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Title: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: stagsman on Friday 16 September 05 21:44 BST (UK)
Has anyone had their GR Hot matches refreshed yet?

It is supposed to happen every 14 days but despite clearing out all the dross from the first batch I haven't had any new names yet and when I queried it with GR they told me their technical team was looking into the problem!

Ian
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: denben on Saturday 17 September 05 01:20 BST (UK)
I'm a bit fed up with it.  It seems that the 'hot matches' are simply 'same names' with no regard to date of birth.  This might be okay but if your tree contains just one John Smith (or similar) as mine does, then you need to plough through loads of useless info.
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: hlbradd on Saturday 17 September 05 10:08 BST (UK)
To be honest - although I think hot matches are probably a good idea - I still use 'name summary' set to the last 3/4 days and check it a couple of times a week.  Mainly because a lot of the names I am 'doing' at the moment are in the M and T range.

Helen
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Kennington on Sunday 18 September 05 21:10 BST (UK)
Hi

I read this thread this morning and tried out the hot matches.
and bingo ! I've now had a reply from someone with gggrandparents in common.

I havn't been on GR for ages as the number of surnames the same was daunting to look through. But as they had done the work for me - I tried each one and found two possible hits.

One has replied with brilliant results. I have had a really good Sunday  ;D

Mary
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Monday 19 September 05 09:59 BST (UK)
It seems a familiar theme that technical people at GR are looking into it.

First inability to import larger gedcom files
(seems to be fixed)

Then temperamental exporting of gedcom files
(best to try this in the wee hours when the internet is less busy)

Now the hot matches - Yes I had notice a lack of updating here

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: mitchell on Friday 23 September 05 22:05 BST (UK)

I hadn't looked at the hot matches till yesterday and like Mary I found a likely match so contacted her. I got a reply today and we share the same x3 great grandparents. This one was the top match with 4 matching names.

I have to say that I've been lucky, and have "found" at least 4 or 5 other family connections before this in this site but have also found it quite tedious trawling through the surnames so I think it's a good idea and hope that they sort the gliches out soon.

Elaine
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: DebbieDee on Saturday 24 September 05 17:05 BST (UK)
Has anyone had their GR Hot matches refreshed yet?

It is supposed to happen every 14 days but despite clearing out all the dross from the first batch I haven't had any new names yet and when I queried it with GR they told me their technical team was looking into the problem!

Same here.  I cleared my first batch of 5 pages on 5 September and I'm still waiting for more.

Debbie  :(
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stagsman on Monday 26 September 05 17:27 BST (UK)
Latest from GR is that they are running the programme to update hot matches from today so hopefully it won't be long before we get a new batch to work on.

Ian
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: peterb on Tuesday 27 September 05 08:31 BST (UK)
Good News. The first batch gave me three positive contacts. Can't wait for the update. A lot of people bag GR, but I have found most of my contacts there. I always point them to RootsChat of course.

PeterB
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Lloydy on Tuesday 27 September 05 11:46 BST (UK)
i've just had another positive contact too!!!!

I emailed all my contacts and passed on the Rootschat website address ;D (Wonder what GR would think of that!!!)


Jan
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Tuesday 27 September 05 17:11 BST (UK)
Nothing more on mine

- Still waiting.....


Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: caroline hammill on Wednesday 28 September 05 10:41 BST (UK)
Mine's not been updated yet either... ???....still waiting... ::)

CAZ
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stagsman on Thursday 20 October 05 11:18 BST (UK)
At long last mine have been updated, but still all B's and C's. I dread to think how long it's going to take to get to my Woodwards.
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Thursday 20 October 05 12:41 BST (UK)
Still nothing for me

Somehow all my contacts on GR are on my father's side.
Strange

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Clare Fowler on Thursday 20 October 05 12:49 BST (UK)
Hi there,

My matches go as far as 'H' but I have noticed that they are adding in duplicates. when I got the first batch of Hot Matches, I whittled out all the ones that I knew were definitely not linked, leaving a short list of 'potentials'.  Now that the update has been done, some of the entries that I left are showing twice with different numbers of matches  ???

Clare
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: caroline hammill on Thursday 20 October 05 13:19 BST (UK)
Hi, Everyone,

Mine STILL have'nt been updated, thought these were supposed to be updated once a fortnight......i've only had the 1 batch of Hot Matches and that seems ages ago........ ???

CAZ
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Heather D on Thursday 20 October 05 13:41 BST (UK)
You're not alone Caz. It must easily be a month since I cleared my 200 matches - and they were only A's and B's!

I don't think the system is quite sorted yet :)
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: D ap D on Thursday 20 October 05 14:13 BST (UK)
My updates now include about 80 John Davies. Shame that none of my matches thought it necessary to include a place of birth. Their loss, not mine - I've just deleted them.
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Shaztoni on Thursday 20 October 05 17:37 BST (UK)
nope mine still haven't been updated either, must be 14 days give or take a year   ;D
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: tazzie on Thursday 20 October 05 18:46 BST (UK)
Got my first batch Yesterday.

