Comments on: Retiring Member Connections from Ancestry.com http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com The official blog of Ancestry.com Thu, 23 May 2013 03:10:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Margaret Breyley http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43751 Margaret Breyley Tue, 02 Feb 2010 12:49:58 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43751 I am unabe to send a reply to a message I have received, I press send,a hand appears and just stays there. What am I doing wrong, I have sent messages before to this person. I am unabe to send a reply to a message I have received,
I press send,a hand appears and just stays there. What am I doing wrong, I have sent messages before to this person.

]]> By: Rita Willoughby http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43749 Rita Willoughby Tue, 02 Feb 2010 03:22:21 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43749 I also am not happy with the elimination of "others researching the same name" option which I used nearly every day or so. Perhaps it is possible to rethink this based upon all the negative feedback. It would have been nice to have had a choice. I also am not happy with the elimination of “others researching the same name” option which I used nearly every day or so. Perhaps it is possible to rethink this based upon all the negative feedback. It would have been nice to have had a choice.

]]> By: B.Anthony http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43734 B.Anthony Mon, 01 Feb 2010 14:42:24 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43734 looks like there is a lot of people that dont like what your doing,with you member connections. this may stop me from using you looks like there is a lot of people that dont like what your doing,with you member connections. this may stop me from using you

]]> By: Jack Schutz http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43697 Jack Schutz Fri, 29 Jan 2010 23:34:31 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43697 I hate the change. I used the old member member connections daily. The new method is just too time consuming and hard to use. This will probably tip me into not renewing after many years of using your site. Sincerely, Jack Schutz I hate the change. I used the old member member connections daily. The new method is just too time consuming and hard to use. This will probably tip me into not renewing after many years of using your site.
Sincerely,
Jack Schutz

]]> By: Donna Jeanne Carroll http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43680 Donna Jeanne Carroll Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:26:53 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43680 I congratulate Ancestry on the evolving changes. When you started I was one who complained vigorously. Most of my complaints have since been resolved and I am enjoying Ancestry more than ever. About Member Connect: way too many connections. I would suggest eliminating those without genuine sources. Family data records are not sources that can be verified, nor are One World Tree, Public Member Trees, etc., or no source at all. If a Member Connect is pertinent to my tree I look for sources that I can independently verify. As for looking through the Member's Family Tree list, it is cumbersome, time consuming, and usually leads to a Private tree. I don't waste my time on that. I have too little time left. I congratulate Ancestry on the evolving changes. When you started I was one who complained vigorously. Most of my complaints have since been resolved and I am enjoying Ancestry more than ever. About Member Connect: way too many connections. I would suggest eliminating those without genuine sources. Family data records are
not sources that can be verified, nor are One World Tree, Public Member Trees, etc., or no source at all. If a Member Connect is pertinent to my tree I look for sources that I can independently verify. As for looking through the Member’s Family Tree list, it is cumbersome, time consuming, and usually leads to a Private tree. I don’t waste my time on that. I have too little time left.

]]> By: Andy Hatchett http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43664 Andy Hatchett Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:13:51 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43664 Linda Re: #20 As far as I know you can't-at least not on Ancestry. If she's posted on any Rootsweb Mailing list you might find her posts there but it will have nothing to do with her Ancestry trees. You might also try a search of the public trees for one of her grandparents if any are deceased as she may have included them in the tree. Linda Re: #20

As far as I know you can’t-at least not on Ancestry. If she’s posted on any Rootsweb Mailing list you might find her posts there but it will have nothing to do with her Ancestry trees.

You might also try a search of the public trees for one of her grandparents if any are deceased as she may have included them in the tree.

]]> By: Linda http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43660 Linda Thu, 28 Jan 2010 17:00:05 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43660 I know the email address of a friend who uploaded a family tree. How do I search for it via email address? It is a public tree. I know the email address of a friend who uploaded a family tree. How do I search for it via email address? It is a public tree.

]]> By: Pamela Newman http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43569 Pamela Newman Mon, 25 Jan 2010 18:59:04 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43569 I have loved this site for many years now I have been trying to consolidate all of the different trees that I have put on here and unfortunatly I end up with so many duplications....I have come to the conclusion that just one main tree with all the branches going off it would have been the best way to go. Your new 2010 if fantastic and it is getting better all the time. Thanks for the great job. I am looking forward to cleaning up my work so it is all consolidated and easier to work with. I have loved this site for many years now I have been trying to consolidate all of the different trees that I have put on here and unfortunatly I end up with so many duplications….I have come to the conclusion that just one main tree with all the branches going off it would have been the best way to go. Your new 2010 if fantastic and it is getting better all the time. Thanks for the great job. I am looking forward to cleaning up my work so it is all consolidated and easier to work with.

]]> By: marjorie e adams http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43566 marjorie e adams Mon, 25 Jan 2010 15:07:41 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43566 I have found the new Member Connect to be VERY helpful. Scanning the records that come up under suggested connections under a specific person in my trees help me quickly eliminate the "mindlessly" compiled trees. I use Member Connect now instead of the other Ancestry Trees you "leaf" as "hints" on my trees. AND, I have these suggestions: 1. provide an option on the homepage to NOT have Ancestry Trees show as hints. I am looking for historical records and sourced facts, not for the mishmash that comes up from combining good and bad trees. 2. On a members profile include whether or not the user has a current subscription so I can tell whether or not to contact that person and expect an answer. Alternatively, if I post a message to a person without a current subscription, inform me that the person is not a current user. (David Graham: your blogs are excellent. Please do more.) I have found the new Member Connect to be VERY helpful. Scanning the records that come up under suggested connections under a specific person in my trees help me quickly eliminate the “mindlessly” compiled trees. I use Member Connect now instead of the other Ancestry Trees you “leaf” as “hints” on my trees.
AND, I have these suggestions:
1. provide an option on the homepage to NOT have Ancestry Trees show as hints. I am looking for historical records and sourced facts, not for the mishmash that comes up from combining good and bad trees.
2. On a members profile include whether or not the user has a current subscription so I can tell whether or not to contact that person and expect an answer. Alternatively, if I post a message to a person without a current subscription, inform me that the person is not a current user.
(David Graham: your blogs are excellent. Please do more.)

]]> By: Gen Jonely http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2010/01/20/retiring-member-connections-from-ancestry-com/#comment-43534 Gen Jonely Sun, 24 Jan 2010 00:07:18 +0000 http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/?p=2776#comment-43534 Seems like a sensible decision. Seems like a sensible decision.

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