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slowing down "name collectors"

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slowing down "name collectors"

Posted: 27 Mar 2009 4:06PM GMT
Classification: Query
I know there is probably nothing you can do about it, but I'm tired of it.
Everyday, some people "update" their gedcoms of over 700,000 individuals. They download other peoples gedcoms, with or without sources.

In addition to being genealogically worthless, they are clogging up searchs.
Since I cannot conceive of a researched family tree containing such a HUGE abount of individuals (correct me if I'm wrong), would a limit of, say, 100,000 put a stop to this?

The only other way I can think of is to stop the ability to download a gedcom.

One of the prime offenders is "updating" his gedcom as I write. He has updated over 750,000 individuals every day for the past 2 weeks!

Yes, I know about "skip database". The list get longer daily.

Thanks for letting me vent. I had to get it off my chest.
SubjectAuthorDate Posted
lakebay 27 Mar 2009 10:06PM GMT 
robtbehra 30 Mar 2009 3:09PM GMT 
amwichern 26 May 2009 3:22PM GMT 
lakebay 26 May 2009 7:31PM GMT 
amwichern 27 May 2009 1:12AM GMT 
lakebay 27 May 2009 2:41AM GMT 
amwichern 27 May 2009 3:59PM GMT 
lakebay 27 May 2009 5:53PM GMT 
amwichern 27 May 2009 10:39PM GMT 
jmyoung365 27 May 2009 6:46PM GMT 
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