 Totally useless as we have all been in contact before -first contact was over 18 months ago-.
 Great for more wide spread names but open to many hits that are of no use.All my Liscoe names on the site know of each other and we are all related .I cant wait to see what it throws up for my Green family.

          Tazzie
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: tabitha on Friday 21 October 05 23:11 BST (UK)
I finally summoned up the will power to sort through my 9 pages of "Hot Matches" at GR this evening (I don't know how long they've been sat there waiting for me ::)) BUT .......

after clearing out all of the ones I'm already in contact with and the ones that are so unlikely they're not worth the effort I was left with a handful of "possibles".  After reading through the ones that were left amazingly I found a first cousin that I haven't seen since I was about 8!! We've exchanged numerous emails this evening and it's great and we haven't got round to discussing family history yet  ;D

Tabitha



Title: How can I get a living person of GR Hot Matches
Post by: jericho on Saturday 22 October 05 02:52 BST (UK)
Althought I am not a member of Genes Reuntied, and have never subscripted to it,today I received an email from them to say I have a list of possible Hot Matches to some names I had inquired about,nothing usually about that but this morning imagine how surprised I was to find a match to my 8 year old daughter,it had been submitted by a relative of hers without my permission. I have already emailed this person to ask them to remove the name, but am now wondering if I should contact GeneReuntied myself to have the name removed. Have others had similar experiences.

jericho
Title: Re: How can I get a living person of GR Hot Matches
Post by: suttontrust on Saturday 22 October 05 07:47 BST (UK)
Your quarrel is really with your relative rather than with GR.  All their "hot matches" business is done automatically, and getting a personal response from them is very difficult.  However, I would certainly try.  Persist with your relative, who can easily remove your daughter from their tree, and persist with GR - keep nagging.
Title: Re: How can I get a living person of GR Hot Matches
Post by: suey on Saturday 22 October 05 09:52 BST (UK)

I agree with Suttontrust,  if your relative will not remove your daughters name keep on at GR, they can and will remove details but as others have found in the past it does require some nagging on your part.
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: mitchell on Saturday 22 October 05 16:50 BST (UK)
Checked today and mine have finally been updated. Has found another positive match, I'm waiting for an answer to the message that I sent. Sure beats trawling through al the names like before even if it is a bit slow.

Elaine
 :)
Title: Re: How can I get a living person of GR Hot Matches
Post by: jericho on Saturday 22 October 05 20:11 BST (UK)
Hi suttontrust and suey

Thanks for your comments, yes I agree my quarrel is with my daughters relative, she has said she will remove the name will check if she has if not, the nagging begins.

jericho
Title: Re: How can I get a living person of GR Hot Matches
Post by: kerryb on Saturday 22 October 05 22:19 BST (UK)
I too had a surprise today when I checked my hot matches and found myself come up as one of them!  Obviously someone must have copied my tree. 

I am not particularly concerned about myself but jericho I think I would be concerned about a child being on there.

Good luck with getting your daughter's name off.

Kerry
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Monday 24 October 05 22:33 BST (UK)
Mine have finally been done, but there are no surprises.

Aldous family features- this is because there is a good website for this family

Not worth waiting for

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: caroline hammill on Tuesday 25 October 05 06:53 BST (UK)
Mine were finally updated yesterday.......i've now got another 6 pages of so called "Hot Matches" to scroll through, randomly clicked on 4 people and could see straight away they were not "Matches"....

Oh Well, when i've the time i shall look at them all, i was lucky enough with the last bunch of 6 pages, found a couple of contacts that i did'nt have before.

CAZ
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: DebbieDee on Tuesday 25 October 05 08:39 BST (UK)
I finally got my new batch as well.  Sept 5 - Oct 24 was a long fortnight but at least I have got a couple of interesting matches amongst the 5 pages.  Mainly 'B' surnames though and as I have over 750 people in my GR tree I dread to think how long before I get my 'R' matches  ;D

Debbie  ;)
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Clare Fowler on Tuesday 22 November 05 13:24 GMT (UK)
Hi there,

You might never get your 'R' matches Debbie, as from looking at the site today, they say they only report the first 100 matches.  Not so handy if you have popular names near the start of the alphabet :-(

Cheers,
Clare
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suttontrust on Tuesday 22 November 05 16:24 GMT (UK)
I'm even more inclined to think the hot matches feature is a waste of time.  I happen to have Brown, Clark and Clarke in my tree, so it hasn't got beyond useless non-matches with those.  If it ever gets to Smith it will be fun. 
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: tazzie on Tuesday 22 November 05 16:29 GMT (UK)
I agree .I had my Walker hot matches through.Seems I could be related to around another 300+.They were all over the country many unknown and guessed!
 Not a sausage!!! ??? ???

        What made them HOT MATCHES heaven only knows.

