I want to bring to others attention an issue that I have experienced in looking to help NPE's in our surname group. I have always had Most Distant Known Ancestor Public unless someone did not enter it or wanted the information with held. However if I am looking to help a match and I visit the project pages of another surname I can get no clues by looking at some project webpages as the Administrator has made this information unavailable.
I believe it should be the test subject that gets to decide what is visible not the administrator. If all administrators were helpful, honorable and responded to inquiries perhaps I would not feel so strongly. But given some of the situations I have encountered I think Project Admins are not the ones that should have this power. Since I manage 2 projects perhaps I should want more power---but with more power comes more responsibility. Since these are volunteers and difficult to police it makes it even more of an issue.
Any thoughts?
Kelly Wheaton
Wheaton Surname Project
Rehoboth Masschusetts Ancestor Project
I believe it should be the test subject that gets to decide what is visible not the administrator. If all administrators were helpful, honorable and responded to inquiries perhaps I would not feel so strongly. But given some of the situations I have encountered I think Project Admins are not the ones that should have this power. Since I manage 2 projects perhaps I should want more power---but with more power comes more responsibility. Since these are volunteers and difficult to police it makes it even more of an issue.
Any thoughts?
Kelly Wheaton
Wheaton Surname Project
Rehoboth Masschusetts Ancestor Project
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