WeRelate:Suggestions/Living place holders for FTE

i understand the policy on living individuals has shifted. Used to living information was not allowed. But "living placeholders" were, if they said only the surname. I would use this feature only to connect branches of my tree. I understand that even for this use, living placeholders are not allowed. please reconsider this. FTE is much easier to use when I can see how my branches connect and when I don't "lose" a grandchild who has passed but whose parents are still alive.

Thank you, Elizabeth

Disclosing public information about living people is highly problematic and causes real legal issues in many jurisdictions around the world. The fundamental approach of this website is to publish everything that is uploaded for everyone to access and for that reason I'm afraid I think the best approach is what is currently done. I understand this has some negative consequences but one way round is by adding links on your homepage - see the discussion here for an example. AndrewRT 15:13, 16 December 2012 (EST)