           :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\ :-\

                     Tazzie
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Tuesday 22 November 05 16:34 GMT (UK)
No it definitley saves searching time
However the first two batches I've had done still not reached the B's!!!!
Aldous is a well researched name with a website so lots of matches

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: kerryb on Tuesday 22 November 05 16:57 GMT (UK)
I waded through a whole load of contacts the other day, and after the fifth with a birthplace of US, I thought I am sure I put birthplaces in mine, so checked and yet there was a birthplace of Shoreditch, London, England.

Well that really works then doesn't it??

Kerry ::) ::) ::)
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Clare Fowler on Tuesday 22 November 05 16:59 GMT (UK)
hi there,

They state that they will only match the name and the date of birth.  But there could be hundreds of people with the same name born in the same year.  I too am fed up getting matched with William Andersons from all over the country rather than just those in Lanarkshire (and there are quite a few of them too!).

Clare
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: kerryb on Tuesday 22 November 05 17:00 GMT (UK)
Hi Clare

The trouble is there is always the possibility that amongst the rows of names could be the key to unlocking the door in the brickwall.  That's what leads me back to the blooming things!!!

Kerry
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Su on Tuesday 29 November 05 23:05 GMT (UK)
I found a hot match, and was thrilled, I sent an email and it came to me  ;D  stupid or what  ::)

Su
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: hlbradd on Tuesday 29 November 05 23:17 GMT (UK)
But at least you were related Su :P

Helen
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Su on Tuesday 29 November 05 23:55 GMT (UK)
Very true Helen  ;D I should have realised when it said my Christian name and birth year, and that this person (namely me) was researching my Grt Great Grandfather...their surely can't be two of me  :o  the world is not ready for two of me  ;)

Su
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: kerryb on Wednesday 30 November 05 15:46 GMT (UK)
Su

Nice to know I am not alone, that is the sort of thing I would do normally!!

Kerry :)
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Shaztoni on Wednesday 30 November 05 15:52 GMT (UK)
Oh Su
*shakes head*
What are we to do with you  ;)

Sharon
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stagsman on Wednesday 07 December 05 10:14 GMT (UK)
Another Hot Matches refresh this morning, and even a John Brown with birthplace details that means he is worth following up on. Also received some of my G's as well so we are definitely making progress.

Ian
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Wednesday 07 December 05 12:45 GMT (UK)
Sincce the thread started I've had two wave and barely reached B

Don't think I'll bother calulating how long to finish (by which time ther ewill be extra people in the tree!)

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: hlbradd on Wednesday 07 December 05 12:49 GMT (UK)
Aaah - but amongst my latest Bs is a Blanks that actually does match! ;D

Ian - haven't even bothered with my John Brown - all I know is he was a bricklayer and lived in Bow in 1841 where his daughter was born.  (yes, I have found her birth reference but the page number is illegible - hand written indexes ::) )

Helen
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Webby on Thursday 08 December 05 07:11 GMT (UK)
Hi

Ever got the hot matches and replied post haste - only to find that it's like pulling teeth to get any information from these people on the "hot match people in your tree" - why bother to put your info if you are not willing to share. 

My mother's name was mentioned - and of course I replied - but couldn't get anywhere after three emails - so I gave up!

 Your loss buster (if you are on this site).

Webby

Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: caroline hammill on Thursday 08 December 05 07:17 GMT (UK)
Morning Webby

I totally agree with you, but i've also found it is'nt just "Hot Matches", when you trawl through on the new names been added, you can see some names that are in your tree, so you contact them and wait for them to reply, some do and can be very helpful....or not so helpful, or like you say...they cant be bothered to reply at all.
If somebody has'nt renewed their membership do their names that they've added to the site stay on site for a while, or do they get deleted.
I've often wondered if im sending a message to someone who no longer is a member.

CAZ   ???
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Webby on Thursday 08 December 05 07:22 GMT (UK)
Evening Caz

I just assumed that you got "zapped" if you didn't renew your membership?

Webby
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: caroline hammill on Thursday 08 December 05 07:28 GMT (UK)
Morning, i was'nt too sure if they might leave your names on the site for a certain amount of time just in case you renewed a little after your membership expired.

CAZ  :)
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Webby on Thursday 08 December 05 07:32 GMT (UK)
Early Evening Caz

Didn't think about that - usually any corporations don't give you an option - See! I just assumed that you got zapped!  I will let you know at the end of August 2006.

Cheers

Webby
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: caroline hammill on Thursday 08 December 05 07:34 GMT (UK)
Hi Webby, i take it you wont be renewing your membership then !!!!!  LoL

CAZ
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: hlbradd on Thursday 08 December 05 07:35 GMT (UK)
I didn't think they removed your names at all.

