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Re: Is GenForum now run by Ancestry too...if so is anyone else having this problem?

MissLeading — 2013-06-18 12:20:30Z

What kind of help are YOU giving?

I am sick of people who drag up old threads for no apparent reason.

I am sick of people who post surnames for no apparent reason -

"PLEASE ENTER ONLY THE SURNAMES DISCUSSED IN YOUR POST" !!!

Re: Is GenForum now run by Ancestry too...if so is anyone else having this problem?

phyllism38 — 2013-06-18 11:53:29Z

You should rewuest your password.

Re: Is GenForum now run by Ancestry too...if so is anyone else having this problem?

phyllism38 — 2013-06-18 11:52:23Z

This is a help page not giving a spelling class.
Get over it, I'm sick of people on these sites that do this . keep it on track and if you can't help. Go on something else

Re: Is GenForum now run by Ancestry too...if so is anyone else having this problem?

phyllism38 — 2013-06-18 11:49:49Z

I got that same thing. However I can still get on and a lot more are on. So put it in your browser or google

Re: Member Connect

daciodan — 2013-06-17 19:23:51Z

If you haven't cleared your browser cache, this would also be something to do, clear, quit and restart browser.

If that fails, clear the ACOM cookies, your browser "help" should have the instructions of how to clear specific cookies.

Re: Member Connect

BurgessDonnelly — 2013-06-17 17:49:53Z

Mine is also working fine.

Even though you have not changed anything, sometimes Member Connect seems to lose track of the settings. I have had that happen in the past, but not recently.

Trying changing one of your filters, click apply, let it re-populate, and then change it back.

Re: New image viewer does not work with Chrome

ludlowbaylive — 2013-06-17 17:45:50Z

Thanks for the {snicker!!}, Andy - the highest form of compliment.

Re: Member Connect

ddindsm1 — 2013-06-17 17:31:52Z

Nothing shows up on the Home page, even though my settings are all what they should be & I've changed nothing.

Re: Member Connect

daciodan — 2013-06-17 16:41:11Z

What's not working for you? Mine works.

Re: New image viewer does not work with Chrome

AGHatchett3rd — 2013-06-17 16:29:36Z

{snicker!!}

Re: People rightfully using media items

barbarajfn — 2013-06-17 16:01:02Z

Yes, you should pm them a second time.. maybe wait 4 weeks. I finally re-contact a person once that I hadn't heard from; I said, I hope I didn't offend you in my original message. She wrote back and said no offense... she had broken her arm...

Member Connect

ddindsm1 — 2013-06-17 13:36:41Z

When is Member Connect ever going to get fixed? I called over a week ago & I'm still waiting.

Re: New image viewer does not work with Chrome

ludlowbaylive — 2013-06-17 05:25:02Z

Obviously they (Ancestry) took a break from messing with Mary Beth's computer and put the heebie-jeebies on yours.

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

talbotrail — 2013-06-17 04:31:20Z

I don't think he called you a witch, but ....

http://boards.ancestry.com/authorPosts.aspx?uid=00289a9c-000...

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

mbmjlm — 2013-06-17 03:26:31Z

My goodness. He just called me a witch. Well, since I suspect some of my Mayflower Ancestors were in Salem, Mass-maybe he is right. And before you say it-yes I can prove my ancestors came over on the Mayflower. As for Chris, this is just another in a very long line of rants he posts about me. Would that he had better things to do than to go off on this little old lady. And this is my last word on the subject. Time to call a halt to this one boys.

Re: New image viewer does not work with Chrome

jrmcconkey — 2013-06-17 03:21:30Z

Well well well. It's now working as it should. And I didn't change a thing on my end. Maybe Ancestry could comment???

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

ludlowbaylive — 2013-06-17 02:59:53Z

Now and again? You don't spend much time here, do you? Mary Beth's Ancestry Witch Hunt is nearly a daily occurrence.

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

jrmcconkey — 2013-06-17 02:46:51Z

Hey Ludlow,
We all feel the need to rant now and again. And sometimes we fire off a post in the heat of the moment without checking all the possibilities. So give MB a break and consider you might one day find yourself in her situation.

Re: New image viewer does not work with Chrome

BurgessDonnelly — 2013-06-16 22:00:15Z

I just tested with Chrome and had no problems.

I mostly use Firefox and rarely have a problem. There were some issues late last night/early this morning (US East Coast), but those appear to have been website issues, not browser issues.

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

ludlowbaylive — 2013-06-16 20:31:42Z

You miss the point entirely, MB. There are at least a dozen reasons why YOUR internet might temporarily slow down (reasons which have been explained to you many times over the years), that have nothing to do with Ancestry.

