Hi,

I was wondering how it is possible to be in contact with other members on this website. I do not have a paid account at the moment (very poor student :( ) but I have found 6 family trees which appear to belong to some not so distant relatives of mine. I would very much like to contact them (I think we have a lot of information we could share with one another) but it won't let me as I am not a paying customer.

If I were to purchase a membership, would it be possible for other people to contact me, even if they are not a paying customer themselves? I would hate to think that, after paying for a membership, I would not have the ability to be in contact with people whom I never knew existed.

Or is it true that the family trees are really just a way that ancestry.com can coerce people into buying a membership? Even though it is my hard work and information that they are selling? And even if I am a paying member myself?

If anyone has any information (or ideas, opinions) that would be great! Thanks.