You have to being a paying member to contact others on the site, but you can have your details up without having to pay a penny - so they're unlikely to zap you ;D

Although it's possible people change their email address and forget to change their contact details on gr  - in which case they won't know someone is trying to contact them. :(

Helen
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: caroline hammill on Thursday 08 December 05 07:39 GMT (UK)
Morning Helen, of course......i should have remembered, i can remember when i first came across Genes, i put all my names on the tree but because i was'nt a paid up member at the time i could'nt contact anyone.....thats why i joined...and glad that i did now.....found loads of cousins in Devon for my dad that he never knew existed.

I must be sending messages to all those people that are'nt paid up then.....LoL   ;D

CAZ
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: hlbradd on Thursday 08 December 05 07:46 GMT (UK)
Hi Caz

You and me both then  ;D

- and I don't think you can view others trees if you're not a paying member so perhaps that's why others aren't so forthcoming.......

Helen
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Webby on Thursday 08 December 05 07:55 GMT (UK)
Caz & Helen

See Caz! - you had to join.........but at least it is reasonable price and I must admit I have had a couple of good replies to my family history people.....except that person on my mother's side of the family.

 But do you know - I have no idea who he is or where he came into the family - which is a bit of a pain.  But he has certainly got me thinking!!  


Regards

Webby
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Thursday 08 December 05 10:30 GMT (UK)
I wonder if anyone else has a disproportinate number of contacts on one side of the family.

On my mother's side there is only one direct contact (who I found through another means)

There are anumber of other contacts through marriage - especially the Aldouses.

On my father's side I have quite a number of contact mostly made through GR, in Australia and NZ as well as UK.

(I also have one American contact, but this was found by Googling!)

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: mc8 on Thursday 08 December 05 12:23 GMT (UK)
Bum-got all excited about a hot match in my tree and sent off an email-quick reply. From my brother >:(
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Lloydy on Thursday 08 December 05 12:53 GMT (UK)
Bum-got all excited about a hot match in my tree and sent off an email-quick reply. From my brother >:(

Oh dear :(  ;D

I wonder if anyone else has a disproportinate number of contacts on one side of the family.

On my mother's side there is only one direct contact (who I found through another means)

There are anumber of other contacts through marriage - especially the Aldouses.

On my father's side I have quite a number of contact mostly made through GR, in Australia and NZ as well as UK.

(I also have one American contact, but this was found by Googling!)

Bob

I have made 5 definite contacts on my Father's side of the tree, 2 possibles and 1 definite on Mum's side.  Worth my £7.50 membership, I think :D

Jan
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Bee on Thursday 08 December 05 21:02 GMT (UK)
Despite the length of time I've being doing my 'tree' it was only last Monday that I actually put my tree on GR, though I haven't paid up yet.

Now I've received an email from someone on GR who appears to searching for my uncle and grandfather, has anyone any tips/advice about replying before I actually do.

Bee
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suey on Thursday 08 December 05 21:05 GMT (UK)
 ??? Did I say somewhere that I was a 'billy no mates' with regard to hot matches?

I'd only ever had one notification before - got one through just now, guess what? I've got 12 pages of names to wade through - see ya sometime, I'll have to check them all just in case
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suey on Thursday 08 December 05 21:10 GMT (UK)

Hi Bee - I would say 'proceed with caution'  :) don't give away too much too soon, find out how much they know already and how they think they are connected to your relatives.

You will get many and several answers to your question I'm sure, but who knows, you may just have found an unknown cousin :)

Suey
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Bee on Thursday 08 December 05 21:23 GMT (UK)
Thanks Suey,

I've just replied with some brief info, so it's now a case of wait and see,  I'm quite impatient now.

Bee
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Webby on Thursday 08 December 05 21:26 GMT (UK)
I agree with Suey - don't give too much away at first.  I did the exact opposite and gave heaps of information to a direct line relative and only received a couple of names from her maternal side - and only years - no dates at all.  

But I noticed that she had updated her family information with info that I had sent!   I am more cautious now.

Webby
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Bee on Thursday 08 December 05 21:38 GMT (UK)
Thanks Webby and Suey

I think I replied with just enough info to determine if we are talking about the right people.

I'm still sat with fingers crossed (makes typing difficult) ;D

Bee
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Bee on Thursday 08 December 05 22:56 GMT (UK)
just an update, after a few quick messages with my GR contact it would appear that my uncle married her grandmothers sister.  I'm not quite sure what our actual relationship is, but who cares, it's just nice to make contact.
 :) :) :) :)

Bee
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Goorikidz on Thursday 08 December 05 23:10 GMT (UK)
Just to add my 2 cents worth.  I have someone on GR who is researching my father in law and they won't answer me.  It certainly has me intrigued, but wish they would answer.  Have found several relies there.

Janette
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Keith Sherwood on Thursday 08 December 05 23:55 GMT (UK)
Today I waded through (and almost totally eliminated) over 200 so-called hot matches.  But a couple look quite promising, I have to say...
Keith
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Friday 09 December 05 09:13 GMT (UK)
HI

Yes I got another batch, they're all in the A's, and a lot of them are Mary Ann unknown
- in other words a waste of time

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: kerryb on Friday 09 December 05 12:20 GMT (UK)
Sorry if this has already been said, but it makes me so cross, I contacted someone who had a GR hot match the same name as one of my gr gr grandmothers.

