Well.....What can I say
I have just read the post in question from "Chuck Kinney"
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=755619.0In his opening post;
"I am trying to go back before James and Mary who are stated as being born in Ireland. Sideways to see if my Grandfather's siblings had children and with that if there are any kids that go forward to today like probably cousins to me. They may be in the US or Ireland"He was asked for further info. to help his quest, reasonable, sensible questions;
"Have you got William's birth or marriage to confirm his parents are James and Mary?
Have you got a birth of one or more of James or Mary's children to find out Mary's maiden name.
You also need their religious denomination"This would have given both parents names with hopefully the mother's maiden name & possibly a date & place of marriage (I don't know what info. is on USA certs.) which in turn would have possibly helped to find a location in Ireland?
Parts of Chuck's 2nd post in reply were;
"My suspected Grandfather William's Death Certificate was not filled in to any great extent, leaving more questions than answers.
One of the things I was here for was help or a tip/clue that might lead me back before James and Mary to Ireland"My immediate thought here is "Chuck" was not happy that he didn't get the info. he would have liked.
Well Chuck, I think you 1st need to go back
2 Generations before you even start looking at James & Mary for the simple reason being, you are not even sure if William is your Grandfather.
"My suspected Grandfather William" From what I see, you were getting the best help possible from some of the
Best/Knowledgeable RC'ers on here!!!
These people give up their own time to give others help in the best capacity possible at all times.
Genealogy is like forensics where every thread of evidence/every clue (no matter how small), helps lead to the answer.
If someone was found "dead", would you expect the Police to know who it was without them asking questions/finding out facts to determine who it was?
Genealogists work with a similar format!!!
The Police gather together (round a table), write down everything known,
question people/summarise crucial facts/info. etc. to draw conclusions,
At Rootschat, the "table" is invisible (it's the thread they are investigating which is the "table").
These people use their knowledge to gain crucial information/evidence to draw conclusions.
They/We are Genealogists who gather info. & analyse it.......NOT
Psychics with Crystal Balls.
I think your post on this thread was diabolical, way out of context & immoral.
As for naming those people "Jerks", tells me/others a lot about yourself but I don't need to put it in writing as it is quite obvious, I'm sure.
A final thought....you cannot do a "true" family tree without supporting evidence as you have already proved yourself, the fact you are chasing g g/parents yet have stated you don't know if your g/dad is actually who you think he is
Happy hunting as I think you have now put (the very people who could have helped you) off, with your degrading remarks.
Some of those people are specialists in Irish Genealogy!!!
Annie
ADDED; As I stated earlier, we "analyse" & it did not take much analysing to work out there may be a connection with you & OP but, just as you have been doing with your family tree, I too can only assume