tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post3169049999766370681..comments2023-10-28T06:17:52.321-04:00Comments on Apple's Tree: Ancestry's Member ConnectCharley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-20323318312997609482009-09-09T21:35:00.268-04:002009-09-09T21:35:00.268-04:00I'm with you on this one, Apple. I like it an...I'm with you on this one, Apple. I like it and it's been very useful. I do agree that I see a lot of unsourced stuff, but I use that stuff as a clue and find the records myself.Craig Mansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06567686559055003349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-70213519474984044032009-09-07T22:32:04.833-04:002009-09-07T22:32:04.833-04:00I've found myself checking this feature every ...I've found myself checking this feature every night. I'm finding most of the records I already have connected to an ancestor. I think I did find a picture of someone I added to my tree. <br /><br />I'm finding people are just haphazardly adding records to their ancestors. I leave comments, but when I go back I don't see them changing their records, so more erronous information is being created when someone else just connects this record to their tree too.<br /><br />I'm going to continue to work with it and see what shakes out. I see some potential benefits.GeneaDivahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11139846486409117017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-25025303131767513032009-09-07T19:50:01.446-04:002009-09-07T19:50:01.446-04:00I don't have a paid subscription to Ancestry a...I don't have a paid subscription to Ancestry anymore, so I can't use the member connect. When I did have a paid subscription, I could link to other public trees through hints. I also found pictures that way. I have actually had a couple of cousins contact me through messages. I've exchanged photos and information with them that way. It sounds like Member Connect makes these things a little easier.<br /><br />Thanks for your post Apple. It's nice to hear something positive. :-)Tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05631219536084490304noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-37646321052843915572009-09-07T19:44:04.050-04:002009-09-07T19:44:04.050-04:00Jennifer - Thanks! I was beginning to think I was ...Jennifer - Thanks! I was beginning to think I was a minority of one. <br /><br />Ronny - Not interested in your site, sorry.<br /><br />Randy - Try ignoring the connections on your home page and focus on the people you're working on. I think you'll like the feature better that way.<br /><br />David - I totally agree and I do not connect to those types of trees. As I said above, the option of just adding a record without evaluating it is not a good idea and too many people do it. I do like being able to connect a relevant record to my tree without doing all the typing :-) As for adding unrelated people, I do that sometimes to follow or untangle relationships or migration groups but not just to collect names for the sake of having a huge tree as some seem to.<br /><br />Amy - I think you'll have better luck using this service because if you see something new added you know that person is active.Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-66826269062903325162009-09-07T17:56:26.265-04:002009-09-07T17:56:26.265-04:00I'm pretty satisfied with Member Connect. I...I'm pretty satisfied with Member Connect. I've had several instances of not being able to connect due to the other person not updating an email address, but when I di make the connection, it's been great!<br /><br />Thanks for sharing your experiences with the service.Amy Coffinhttp://wetree.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-7603592107849129992009-09-07T17:51:51.443-04:002009-09-07T17:51:51.443-04:00I have mixed feelings. There are too many irrelev...I have mixed feelings. There are too many irrelevant updates, yet I have found some cousins with this feature.<br /><br />My biggest problem, and this may just be my perception, is that there are more and more people just collecting info with no interest in making a connection. Worse yet, there are many doing this who have no relation to the people they're adding to their tree. I don't get that.<br /><br />And don't get me started on the "quality" of some of these additions or the unattributed content. What I see people doing with attached records is pretty disturbing when it comes to simple logic or plausibility.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06134991180844241435noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-58793711979158358142009-09-07T09:46:49.633-04:002009-09-07T09:46:49.633-04:00Excellent post, Apple. Thanks. I'll give it ...Excellent post, Apple. Thanks. I'll give it another try when I get home.Randy Seaverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-14668822116707425782009-09-07T02:32:21.773-04:002009-09-07T02:32:21.773-04:00I have already read your uncle's story. The wa...I have already read your uncle's story. The way you have memorised it, is remarkable. And any negative comments about our ancestors are very painful.Ronny Boucherhttp://www.searchmyrecords.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-66298074374373115492009-09-07T00:12:50.553-04:002009-09-07T00:12:50.553-04:00Apple,
I totally agree with you. I've found at...Apple,<br />I totally agree with you. I've found at least 3-4 cousins so far who added pictures and documents from my tree to their trees. Without member connect, I probably would have never noticed their trees, as they are distant cousins. I'm really not offended that they "stole" my pics or documents.Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10613226474582263185noreply@blogger.com