Comments on: Scheduled Ancestry.com Blog Maintenance (Tuesday, November 9)

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 22:24:15 +0000

Madeline Re: #13

Duplications are caused mainly by copying from other trees or adding entire families from census, etc.

The only way to prevent them is to always check your tree before adding a person and then adding one person at a time to your tree. You should never copy someone to your tree from another tree. If, after verifying the sources, etc., they really belong in your tree then add them manually.

You’ll find that in the long run this actually saves time and results in a much more accurate tree.

By: Monika

Monika — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 20:34:35 +0000

Thanks Andy! I was afraid you would say that! Yes, I would love it if they made some changes to that, e.g., gave us the option to “option out” of some of these things alltogether. It is so invasive to force it onto the profile sheets we create. At the very least, put it somewhere where it does not deface my entire profile sheet. I am sure many people (particularly the “copying kind”) love this feature, and I am happy for them if they do. But, by the same token, those of us who do not like this invasion should have the opportunity to opt out.

By: Madeline Hall

Madeline Hall — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 19:17:13 +0000

Is there a way to stop all of the duplications of entries? A lot of times I have to go in to edit the person and click on relationship and delete the extra names. In most cases, there are at least 3 of the same person. What can I do.

Also, I love love love the “relationship to me” function. I use it all the time. love it!!!

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 12:41:24 +0000

Monika Re# #10 – 11

As far as I know you can’t, unfortunately, get rid of them.

I’d just be happy if they gave us the ability to customize that sidebar on the Overview Page – then we could move them to the bottom of the page so Source Information and Web Links would be higher- as, imho, they ought to be.

By: Monika

Monika — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 07:35:42 +0000

Andy, To be specific I meant the “Recent Member Activity” data which now shows up on the individual profile sheets. That’s what I want to get rid off!

Monika

By: Monika

Monika — Fri, 12 Nov 2010 06:49:24 +0000

Okay, Andy, please tell me that there is a way of getting rid of all the ridiculous “Member Connections” which are now showing on the front of each indididual profile sheet (at least in the past they were hidden from view and you had to click on the “member connect” line if you wanted to see them. Now they are hogging up half the page of the profile sheet.) I “unchecked” all the options given under “member connect”, but can’t get rid of them on my individual profile sheets.

Monika

By: Irma Lommen - Salden

Irma Lommen - Salden — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 11:16:54 +0000

It is nice to receive an e-mail on November 11 with a message from November 10 that there was a maintenance on November 9!
Greetings,
Irma

By: Tom

Tom — Thu, 11 Nov 2010 01:25:58 +0000

Re: #5 Deb
I wouldn’t wait for the corrections for the WWII records for the 4 states that are messed up to be corrected. I’ve been asking for over 3 years now and so far nothing.

By: Andy Hatchett

Andy Hatchett — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:47:02 +0000

Deb Re: #5

Since 11 Oct 2010 they have added 101 new databases as well as updated several others- so an average of over 3 new databases a day.

What, in your opinion, should their daily average be?

By: Jade

Jade — Wed, 10 Nov 2010 23:42:22 +0000

Deb, #5, you can always take a look at the most recently added or updated databases here:

http://www.ancestry.com/search/rectype/recent.aspx?o_iid=31891&o_lid=31891&o_it=31891