tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post6489085790279718818..comments2023-10-01T09:35:35.894+02:00Comments on Antipodes: The day my grandfather woke up in AustraliaWilliam Skyvingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-54498811660440296472011-03-19T10:15:17.471+01:002011-03-19T10:15:17.471+01:00Dear "ancient Australian ancestor hunter"...Dear "ancient Australian ancestor hunter":<br /><br />I'm not at ease when I find myself talking about genealogy to an anonymous individual. I've never been in favor of the habit (curiously widespread in Australia) of hiding one's identity, image and geographical locality behind an artificial Internet nom-de-plume.<br /><br />Thank you for suggesting that my genealogical profile might be included in your blog. It was kind of you to contact me in that perspective, and it would have been quite simple for me to submit brief answers to your questions. But I prefer not to disperse my genealogical preoccupations by taking part in terse surveys of this kind, which don't appear to serve any useful purpose… apart from maybe indicating one's existence to another group of readers. I already have a rich network of Internet contacts with genealogical researchers in Australia (often relatives), but they are generally highly targeted, in specific areas, and often rather personal (in the sense that we're interested in communicating about in-depth family-history questions, often in somewhat murky zones). So, the idea of a standard set of simple questions, such as yours, doesn't really correspond to the reality of my research activities.<br /><br />I'm sorry for reacting in this negative way, and maybe giving you the impression that I'm a fussy old bore. Incidentally, I am indeed finicky, in a way, concerning two curious terms that you use: "geniaus" and "genimates". Insofar as our underlying interest is genealogy (including, for me, ancestral genetics based upon DNA testing), I would have accepted naturally all kinds of neologisms based upon the root "gene", but your choice of "geni" strikes me as misleading and therefore unfortunate. As you surely realize, the latter four letters evoke the physiological term "genital", which has no direct association with family-history research… unless the researcher happens to be concerned by questions of inherited medical afflictions.<br /><br />I wish you all the best in your collection of profiles, and I regret that I have to be such an aging grizzly bear.<br /><br />William SkyvingtonWilliam Skyvingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10052367756561555096noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8627322010786735293.post-77621932905578519882011-03-19T06:36:09.139+01:002011-03-19T06:36:09.139+01:00William, If you would be willing to complete a pro...William, If you would be willing to complete a profile for genimates.blogspot.com I'd love to hear from you (genimates.blogspot.com). As an expat Aussie in France with an interest in genealogy no doubt you have a great story to tell.GeniAushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09074874999181040071noreply@blogger.com