But every time it happens, you rush to the message boards with accusations that Ancestry is making your life miserable again. You never stop to consider one of the many other reasons. Often, by the time you get done with your own private little pity party, the problem has been resolved.

There is nothing wrong with coming to the boards to ask if a problem is localized to you, or more widespread - but just leave it at that. The whining and pointing fingers just make you look like a big crybaby, and I know that you are smarter than that.

Re: New image viewer does not work with Chrome

bonedigger176 — 2013-06-16 19:43:50Z

I've been using Chrome all day and haven't had a problem viewing any record images.

Re: image not loading

jrmcconkey — 2013-06-16 19:13:09Z

Did you ever get to the bottom of this, Paul? I think I'm experiencing the same thing although only with Chrome, not Firefox or IE.

New image viewer does not work with Chrome

jrmcconkey — 2013-06-16 19:03:53Z

Ancestry must have changed something to make their new viewer no longer work with Chrome. I have been using Chrome for ages as my default browser and have certainly used the new viewer from time to time. Now when I click on a "View Image" link the viewer starts but in place of the record image there is a black screen. I can go to the "Image Tools" menu and select "Switch to Basic Viewer" and that will show the image. This viewer problem is not apparent with IE (which I presume most members use) or even Firefox. When are software developers going to learn that if you make a website change you should test with ALL popular browsers?

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

mbmjlm — 2013-06-16 18:51:20Z

'bout as much as you do, Chris. And you do love to critisize. And I did not say everyone else had the problem, just that I did.

Re: martha hannah dyson & sam stott

McComberdescendant — 2013-06-16 17:47:56Z

You might also want to try to send a direct message to the person who originally posted. If they are still a member, that's more likely to come to their attention than a message board thread that's several years old. You might also want to try to make direct contact with the other member who expressed interest for the same reason.

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

ludlowbaylive — 2013-06-16 17:12:26Z

"I'm getting the images alright today. The slow problem lasted about 30 minutes or so. I was surprised because it was after midnight Central Fl time on Sunday morning and the folks at Ancestry are usually not messing around with anything at that time or on the weekends. Usually on the weekends we are safe from any messing(changing things) but one never knows any more. Changing things is what usually happens on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday which is why when I have a slowdown very early in the morning on those days I am not surprised. Maybe it was just a glitch. One can always hope."

Or maybe, just maybe, it wasn't Ancestry's fault after all. But then, you don't spend much time in realityland, do you, Mary Beth?

Re: martha hannah dyson & sam stott

DelorisWilliams87 — 2013-06-16 16:47:36Z

As has already been posted, you need to find the appropriate Message Board for posting such inquiries. There are thousands of Surnames Boards on Ancestry where your message might be of assistance, and it is suggested that you choose the ones with the surnames you mentioned:

http://boards.ancestry.com/surname.aspx?sname

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

mbmjlm — 2013-06-16 16:43:21Z

I'm getting the images alright today. The slow problem lasted about 30 minutes or so. I was surprised because it was after midnight Central Fl time on Sunday morning and the folks at Ancestry are usually not messing around with anything at that time or on the weekends. Usually on the weekends we are safe from any messing(changing things) but one never knows any more. Changing things is what usually happens on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday which is why when I have a slowdown very early in the morning on those days I am not surprised. Maybe it was just a glitch. One can always hope.

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

jrmcconkey — 2013-06-16 14:24:46Z

Yes, the new "enhanced" Image Viewer definitely is broken. If you click on "Image Tools" and "Switch to Basic Viewer" the image shows up as expected.

Re: Any one else with this problem tonight

jrmcconkey — 2013-06-16 14:16:48Z

This may be related to what I am experiencing today. There seems to be an issue with the Image Viewer. If you click on a "view original image" link the Viewer opens and you see source credits and zoom tool but the image is totally black. Clicking on the page forward symbol increments the page number but still gives a black screen. I've tried it with census images and BMD images - all give the same effect. By the way didn't they say they were going to eliminate the choice of viewers? Maybe this is the result - no viewer at all!

Re: Story editor ignores spacing

BrklynBridge — 2013-06-16 14:12:28Z

"What fresh hell is this..."

ACOM is absolutely mired in fundamental, ancient text formatting technology and they'd rather expend programmer resources on worthless bells and whistles.

Somebody in management needs to take those with web presentation responsibility by the lapels and drag them, kicking and screaming, into the 21st century.

For most, this is a hobby/diversion...