The reply came back, this is not a match with you, my one is New York, US, not Burwash, Sussex.

Well why the b******* does it not say where she is from on your tree then!!!!!!!!

Why are people so lazy, if they know where these people are born, why can't they add these details!!!  It's not that difficult!

Rant over  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(

Kerry
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: D ap D on Friday 09 December 05 12:46 GMT (UK)
I got a hot match with the last update - 32 matching names. So  I sent him a mail. Nothing.

OK, I thought, perhaps he's let his membership lapse. His problem.

I got the next batch of hot matches yesterday. I now have 34 matches with this one chap, so I know that he has updated his tree within the last month.

From another contact, I have a copy of his tree - so I have his details. The very branch he is missing is mine.

But I've gone passed the stage of caring. It's his loss, not mine. And if you happen to read this, you probably know who I'm referring to.
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: mc8 on Friday 09 December 05 14:46 GMT (UK)
 >:( >:( >:( I find I am listed in 3 people's tree on GR-all without my permission.
A brother and his son-and someone else I haven't a clue about. Unlikely to be a double with a first name Monique and an unusual maiden name
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Shaztoni on Friday 09 December 05 15:09 GMT (UK)
that's ridiculous, how can people do that, when ever I up date my tree with other peoples information I always ask them first. And I never put in full details for anyone born after 1920, my parents and grand parents are all recorded as living with just a year of birth and a really general area.
No wonder why your annoyed.

Sharon
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: mc8 on Sunday 11 December 05 13:50 GMT (UK)
got my first batch of hot matches through and have so far found 4 definite links to my tree (excluding direct relations discussed above >:(), replies from 3 and another 10 or so which especially look promising. Not bad since I only paid my dues on thursday
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: old rowley on Sunday 11 December 05 15:46 GMT (UK)
up graded on GR last saturday after a month or so not bothering with it (there is no appeal to this site unlike Rootschat) and within 24 hrs had a positive reply from an unknown rellie (well to me she is). Turns out that we "share" the same ggg grandparents and are now sharing info.

old rowley
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: AngelaR on Sunday 11 December 05 16:00 GMT (UK)
My feeling about the Hot Matches is that it's definitely worth it.

I find GR an incredibly tedious and uninteresting site - it's difficult to send emails to people and it's badly organised BUT it's the only place I've found other members of my family tree, apart from 2 in the very early days on Rootsweb.

Since the Hot matches arrived, I've found several relatives. Admittedly most of them don't want to know me, or take information without giving any back, but, as a system, it does work ::)

My concern is that, since my GR tree is now distinctly decrepit, I ought to update it. Unless things have changed, the only way of doing this is to delete it and reload it.

Does this mean I shall have to go through all those pages and pages of John and Mary Browns againand delete them before I can get back to any useful matches?   :P :P :P

Has anyone tried this?

Angela
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Watermusic on Wednesday 14 December 05 10:16 GMT (UK)
Hi, I have made three or four definite contacts on GR - including a second cousin (twice removed?) who sent me all sorts of photos of relatives - including one of myself! and a branch of the family we have had no contact with since a great Aunt's funeral. :)

I had a confirmation of a birthplace last week, which sent my tree all out of kilter :-[ - had to delete one line back to 1700 and put in the new ancestors, which go back even further! :D

They have a 'new' family tree builder now. (As don't know how long ago  you set yours up Angela)
It didn't take me too long - considering I had to refer to the new branch every entry as I was unfamiliar with it. ::)

The Hot matches - if they don't put a place or a date, I mean even a county entered is better than nothing, they are not of interest.

Two contacts this week - one a one-name study which will be looking for birth/marriage for me and the other a possible contact to my Monmouth lot.

Watermusic
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suey on Wednesday 14 December 05 11:58 GMT (UK)
I had a look on GR last night, go to the Import/Export Tree link, seems you no longer have to delete your old tree in order to update to a new one  :)

Suey

ps anyone seen the Christmas Dinner Survey on GR.  WShat's that all about :-\
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: AngelaR on Wednesday 14 December 05 15:41 GMT (UK)
Well folks and Suey in particular,

I exported a GEDCOM from my PC here, after making sure living people were protected and then tried GR's smart new facility for uploading it without deleting the old one. Selected the file, clicked on the button ........ and ........

NOTHING!

It does say it might take a few minutes and then a message will appear. I've been waiting over an hour and nothing has happened. It doesn't look like anything is going to either  :'( - (no busy icon or anything.......)

Has anyone else had any success with this?

Angela
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Wednesday 14 December 05 16:52 GMT (UK)
Over the last 6 months it has been variable. there was a period when you couldn't delete, and a time when you couldn't upload.

