Comments on: Ancestry Hints – New and Improved http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/ The official blog of Ancestry.com Tue, 06 Jan 2009 21:59:07 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 By: richards http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-26983 richards Fri, 05 Dec 2008 09:17:14 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-26983 hi BATA TEST BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE WEB OR DO YOU KNOW HOW TO BATA TEST ASK ANY 12 year old he can tell you hi
BATA TEST BEFORE PUTTING IT ON THE WEB OR DO YOU KNOW HOW TO BATA TEST
ASK ANY 12 year old he can tell you

]]> By: Connie Hill http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-13861 Connie Hill Sun, 29 Jun 2008 09:05:46 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-13861 A lot of my earlier ancestors is missing. I had over 1500 individuals in my other tree, and this one only has 217. Where is the rest of my family????? A lot of my earlier ancestors is missing. I had over 1500 individuals in my other tree, and this one only has 217. Where is the rest of my family?????

]]> By: Gary S. Collins http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-12802 Gary S. Collins Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:25:56 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-12802 I happened for the first time just now on this "blog" about "hints" in the "new" Ancestry member Tree (AMT) system. After looking over most messages, there is a clear consensus that the "hints" feature in the new AMT system is highly defective: it's slow and attaches junk to your file that is tedious to remove. Contrast that with the "old" Online Family Tree (OFT) system. The hints feature in OFT allows one to search for related information. There is no automatic "merge" feature, but that is absolutely desirable when one wishes to view and evaluate each hint. Readers should know that the "old" OFT system also makes your ancestry file available to the public--and not just to Ancestry.com subscribers. I urge Ancestry.com to sustain the "old" OFT system for those who have found (and will find) it an effective tool for developing stand-alone genealogical ancestry files. I don't have any recommendation for improvement of the AMT system since it seems to be clearly so crippled in terms of utility and accessibility that I and many, relatively experienced developers of personal ancestry files would never use it. Sincerely, Gary Collins I happened for the first time just now on this “blog” about “hints” in the “new” Ancestry member Tree (AMT) system.

After looking over most messages, there is a clear consensus that the “hints” feature in the new AMT system is highly defective: it’s slow and attaches junk to your file that is tedious to remove.

Contrast that with the “old” Online Family Tree (OFT) system. The hints feature in OFT allows one to search for related information. There is no automatic “merge” feature, but that is absolutely desirable when one wishes to view and evaluate each hint.

Readers should know that the “old” OFT system also makes your ancestry file available to the public–and not just to Ancestry.com subscribers.

I urge Ancestry.com to sustain the “old” OFT system for those who have found (and will find) it an effective tool for developing stand-alone genealogical ancestry files.

I don’t have any recommendation for improvement of the AMT system since it seems to be clearly so crippled in terms of utility and accessibility that I and many, relatively experienced developers of personal ancestry files would never use it.

Sincerely,

Gary Collins

]]> By: Martin Hubbard http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-10818 Martin Hubbard Sat, 17 May 2008 01:47:20 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-10818 It's really frustrating to get hints that have no information in them, and I am unable to ignore. Please address this issue, thank you. It’s really frustrating to get hints that have no information in them, and I am unable to ignore. Please address this issue, thank you.

]]> By: helen zaslona http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-9630 helen zaslona Sat, 03 May 2008 04:11:38 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-9630 this is the greatest thing since...I've forgotten the saying...but it is great because sometimes they have more info and sometime you have more than them but atleast you can take what you want and leave the rest... this is the greatest thing since…I’ve forgotten the saying…but it is great because sometimes they have more info and sometime you have more than them but atleast you can take what you want and leave the rest…

]]> By: donald. hughes http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-7634 donald. hughes Wed, 16 Apr 2008 07:13:28 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-7634 great improvement, please accept my congratulations great improvement, please accept my congratulations

]]> By: John Blaine http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-7603 John Blaine Tue, 15 Apr 2008 21:55:06 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-7603 When is the family merge process going to be fixed? Are we getting a new merge feature? This one has been broke for a long time. When is the family merge process going to be fixed? Are we getting a new merge feature? This one has been broke for a long time.

]]> By: judy adams http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-6789 judy adams Sun, 06 Apr 2008 20:42:05 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-6789 ok so where is the coment that i made on this topic gone to which lisa in message 50 left ananswer looks as if i have been censored for giving an opinion ok
so where is the coment that i made on this topic gone to which lisa in message 50 left ananswer

looks as if i have been censored for giving an opinion

]]> By: karen alcott http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-6474 karen alcott Thu, 03 Apr 2008 16:39:51 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-6474 I personally love the new "hints".(green leaf) Yes, you must be careful using them, but it allows one to compare and confirm information. The UNFORTUNATE part is I only compared and used information about the sibs related to me...when I went back to complete the family information. I found the hints had disappeared! Can we please bring that option back???? Nowhere did it say these would disappear after using it one time. I have emailed the help line on how to get this information back. Noone replies. I personally love the new “hints”.(green leaf) Yes, you must be careful using them, but it allows one to compare and confirm information. The UNFORTUNATE part is I only compared and used information about the sibs related to me…when I went back to complete the family information. I found the hints had disappeared! Can we please bring
that option back???? Nowhere did it say these would disappear after using it one time. I have emailed the help line on how to get this information back. Noone replies.

]]> By: lou page http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-5032 lou page Sat, 08 Mar 2008 18:12:30 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2007/12/20/ancestry-hints-%e2%80%93-new-and-improved/#comment-5032 all well and good these new singing and dancing features but i still cannot download a genuine gedcon file that will up load to genesreunited,no matter how much i try. i run both sites and had no problem importing from their gedcom.i have tried 4 times to export my tree and non of the files say thet are a "GEDCOM" i NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE this is driving me crazy! Regards Lou all well and good these new singing and dancing features but i still cannot download a genuine gedcon file that will up load to genesreunited,no matter how much i try. i run both sites and had no problem importing from their gedcom.i have tried 4 times to export my tree and non of the files say thet are a “GEDCOM”
i NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE this is driving me crazy!
Regards
Lou

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