I am in this to help other people. Linking family members together is something I love to do. However, the more work I do here, the more rude people I encounter. I will not dialogue with you if your tone or verbiage is disrespectful. Please treat me, and everyone you meet, with respect and kindness.

A WORD ABOUT NICKNAMES: Natural derivatives of names, such as "Bob" for "Robert," "Tom" for "Thomas, "Jack" for "John," "Becky" for "Rebecca," and the like will not be added to the mainline of the memorial. Very likely, this already appears in the obituary and need not be repeated. Nicknames used only by certain people, such as "Grammy" will not be added. Other nicknames, such as "Stinky" for a child who died of cancer, or "Rocket Girl" for a premature infant are in poor taste and will also not be added. HOWEVER, nicknames such as "Jane" for "Esther Sue" WILL be added to aid in locating the person. I have it in writing from Find A Grave that addition of nicknames is not a requirement, and that the proprietor of a memorial is entitled to manage that memorial as he/she sees fit. I will not be bullied into modifying a memorial just because "you" tell me that I should.

MANY of you are great to deal with, but a few of you are downright rude. You are the ones who give this site a bad name. You know who you are: the keyboard warriors/self-appointed memorial police who target memorials and bully other members unendingly because you need everyone to bend to your will. You insist that everyone's memorials be done exactly YOUR way. I'm tired of folks here rudely demanding that I manage my memorials (that I created) according to their own set of standards, regardless of the rules set forth by Find A Grave. You pester people over and over to make an edit they've declined multiple times, complete with an explanation. It's THEIR memorial to manage, NOT YOURS.

I am in this to help other people. Linking family members together is something I love to do. However, the more work I do here, the more rude people I encounter. I will not dialogue with you if your tone or verbiage is disrespectful. Please treat me, and everyone you meet, with respect and kindness.

A WORD ABOUT NICKNAMES: Natural derivatives of names, such as "Bob" for "Robert," "Tom" for "Thomas, "Jack" for "John," "Becky" for "Rebecca," and the like will not be added to the mainline of the memorial. Very likely, this already appears in the obituary and need not be repeated. Nicknames used only by certain people, such as "Grammy" will not be added. Other nicknames, such as "Stinky" for a child who died of cancer, or "Rocket Girl" for a premature infant are in poor taste and will also not be added. HOWEVER, nicknames such as "Jane" for "Esther Sue" WILL be added to aid in locating the person. I have it in writing from Find A Grave that addition of nicknames is not a requirement, and that the proprietor of a memorial is entitled to manage that memorial as he/she sees fit. I will not be bullied into modifying a memorial just because "you" tell me that I should.

MANY of you are great to deal with, but a few of you are downright rude. You are the ones who give this site a bad name. You know who you are: the keyboard warriors/self-appointed memorial police who target memorials and bully other members unendingly because you need everyone to bend to your will. You insist that everyone's memorials be done exactly YOUR way. I'm tired of folks here rudely demanding that I manage my memorials (that I created) according to their own set of standards, regardless of the rules set forth by Find A Grave. You pester people over and over to make an edit they've declined multiple times, complete with an explanation. It's THEIR memorial to manage, NOT YOURS.