Forst thing I found was do this at a time the net is not busy - the earlier in the mroning the better

Otherwise contact GR and see what they say

Bob s
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: AngelaR on Wednesday 14 December 05 16:58 GMT (UK)
Hi Bob

Thanks for that - I've just emailed GR and will have another go with the upload first thing in the morning, just in case.

Fingers crossed......

Angela
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suey on Wednesday 14 December 05 20:00 GMT (UK)

Angela and I have been in contact by PM -  My Gedcom went through fine but I only had about 600 names, a few less now because I have deleted the names that I thought should not appear in public.

Had major problems with the 'edit individual' but in the end found that if you go through the extra details section which appears above the individuals name that seems to do the trick.

Suey
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: AngelaR on Saturday 17 December 05 10:03 GMT (UK)
Hi Folks

Just to let you know that I have finally succeeded in uploading my tree  ;D

No thanks to GR who have still not replied to my email......

In case anyone else has the problem I did - no response when clicking on the Import file button - the next window is apparently a popup, so if you have a popup-blocker enabled, nothing happens .

I must admit I didn't know I had a popup blocker enabled, but I do now  ::)

Now to wait and see whether all the zillions of hot matches I discarded reappear the next time GR refreshes the Hot Matches (should be any time now?). In case anyone is interested, I will post the result here....

Best wishes

Angela
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suey on Sunday 18 December 05 17:47 GMT (UK)


Woo Hoo, well done Angela  :D

I thought I had a pop up blocker, maybe I hav'nt as I got my tree on OK  :-\.

Suey
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Keith Bateman on Friday 23 December 05 11:51 GMT (UK)
Hi All,

So I take it from reading all these replies that in general "Hot Matches" is working?

I say this not being a member (well it is another certificate!!) - but someone has a hot match to my grandmother - giving the same year and place - but as has been pointed out I can't make contact with them as I am not a member - so should I give myself a Christmas present of membership?

Cheers

Keith
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: caroline hammill on Friday 23 December 05 11:57 GMT (UK)
Hi Keith, i think you should go for it....give yourself a present.
As much as its a pain in the backside going through the list of "Hot Matches" they can and do come up trumps with some of them.

Happy Hunting

Caz  :)
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Manchester Rambler on Friday 23 December 05 13:20 GMT (UK)
I think GR is probably worth it - it's not very expensive, and certainly a lot of people have made good contacts through the site.  The Hot Matches probably work best for less common names - my last batch included 3 pages of George Jacksons b c1900 anywhere in the world, which was a total waste of time!

Rambler   ;) 
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Lloydy on Friday 23 December 05 19:05 GMT (UK)
I'm still trawling through my JONES Hot Matches :( :(
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: mc8 on Tuesday 27 December 05 15:08 GMT (UK)
got my second lot of hotmatches through over Christmas-one has revealed over 250 names I had yet to research :D
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: kerryb on Tuesday 27 December 05 16:23 GMT (UK)
Cor that's lucky!!!!

Kerry
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: MaryA on Tuesday 27 December 05 17:15 GMT (UK)
Yes I have made 3 contacts through GR, although one was before the Hot Matches started. 

One was very obvious since there were 13 entries in his tree which matched with mine.

The other had only two but as one was an unusual name and the other first and middle name, both with the correct dates and locations it was obvious that it was definite.

I've had people contact me with just one name which matched mine but were proved that there was no connection, well Liverpool is a fair size place so not unusual if two people had the same name at the same time.

I think if there is just one entry as a Hot Match I doubt that I would go to the trouble of chasing it up, unless it was so unusual a name as to be certain.

Keith, if you wanted to somebody could possibly make the contact on your behalf and hopefully get in touch that way.

Mary
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Tuesday 27 December 05 19:32 GMT (UK)
Had quite a number of contacts - none through hot matches.

Received another batch on christmas eve.
It has now got as far as the surname Battle, so it's slow going, still finding more matches on Aldous

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suey on Wednesday 28 December 05 10:47 GMT (UK)

I havn't a clue what's going on at GR  :(  I think they've had a bit too much Christmas Cheer  ;D

So far I have replied to 6 contacts (since the last batch of hot matches came out) who are very kindly telling me that 'so and so is not my relative'.   Now I would'nt mind but I did not actually contact any of these people  :o GR seems to have kindly done it for me ::)

Suey
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: julianb on Wednesday 28 December 05 10:56 GMT (UK)


I haven't a clue what's going on at GR :( I think they've had a bit too much Christmas Cheer ;D

So far I have replied to 6 contacts (since the last batch of hot matches came out) who are very kindly telling me that 'so and so is not my relative'. Now I would'nt mind but I did not actually contact any of these people :o GR seems to have kindly done it for me ::)

Suey
Suey

I don't think Genes Reunited are doing it for you - I think people are just letting you know that there's not a match on that particular "Hot Match".

