Genealogy Chat

Good morning Wade. I just did a quick search to find Bulls from Ringwood entered in the last day. Everyone was entered by your Wade Duplicate account. Here they are: Thomas 1670 Ringwood, Hampshire Charles 1667 Ringwood, Hampshire Frances 1663 Ringwood, Hampshire Jane 1657 Ringwood, Hampshire George 1647 Ringwood, Hampshire Christopher 1641 Ringwood, Hampshire Sara 1636 Ringwood, Hampshire Jone 1634 Ringwood, Hampshire Thomas 1633 Ringwood, Hampshire Jane 1631 Ringwood, Hampshire Edmund 1631 Ringwood, Hampshire Susanna 1629 Ringwood, Hampshire Sara 1628 Ringwood, Hampshire Francis 1625 Ringwood, Hampshire John 1607 Ringwood, Hampshire Edmond 1604 Ringwood, Hampshire Christopher 1601 Ringwood, Hampshire Thomas 1598 Ringwood, Hampshire Mary 1597 Ringwood, Hampshire William 1596 Ringwood, Hampshire Susane 1595 Ringwood, Hampshire Hary 1581 Ringwood, Hampshire Thomas 1579 Ringwood, Hampshire Mary 1575 Ringwood, Hampshire ? Edmond 1575 Ringwood, Hampshire ? William 1556 Ringwood, Hampshire

I am dumbfounded.How can anyone take something so simple and make it so complicated. A search from our second account. Elizabeth 1847 Southampton Hampshire No Avis Elizabeth 1847 SOUTHAMPTON Hampshire England No Kenneth Elizabeth 1847 Southampton hampshire Yes Jim in So'ton A search from this account Elizabeth 1847 Southampton Hampshire Yes Avis Elizabeth 1847 SOUTHAMPTON Hampshire England No Kenneth

Yes Tracy it seems that (not unreasonably given there are over 80 m records0 GRs computers take a few hours (or maybe overnight) to incorporate the data from newly added /uploaded trees into the search function. Interestingly some of the closer relatives got added immediately but it took a few hours for the full tree to get onto the system. What this means is that the Duplicate file solution is a perfectly viable way of 'solving' this problem for anyone who is concerned about it. I appreciate that there are some people out there for whom its not a big issue. My suspicion is that GR will change back this part of the change once they realise they have shot themselves in the foot. I antiipate getting fewer emails querieying possible matches now that other people canot see there own people in their searches and it is of course the desire to initiate conversations which pushes many non paying members to sign up for a full account. Wade PS Derek I have not have not noticed too much of a proboem with corrupt data. But like I presume most people with lrge trees, I keep my master files ofn Family Tree Maker and just import a revised edition to GR periodically.

Jim You are obviously right that an alternative solution is simply to search from a second account without going through the trouble of posting a duplicate tree. The reason I prefer to post a duplicate tree on the second account and search from my first account is (1) to be able to initiate messages with potential contacts for which one needs a membership account and (2) because my primary account tells me which matches I have already been in contact with before. I completely agree with whoever said that it is crazy that people should need to jump through these hoops just to e ta key piece of functionality of the system that we have enjoyed for several years and GR has specifically disabled for no good reason.