Jani Laitinen - What is your interest in my family tree?

No,I dont't think that's what happened,I can't now remember exactly how but we are related very distantly,I seem to remember-that's why I'm following Jani Laitinen.
Mark(aka George Winchester Mark)

I don’t think people can add to your tree without your permission...

None of you are in any way close relatives. This is insane.

Estimado @Jani Laitinen
No agregue ni corregí nada en tu árbol, averiguaree quien introdujo comentarios y menos fechas y parentescos.
Saludos
Gloria

I thought the whole purpose of a family tree is to follow your family roots back as far as you can go. What is the point of only close relations? and are we only doing the living relations or the history of our ancestors. I think if you dont want people adding to it you can make your settings private or blocked. Im not sure - a curator maybe able to advised. Seems pointless to me - i want all my cousins on my tree and partners.

Why am I seeing this. At least you guys know where y'all come from. I'm just a hick from the sticks with no father

I have have no other connection but rather distant cousin to Jani Laitinen and more distant cousin connection with you…🙄
So I have nothing to do with your topic and I’m out of this discussion.🤔👍

I haven’t a clue why I’m here!

Is this a discussion or complaint.

If a discussion, you need to be much more specific with what you want to have us look into.

If a complaint, you’re not speaking with anyone here who can help you - I’d begin by reaching out to a curator.

I’d also remind you this is a world family tree, not a hosting platform for your personal family tree - though it does also help with that - if you want an un changeable family tree where distant relatives won’t interact with you, you’re on the wrong site.

I thought only the relevant people might reply and didn't envision everyone else answering for no reason...

Jani Laitinen prompted me to update my grandfather's profile, only for me to see that JCW above had imprudently forked his in-laws with my family. Just wondered what was going on.

Hey y’all,
Im the “Mary” to whom he addressed his message. I don’t even know who “he” is; unless, it’s Kenneth Allen Firby. I do not recognize the name Kenneth Allen Firby but I do recognize the name Jami Laitinen because Geni called him to my attention. In response to a Geni email telling me I was related to JL, I curiously looked. He is my 28th cousin 2x removed, he is from Finland, and Kings and Queens were mentioned; so I simply followed. BTW, Edward of Windsor, Edward, III, King of England is my 19th GGF. I’m jesting went I say that, but it show how trivial some people can be. My being 28th2x cousin to Mr. Laitinen’s or Mr. Firby’s cannot possibly destroy their tree.

Please Mr. Firby, accept my apology. I was pleased to find a distance relative from Finland. I doubt I’ll add him to my tree. But I’m more most proud to say my DNA shows I’m 1% Native American.

Mary Frances Chambley Blakemore

Mr. Laitinen,
I’m not really interested in your tree; nor will I add you to mine.
Mary

You would’ve avoided irrelevant contributions - and would have spared us reading your own irrelevant contribution - had you sent a private message instead of opening a discussion to every follower of Jani

Private User -

This is a Public Discussion. Everybody in the whole wide world can read it, everybody logged in to Geni can comment.

You are part of the World Tree on Geni.
All Public Profiles on the World Tree can be edited by everyone, logged into Geni.
All Private Profiles that you manage can be edited by everyone in your Family Group and the Profile's Max Family, and if it has any other managers, it can be edited by them and everyone in their Family Group.
The goal is that there will be one - and only one - Profile for every person that has ever lived, including everyone alive now.

The drama in this comment thread is hilarious, lol.

Mr. Furby, is the reason you don't want your distant relatives in your tree because you don't want to be reminded you're related to peasants?

I clearly addressed only one person who has been following the edits on someone else regarding my close relatives. This can lead to a transparent discussion for all three. To whomever complaining about their own participation when not addressed or invited...just because you see something talked about in your presence, doesn't necessarily mean you must interject. I don't involve myself in others' situations merely because of happening to be aware of them, if I'm not personally involved. On the other hand, this kind of problem here serves as a warning on what not to do, which would be an easier object lesson to learn if certain people here weren't so thick, thereby detracting from resolution through ignorant, irrelevant and inflammatory comments.

In any case, Erica Howton took care of it without requesting her help and she did not resort to the gibberish in this discussion either, so I thanked her for it.

The resolution to this saga was a little anticlimactic. Nevertheless, I'm glad it seems to have been resolved.

Actually, the lesson here is to use private messaging in the future if you fear "ignorant, irrelevant, and inflammatory" comments from the public you invited to this discussion.

Off-topic concern trolling is counterproductive. Thanks for the fixation on this which you say doesn't concern you. Go ahead and continue making it your business even though you have no skin in this game. Rent-free in your mind now.

There are absolutely no Profiles listed as "Profiles Mentioned" and none appear tagged - yet apparently folks following Jani Laitinen received notifications about this Public Discussion.
I am guessing that is because the Poster is in Jani Laitinen's Family Group and started a Public Discussion from Jani's Discussion Tab - which required changing the default from "Only My Family Group" to Public Discussion

If a Profile is not a Geni User, and a discussion is started from its Discussion Tab, it is automatically listed under Profiles Mentioned.
I had not realized this is what happens if you start a Public Discussion from a Geni User's Discussion Tab.

Me neither.

No one’s concerned, just annoyed

I'm taking care of this annoying business too.

Maybe I've been lazy filling out my family profiles, so missing information leads to much potential inadvertent exploitation of people's ignorance when they unwittingly contribute falsely.