Generally Hot Matches throw up a lot of dross, but there are some gems in there.  I've found it quite productive - not least in making contact with a couple of second cousins.  Just need to be patient in wading through the year of birth/place of birth unknowns!

JULIAN
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suey on Wednesday 28 December 05 11:13 GMT (UK)

Hi Julian all I can say is that I have had 4 replies from the 6 who all say that they had a contact e.mail from me via GR  ::) and when I get them they come in as 'reply from etc'....work that one out  :-\

Suey
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: julianb on Wednesday 28 December 05 12:11 GMT (UK)
Suey

I withdraw my previous post then!

JULIAN
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: willow2670 on Wednesday 28 December 05 13:05 GMT (UK)
Although I have approx 50 different Surnames on GR,
when I check the 'Hot Matches' it only reveals the Surnames
beginning with the letters A & B!

Any ideas why?

Sue
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: julianb on Wednesday 28 December 05 13:08 GMT (UK)
Although I have approx 50 different Surnames on GR,
when I check the 'Hot Matches' it only reveals the Surnames
beginning with the letters A & B!

Any ideas why?

Sue
Sue

Because GR are working their way through the alphabet.  We're only up to surnames beginning with E.  So it's not you!

JULIAN
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: julianb on Wednesday 28 December 05 13:22 GMT (UK)
Further to the above, I've just looked on the GR message boards, and people there are complaining that they are getting Hot Matches enquiries as if they had initiated the contact.  The conclusion was that people read the e-mail from Genes Reunited as though others had initiated these matches, and not that Genes Reunited had just run a matching program.

Interestingly, looking back over ours, we've had a few hot matches responses which suggested we'd initiated the contact.

Only thing I can suggest is raising this with Genes Reunited - suggesting they make the process clearer in the notification e-mails, or they have a FAQ on Hot Matches.

JULIAN
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Boongie Pam on Wednesday 28 December 05 13:28 GMT (UK)
 ;D

Julian, that's really funny.

I got afew messages last week which were abrupt and quite rude I thought, saying "Well, give me more info" and such like.

Your post explains why lol...

Pam
 :D
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: julianb on Wednesday 28 December 05 13:30 GMT (UK)
;D

Julian, that's really funny.

I got afew messages last week which were abrupt and quite rude I thought, saying "Well, give me more info" and such like.

Your post explains why lol...

Pam
 :D
Pam

Absolutely - and it puts you off, doesn't it.



Only thing I can suggest is raising this with Genes Reunited - suggesting they make the process clearer in the notification e-mails, or they have a FAQ on Hot Matches.


I have e-mailed Genes Reunited suggesting what I suggested above (if you see what I mean).

JULIAN
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: willow2670 on Wednesday 28 December 05 13:49 GMT (UK)

Because GR are working their way through the alphabet.  We're only up to surnames beginning with E.  So it's not you!

JULIAN

Thanks Julian, that explains alot...
Wish I never added the Surname Brown now    ::)

Sue
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: mc8 on Wednesday 28 December 05 14:02 GMT (UK)
Quote from: julianb
Sue

Because GR are working their way through the alphabet.  We're only up to surnames beginning with E.  So it's not you!

JULIAN
[quote

that can't be the answer-I've had hot matches from Cuthbert to Woodroffe
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: willow2670 on Wednesday 28 December 05 14:04 GMT (UK)

that can't be the answer-I've had hot matches from Cuthbert to Woodroffe

On checking, I have Surnames with C D & E.

How strange    :-\
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: mc8 on Wednesday 28 December 05 14:08 GMT (UK)
perhaps if you have relatively common surnames, you hit the limit on the number they send you?
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: willow2670 on Wednesday 28 December 05 14:12 GMT (UK)
perhaps if you have relatively common surnames, you hit the limit on the number they send you?

If that was the case, I would of thought that once I 'discard matches' for A & B
then more would follow.     >:(
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: MaryA on Wednesday 28 December 05 14:26 GMT (UK)
My Hot Matches have all come for 'L's, I didn't think it strange since two of my main names are Lunt and Larkins, but it does seem very quiet for Cains.

I'm not sure I would agree that they have any sort of logical process.

Mary
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: kerryb on Wednesday 28 December 05 14:31 GMT (UK)
I'm not sure I would either, mine so far are all my Pilbeam and Winchester relatives and a Johnson and a Williams.

 :-\

Kerry
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: Boongie Pam on Wednesday 28 December 05 14:34 GMT (UK)
It should be connected to both the frequency of the name in your tree, in the database and the alphabetic order - pure guess work of course.

I only have A to G represented on 18 pages.

P ;D
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: stonechat on Wednesday 28 December 05 15:33 GMT (UK)
Yes As I have mentioned before, due to the existence of a Well researched family and a website, the Aldous name once linked to a person on this site is easy, so there a numerous people with these names in there tree.

And if a person adds one extra name, they come through as a hot match again.