BrklynBridge — 2013-06-16 14:05:37Z

...nothing more. Expectation of general responsiveness/courtesy/manners are simply unrealistic. Make your overture...then move on.

Re: People rightfully using media items

talbotrail — 2013-06-16 13:55:56Z

vpenchosky - "My hover-over feature works just fine."

Try it on someone's name on this message board (although I am having to click, rather than hover).

It DOES NOT give an accurate "last log in" (note, most say "5 months ago"), although the "last signed in" on the profile page seems to be working somewhat.

Re: People rightfully using media items

vpenchosky — 2013-06-16 13:06:04Z

Oh my, well. My computer leaves me logged in all the time, it doesn't even log me out when I'm viewing on my Kindle. So that info does not really tell anyone if I am actually looking and when.

My hover-over feature works just fine. I hope it continues to.

This issue about people not getting PM's at this site has me wondering if I should PM them a second time....after a reasonable length of time passes (two weeks) and they have not responded. It's not my nature to do that, I don't want to be a pest to people. At the same time, I do have questions that I would like them to help me with. If someone's trees are public and they say they can help other's and then they don't respond, should one assume they are not getting the message? I think that is just weird that they wouldn't be.

Re: Story editor ignores spacing

WVa_Memories — 2013-06-16 11:58:28Z

What fresh hell is this:

Re: People rightfully using media items

ryleen1 — 2013-06-16 10:25:38Z

I was, in fact, referring to "the person's full profile."

There's a thread below called "My profile has me MIA." http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.ancestry.ancsite/12703/mb.... There is also another thread on the topic on the "Member Trees" board -- http://boards.ancestry.com/topics.ancestry.membertree.member...

I note that my profile was just corrected. Just a few days ago it said I hadn't logged on for over a year. On the Member Trees thread, some folks say theirs has been fixed already, others say no, not yet.

Once everyone's profile is repaired, along with the hover-over-ID information, then members should be informed that it is once again safe to rely on the "last logged in" info, IMO.

(And why should the hover-over pop-up info still remain unrepaired? How can new users guess that they shouldn't trust the information? How can they guess which is wrong and which right, even if they do give the "bit of thought required" and click through to the full profile?)

I mentioned this uncertainty as one more reason to give the member who hasn't replied yet the benefit of the doubt.

Re: People rightfully using media items

AGHatchett3rd — 2013-06-16 06:47:14Z

"It also doesn't help matters that the feature which is meant to show when a member last logged in is on the fritz, making that information virtually meaningless!"

Actually, if you go to the person's full profile you see the correct log-in info...but that does require a bit of thought and an additional click.

Any one else with this problem tonight

mbmjlm — 2013-06-16 04:27:02Z

Just in the past 20 minutes I am getting a really, really bad slow response to opening census, etc. records. It took about 5 mintues for a 1940 census opened just to search. Another 1945 census record for Florida never opened at all. I finally just clicked off that one.

Re: People "stealing" media items

talbotrail — 2013-06-16 03:57:57Z

It's interesting to note that the member who proclaimed:

"I have a problem with those greedy, selfish people with private trees, that copy my media items to their private tree, yet, won't share any of their info on one or more shared ancestor/s,

let alone, won't even respond to my email that I sent via ancestry.com!!!" and <<<----------------------------

"It's those who choose to ignore the messages, that are rude and disrespectful!!" <<<------------------------

has totally disregarded my polite request for more information about her statement,

"I have read plenty of threads on the message boards, of people admitting that they have a private tree with the correct info and a public tree, where they have purposely put up wrong info, just to "trip" others up. And to top it off, they go so far, as to admit that they get "a kick" out of doing it!! Now, what's up with that???"

and deleted her comments.

Re: People "stealing" media items

jwardh — 2013-06-16 03:52:02Z

Didn't you get the memo? Deleting comments means they never happened. I have family members who do that all the time on Facebook. They are pros at rewriting history. Come to think of it, that fits right in here.

Re: People rightfully using media items

ryleen1 — 2013-06-16 01:16:50Z

There are also more possibilities for why someone does not reply -- I'd like to add some to this discussion.

Perhaps (heaven forbid!) a member just had a heart attack and is currently in ICU, wondering if they're on the verge of joining their great heavenly family tree?

What if (perish the thought!) a member is from Oklahoma and thanks to a tornado their house is no longer standing, much less the computer and genealogy research, which landed in the next county?

Or even a situation like that of my close family member -- who had a cerebral aneurysm and, thankfully, survived. Her short term memory is permanently screwed up -- but she's still active on the internet! Heaven knows if she inadvertantly blows off communications with someone. She often doesn't remember having spoken to me -- right after we spoke! She's also reluctant to tell folks about the aneurysm, so to many people she appears to be quite rude.

