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I added a picture to a memorial of one of my family members that someone else had made. My picture was of the large family monument with the last name on it. The lady that had made the memorial had only added the picture of the individual stone (there are 4 family members buried there). She wrote me and told me to take it off and I told her it should be on there. She wrote Findagrave (and she must have a friend there) and had them remove my picture and disable the "Submit a Photo" button.

I wrote Findagrave and asked why my photo had been removed, since I had followed their rules. Their rules state "Any contributor can upload an appropriate photo to any memorial regardless of who manages the page. No permission from the memorial manager is needed. However, if there is already a photo of the headstone, a second similar photo should not be added unless the original is of poor quality and the new photo is dramatically better. This leaves room for photos of the deceased within the five-photo limit on unsponsored memorials."

After sending the emails for several days, I received this answer : The photo was removed by an upper administrator, and the photo feature shut off, with a note stating that no other photos can be added to the memorial. Thank you for understanding.

No, I don't understand. The rules are meant for ALL of us, not just certain ones.

Really, how unfair is this????

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Everything everyone is saying is true, from what I can tell. It is sad, though, because *** is a good idea.

I wish someone would start another web site that has all the benefits and none of the problems that *** has.

I have run into a grave hoarder, who won't release anything to anyone. Pathetic.

Guest

You are so right - rules or their idiotic guidelines only apply to some and if you take a look, it's probably their HUGE numbers people that don't care!

Guest

The rules truly only apply to some. Admins and friends of admins blatantly violate copyright, the site rules and FAQs at will. Dare to complain and bam, you're gone.

Guest

sounds pretty simple to me. you didn't take the photo, therefore, you cannot post it.

it's clearly written in the FAQs. try reading them.

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reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-864794

No where in her message did she say she posted a photo that she didn't take. She is basically stating that the creator is being pissy and won't let any other photos be posted on the memorial.

The creator is in the wrong just as you are pn. Anyone can post a photo on the memorial and never should someone have that feature disabled unless it is being abused, which this was not.

People like you, pn, are giving findagrave a very bad reputation and making it worse for those who really do this to help others.

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reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-864794

Well if thats the case in the person posting a photo they did not take, where does F.A. G.

get off posting celebraty photo's. They sure as heck did not take them. They are HIGHLY UNFAIR and fraudulant on sponsered pages as well. Asked them a number of times to remove the cemetery picture of gates so a personal picture can be placed up there.

NOPE, no response , they play their rules their way and we that are the mother's , father's or other family members cannot put what we want.

Their so called RULES are pick and choose. If i am paying to sponser a page I should be able to frame a photo, especially if it is a family member.

Guest

How do you write find a grave and get a response? I spent hours searching for graves for people on my own time and gas and when I went to upload them ..it would not allow...I sent several emails to find a grave asking for some help or explanation and got nothing.

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reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-855660

Typical of the NEW ***, ever since Ansestry bought them out, they pick and choose who they answer , who they let post pictures with frames, whose memorials they delete that are not famous, just friends. Deleting half your stored pictures, the whole thing has gone downhill.

Where it was ONCE a comforting place it is now so disrespectful to memorials in picking and adding what THEY CHOOSE that i get so aggravated going on there I try to avoid it at all costs. They are commiting fraud in taking money for sponsered pages, then deleting pictures and bios and locking both tabs. I for one would prefer another site if they had one on here. I could not believe it when i went there today and saw half my pictures gone.........

half my memorials wiped out that were of friends. Don't bother sponsering pages,,,, they take your money now and run, never even answering emails, deleting all my framed photos, and yet leaving thousands of other memorials with frames, especially for kids, like i said before ansestry took over it was a pleasant experince now it is nothing but aggravation.

Guest

This is exactly why f.a.g.sux! Administrationsux and members aren't contributing out of the kindness of their hearts in fact they are heartless vultures.

Try fulfilling a volunteer photo request, going out of your way to find the reclusive cemetery walking trying to find the gravestone spending time and gas.

After fulfilling the request and getting a thank you from the requester the f.a.g.it member had it removed....so much for "finding" a grave....findagravesux and the f.a.g. it administration is the reason!

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reply icon Replying to comment of Guest-854257

I did the same but could not even upload my photos and f A G would not answer any of my emails.

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