Comments on: Something exciting is in the works http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=something-exciting-is-in-the-works The official blog of Ancestry.com Tue, 21 May 2013 21:32:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Sherry http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-25743 Sherry Mon, 17 Nov 2008 21:30:46 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-25743 Is there a quick reference sheet available for our office? If so, is it downloadable or does it have to be purchased? We are the Public Trustee Office and use this program on a daily basis. thanks, Sherry Is there a quick reference sheet available for our office? If so, is it downloadable or does it have to be purchased?

We are the Public Trustee Office and use this program on a daily basis.

thanks,
Sherry

]]> By: Mike Mitchell http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-21439 Mike Mitchell Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:26:10 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-21439 Searching is the most important feature of any database and it's where Ancestry falls down badly in my opinion. Whether anything has been improved since February, I don't know, but the search engine still seems amateurish to me, a former database programmer. For instance, when I enter a birthdate of, say, 1944, why does Ancestry then give me reams of records with dates going back to the 1890s? Why can't I order the results the way I want, by clicking in column headers? Why can't I see just a summary of found records first, then pick a bunch of them for closer inspection, e.g. display JUST names and places first. Why aren't names properly sorted alphabetically in the list of found records? You'll get a bunch of Fred Bloggs, then Fred E Bloggs, then more Fred Blogs, then Albert Fred Bloggs, then MORE Fred Bloggs. There doesn't appear to be any actual algorithm in use at all. It's too hit and miss. All in all, I'd rate the Ancestry search engine at a 2 or a 3 out of 10. Searching is the most important feature of any database and it’s where Ancestry falls down badly in my opinion. Whether anything has been improved since February, I don’t know, but the search engine still seems amateurish to me, a former database programmer. For instance, when I enter a birthdate of, say, 1944, why does Ancestry then give me reams of records with dates going back to the 1890s?

Why can’t I order the results the way I want, by clicking in column headers? Why can’t I see just a summary of found records first, then pick a bunch of them for closer inspection, e.g. display JUST names and places first.

Why aren’t names properly sorted alphabetically in the list of found records? You’ll get a bunch of Fred Bloggs, then Fred E Bloggs, then more Fred Blogs, then Albert Fred Bloggs, then MORE Fred Bloggs. There doesn’t appear to be any actual algorithm in use at all. It’s too hit and miss.

All in all, I’d rate the Ancestry search engine at a 2 or a 3 out of 10.

]]> By: Athen Garland http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-17863 Athen Garland Mon, 25 Aug 2008 18:10:23 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-17863 LOOKING FOR RECORD FOR LILLAR F KIMBALL b1878 IN CHELSEA MAINE USA FATHER CHARLES M KIMBALL CHELSEA MOTHER FLORA L DILL GARDINER MAINE THANK YOU ATHEN LOOKING FOR RECORD FOR LILLAR F KIMBALL b1878 IN CHELSEA MAINE USA FATHER CHARLES M KIMBALL CHELSEA MOTHER FLORA L DILL GARDINER MAINE THANK YOU ATHEN

]]> By: Evelyn Gilkerson http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-17772 Evelyn Gilkerson Sun, 24 Aug 2008 19:06:00 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-17772 Actually, on reading your blog comments, I see the problem I had also happened to Nancy Neider (Comment 86) -- that is, you jave entered the same search information but do not come up with the page you discovered on a previous search. Actually, on reading your blog comments, I see the problem I had also happened to Nancy Neider (Comment 86) — that is, you jave entered the same search information but do not come up with the page you discovered on a previous search.

]]> By: Evelyn Gilkerson http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-17770 Evelyn Gilkerson Sun, 24 Aug 2008 18:58:59 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-17770 On August 22, I was able to locate George Gilkerson on a passenger list; today, August 24, I looked for the same list and it was not there! I guess I should have made a copy the first time, but what happened to it? On August 22, I was able to locate George Gilkerson on a passenger list; today, August 24, I looked for the same list and it was not there! I guess I should have made a copy the first time, but what happened to it?

]]> By: Edee http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-13816 Edee Sat, 28 Jun 2008 17:22:24 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-13816 Twice I have located a person in my family tree only to find that they are posted to the wrong family. How do I remedy this ? I have contacted the poster without any reply. Twice I have located a person in my family tree only to find that they are posted to the wrong family. How do I remedy this ? I have contacted the poster without any reply.

]]> By: Stuart Gourd http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-12708 Stuart Gourd Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:56:36 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-12708 I am in partial agreement with the comments about OneWorldTree but do not believe it should be junked. It should be exported into a WikiTree that anyone can edit--then people can correct the errors and add sources. I am in partial agreement with the comments about OneWorldTree but do not believe it should be junked. It should be exported into a WikiTree that anyone can edit–then people can correct the errors and add sources.

]]> By: gail john http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-11657 gail john Fri, 30 May 2008 01:49:44 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-11657 Please implement the suggested and in my opinion much needed improvements for searches as clearly outlined and communicated by the great majority of the individuals who posted comments on this subject. I very much like the convenience of using Ancesty.com databases from my home computer, but sincerely believe that more attention should be paid to subscriber concerns regarding searches. Please implement the suggested and in my opinion much needed improvements for searches as clearly outlined and communicated by the great majority of the individuals who posted comments on this subject. I very much like the convenience of using Ancesty.com databases from my home computer, but sincerely believe that more attention should be paid to subscriber concerns regarding searches.

]]> By: J. Quinn C. Bradlee http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-11487 J. Quinn C. Bradlee Wed, 28 May 2008 03:26:08 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-11487 The only thing that really bothers me is that sometimes when I am tracing my family back before when America was discovered it will say something like fitzGerald Kennedy was born in this place in Ireland in 1234 or something and then it will say that he died in Georgia or Virginia in 1290. And sometimes Ancestry will repeat the names of the list of children that it will list. The one other problem is that I have when I research my family is that Ancestry will sometimes come up with a male marring another male. Why does it do this? The only thing that really bothers me is that sometimes when I am tracing my family back before when America was discovered it will say something like fitzGerald Kennedy was born in this place in Ireland in 1234 or something and then it will say that he died in Georgia or Virginia in 1290. And sometimes Ancestry will repeat the names of the list of children that it will list. The one other problem is that I have when I research my family is that Ancestry will sometimes come up with a male marring another male. Why does it do this?

]]> By: renata hall http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-11261 renata hall Sun, 25 May 2008 18:51:27 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2008/02/27/something-exciting-is-in-the-works/#comment-11261 I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHO GADDY AND CHRISTINERS PARENTS WHERE. I WOULD LIKE TO FIND OUT WHO GADDY AND CHRISTINERS PARENTS WHERE.

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