tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post8815147194759637025..comments2023-10-28T06:17:52.321-04:00Comments on Apple's Tree: My Abominable Online TreeCharley "Apple" Grabowskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-80396949559682475672010-05-22T17:21:02.511-04:002010-05-22T17:21:02.511-04:00I biggest problem with Ancestry is that when I fir...I biggest problem with Ancestry is that when I first started my research three years ago I had started a tree for each line I was investigating. <br /><br />I contacted Ancestry because now I wanted to merge them together in one large tree. Actually one for my side and one for my husbands. They told me it could not be done. What I get with those Shaky Leaves is Ancestry telling me that they have found matches and the are all my trees. <br /><br />I am at my wits end with that and about to manually move them or delete them....Claudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02714440790407126206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-19441113550173064302010-05-21T20:31:36.115-04:002010-05-21T20:31:36.115-04:00Good point about the printed materials that are fu...Good point about the printed materials that are full of errors! I haven't found a single printed family history that has contained the correct information about my family in it!Ginger Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17453442334718861407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-69605158273295923072010-05-13T19:10:12.389-04:002010-05-13T19:10:12.389-04:00Well, now I feel better about not having posted my...Well, now I feel better about not having posted my abominable tree for all the world to see. I use other trees as a stepping stone to deeper research but I see so much junk out there that it's crazy. I am always correcting things in my own work and thank God I have not put it out there for replicating. I can't fix it once it is in someone elses tree!Lisa Wallen Logsdonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13003873811444854964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-85093954980543392272010-05-12T22:33:22.992-04:002010-05-12T22:33:22.992-04:00Congratualations on being listed among Heritage.co...Congratualations on being listed among Heritage.com's top 100 blogs. Enjoyed the post.FranEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00727917499152200255noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-30440018676575005872010-05-12T21:15:08.821-04:002010-05-12T21:15:08.821-04:00Greta - I've never run into ""But th...Greta - I've never run into ""But there are 24 trees with this information - it must be right!" I can see where that would be hard to explain to someone who is either new or just stubborn!<br /><br />Barbara - Your's was one of the few on those disks that wasn't full of mistakes!Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-48482225352028893502010-05-12T20:43:09.137-04:002010-05-12T20:43:09.137-04:00I've been thinking about this, and low and beh...I've been thinking about this, and low and behold, Betty wrote exactly what I would have said. Ancestry does have my tree, but I don't update it, and when people write via A., I reply telling them to email me directly. I will not go through A. I am a long-time fan of RW, and have shared much of my info. to others, but I don't use it much for information. Also, I submitted my tree to FTM, it is in disk #16. And I feel sorry for those who spent big bucks for those disks, and they can't use them any more.Barbara Poolehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07440544740334032378noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-38912333807102875432010-05-12T20:31:08.517-04:002010-05-12T20:31:08.517-04:00Apple - great post. I may also have to add my 2 c...Apple - great post. I may also have to add my 2 cents on this in a post. My big problem with the mistake-laden trees has been convincing distant cousins that they are wrong - "But there are 24 trees with this information - it must be right!" I have definitely found uses for Member Connect. I use my blog to share information because that way I can publicly correct mistakes I have made. Thanks for posting this.Greta Koehlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05429623811794360612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-68216418065133179702010-05-12T12:13:38.563-04:002010-05-12T12:13:38.563-04:00Jasia - Looking forward to reading your thoughts!
...Jasia - Looking forward to reading your thoughts!<br /><br />Betty - I've had trouble with Rootsweb and you've had trouble with Ancestry. Neither system is perfect but we're both making connections!Charley "Apple" Grabowskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07193646109965731249noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-63252839601224507182010-05-12T11:06:51.507-04:002010-05-12T11:06:51.507-04:00Excellent post, very thought provoking. However...Excellent post, very thought provoking. However, I must say that having my family trees published online on Rootsweb has been highly rewarding for me--through them I have met many "cousins" who have shared priceless information & clues. I do cite sources & documentation on my trees. Most "borrowers" list me as their source, and I have never had a problem with someone "stealing" my information. I frequently go through my own trees to correct errors, and if I see a mistake on someone else's Rootsweb tree, I leave a post-em. I will never again use Ancestry.com for my family trees because when I uploaded to their new format a couple of years ago, half the individuals and all the notes were missing (eight years of work). I know my Rootsweb trees show up on Ancestry, and that's fine with me.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03670121380115693696noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4333078797879411990.post-38312853781994074642010-05-12T10:11:31.320-04:002010-05-12T10:11:31.320-04:00Good post, Apple. I may have to weigh in on this t...Good post, Apple. I may have to weigh in on this topic on my blog. Like you, I have more to say than would be practical in comment ;-)Jasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02561520746304048996noreply@blogger.com