and have posted some of the material on a website, last updated in 2003. They changed MicroHell Frontpage and I have never gotten around to updating the website. So there is some outdated material and mistakes.
Today I get an email from Eleanor. Here are a few comments from the email:
"I wrote to you a few years ago to correct some of the mistakes you put out on the internet. Now it is time to do that again."
"Please do a bit more checking before you put information on line."
"I assume you know that Long Lake township is in Grand Traverse County."
"I'd like to sit down with you sometime and check all your genealogy to make sure it is correct."
The mistakes she wants to correct are so minor, but you'd think I'd murdered someone or started a war using dubious information.
My response: "You know, I spend a lot of time and money doing research and providing the information to people for free. In return, I expect people to be courteous to me when informing me of errors, because everyone, at one time or another, makes mistakes. Your email to me was rude. I don't really appreciate your attitude. Maybe you need to read a book on manners."
Fuck off Eleanor.
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Today I get an email from Eleanor. Here are a few comments from the email:
"I wrote to you a few years ago to correct some of the mistakes you put out on the internet. Now it is time to do that again."
"Please do a bit more checking before you put information on line."
"I assume you know that Long Lake township is in Grand Traverse County."
"I'd like to sit down with you sometime and check all your genealogy to make sure it is correct."
The mistakes she wants to correct are so minor, but you'd think I'd murdered someone or started a war using dubious information.
My response: "You know, I spend a lot of time and money doing research and providing the information to people for free. In return, I expect people to be courteous to me when informing me of errors, because everyone, at one time or another, makes mistakes. Your email to me was rude. I don't really appreciate your attitude. Maybe you need to read a book on manners."
Fuck off Eleanor.