There are hundreds more possibilities (getting hit with foreclosure, divorce papers, clinical depression, etc. etc. etc.)

Well, I guess you all get the general idea.

On the other hand, the person might just be rude. But how can we know for sure?

It also doesn't help matters that the feature which is meant to show when a member last logged in is on the fritz, making that information virtually meaningless!

Re: Transgenders -

silverfox3280 — 2013-06-16 00:21:44Z

Genealogy is about tracking blood lines.

I would put the sex of a person according to the sex they were as a parent.

If a father of natural children = male.
If a mother of natural children = female.

If both a natural father and mother of children.... well, that would require some thought - as would artificial insemination.

If not a natural parent while in either sex, see below.

____________

As for the PRIMARY name, I follow the practice (before the modern concept of birth certificates) of using the (formal) name most often seen to be accepted or used by, the person; which is generally the name on their headstone - not in a birth record.

However, for sex change folks, I would follow the same rules as above. Use the name associated with their status as a parent - the male or female one. If they've never been a parent, the PRIMARY name I would use would most likely be the one they changed to.

I'm not saying my practices are right and anything else is wrong - that's just what I do, or would do, in these situations.

Re: Transgenders -

MartheLawton — 2013-06-16 00:14:34Z

I think that would work too, but remember that not all transgendered have sex changes, Many do not, but dress and live as the opposite sex, and take other names that reflect the gender they have chosen. In my case, the individual was a parent, but gave up the child who was legally adopted by grandparents. It can get confusing, but for our family tree, this person is listed with the name and sex of birth. Being of some note, the person is listed in Wikipedia and academic papers and articles with the name and gender that was chosen.

It can be very confusing.

Re: People "stealing" media items

archer95446 — 2013-06-15 23:39:40Z

Same here!! My tree is also public. A lot of people have copied my media items to their tree and that's great. I have a problem with those greedy, selfish people with private trees, that copy my media items to their private tree, yet, won't share any of their info on one or more shared ancestor/s, let alone, won't even respond to my email that I sent via ancestry.com!!! This has been happening a lot lately and I am very frustrated by their rudeness!! But, I won't resort to their level of ignorance and selfishness, I will keep my tree public and I hope my info and media items are beneficial to other peoples family research quests!!!

Re: People "stealing" media items

archer95446 — 2013-06-15 23:38:57Z

I AM very nice and polite in my messages!!! It's those who choose to ignore the messages, that are rude and disrespectful!! I was taught to treat others the way that
I want to be treated!! I keep my tree public because I don't want to hinder distant family/cousins, from growing their tree branches. It makes me feel really good knowing that I have helped others break through their ancestral "brick walls", with the info and media, that I have put up!!! I have read plenty of threads on the message boards, of people admitting that they have a private tree with the correct info and a public tree, where they have purposely put up wrong info, just to "trip" others up. And to top it off, they go so far, as to admit that they get "a kick" out of doing it!! Now, what's up with that???

Re: Transgenders -

MartheLawton — 2013-06-15 22:14:49Z

I ran into just this situation. A person I was researching just completely disappeared. I searched for two years and finally found the death record listed with the transgendered name. I have the person listed with the name from birth, and then a "story" about when the individual began living as the opposite sex, and list the year range as best I know it. I honestly don't know how one would do this any differently since early records will be found under the original name, and later records will reflect the transgender event, so it seems to me this is the correct way to list the person, since your source citations will likely include different names, and sex than the original birth record. JMO.

Re: Newspaper Results not highlighted

BurgessDonnelly — 2013-06-15 20:56:13Z

Quest - I'm seeing highlighting today (Saturday, 15 Jun).

Re: martha hannah dyson & sam stott

Amymurrayartist — 2013-06-15 20:34:06Z

Yes please Julie harts daughter Amy Murray here Martha Hannah Dyson and sam stott is my mums grandmother and grandad

Transgenders -

msdebsmail2 — 2013-06-15 17:07:06Z

I have been told that a person should technically be placed in the tree as their birth name and sex and then an event created to show the sex/name change such as a marriage would also change name. So I am seeking thoughts on this topic. To be able to search and share by birth name rather than marriage name change, wouldn't you also do name/sex change the same way?

Re: People rightfully using media items

vpenchosky — 2013-06-15 16:37:21Z

I never knew that. I hope no one has messaged me and I didn't respond. I do get messages and they have been of great value to my research. So that's why it frustrates me when there is no response, we might be missing out!