If they could just get up to the C's and D's I've got plenty I could hope to be matched

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on GR
Post by: suey on Wednesday 28 December 05 19:32 GMT (UK)


Well I am sure that when GR have ironed out the wrinkles the Hot Matches will be a useful tool.  Checked mine out today and got some matches for one surname that does not appear in my tree  ;D or should that be  :'(

Suey
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: mc8 on Sunday 01 January 06 21:39 GMT (UK)


Well I am sure that when GR have ironed out the wrinkles the Hot Matches will be a useful tool.  Checked mine out today and got some matches for one surname that does not appear in my tree  ;D or should that be  :'(

Suey
well-I have to say I was my usual sceptical self-but  I've been pretty amazed with the results. I've had two runs of hot matches so far. The first filled in some backwaters of the bit I've been actively researching and I've been trying to make a decision about how much of the detail to include in my tree (where do you stop????). I finally had a reply from someone with 5 matches I mailed in the first run-this is my husband's side of the family I haven't researched since his mormon uncle seemed to have mapped it out pretty well. This person's tree filled in some siblings from the 1850's, and with that info I've been able to get back to 1733 and perhaps beyond in a day using extracted records on IGI. :o

I've also found out there are some sealed records at LDS that I should be able to access (including a family book) because I can demonstrate a family line. Has anyone done this before? What information to you need to provide in evidence?
Monique

Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: metfordplatt on Monday 09 January 06 16:15 GMT (UK)
Debbie,

I noticed on a previous message that your great-grandfather's surname was Metford. I'm also a Metford and since there are so few around (really so few!) I was wondering if we could discuss over email. [email removed to prevent misuse: please use Private Mail facility to swap details.  Thanks, Moderator]


Michel
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: stonechat on Tuesday 10 January 06 10:39 GMT (UK)
It seems that having a common name in your GR tree is a bit of a curse when it comes to GR hotmatches

Even Bishop has generated so many spurious entries from Alabama to Australia (mine were in Herefordshire/Worcestershre/Staffordshire) A quick check has shown there is one almost certain match though elsewhere.

To me it seem the hot matches are a bit like sticking a tail on the donkey

Bob
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: molar on Tuesday 10 January 06 11:31 GMT (UK)
I logged onto Genes Reunited and checked my tree matches added over the past day. Somebody had been adding names but instead of birth place it had the death index for Western Australia, which made them stand out.  I have 22 surnames on GR from both mine and my husband's family and I was intrigued to see that this person had added over 100 names to 15 of these surnames.
I admit some of the names are common i.e Brown but some are not so popular i.e Farney and Voigt.
Is this some strange co-incidence ???
Has any one else got an unusual number of name matches with this person ???
regards
Linda
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: ~Rachel~ on Tuesday 10 January 06 12:48 GMT (UK)
I logged onto Genes Reunited and checked my tree matches added over the past day. Somebody had been adding names but instead of birth place it had the death index for Western Australia, which made them stand out.  I have 22 surnames on GR from both mine and my husband's family and I was intrigued to see that this person had added over 100 names to 15 of these surnames.
I admit some of the names are common i.e Brown but some are not so popular i.e Farney and Voigt.
Is this some strange co-incidence ???
Has any one else got an unusual number of name matches with this person ???
regards
Linda

I've got a load of those death index ones. They're really not much help to me as the names I've looked at so far are pretty common ones, but I've got 7 pages of hot matches to get through yet.

The ones I've got are from someone called Chris.
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: molar on Tuesday 10 January 06 12:57 GMT (UK)
Yes the ones I have are by someone called Chris
Regards
Linda
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: Keith Bateman on Tuesday 10 January 06 23:47 GMT (UK)
Hi All,

As I said in an earlier post I was going to take the plunge and pay out for GR - even when I noticed it had gone up to £9.50 ( I thought it was £7.50!!)

Well in the Hot matches I found 3 - 3rd cousins alive and kicking (makes a change from finding dead ones!!)
So although they are quite a few years back in my tree  - it is nice to find someone researching the same name.
In all the fabulous help I have received on this site I have never met anyone in my tree proper - my only contacts have been through my (Rootschat) Website!

So I suppose I have to be pleased - I started all of my contacts so far - presume the others out there were not as keen as me?

Cheers

Keith
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: Heather D on Wednesday 11 January 06 07:27 GMT (UK)
I noticed it had gone up to £9.50 ( I thought it was £7.50!!)


Thanks for the nudge Keith.  I only had 2 days left to renew and they were still offering me the old £7.50 rate!

Just had my next lot of hot matches. Now up to the D's and there seem to be several sure fire matches for my Dennis family, so I'm well content :)

Heather
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: Kennington on Wednesday 11 January 06 07:35 GMT (UK)
Yes the ones I have are by someone called Chris
Regards
Linda

Me too!

Has he posted the whole of the Australian Death Index  :P

Mary
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: hlbradd on Wednesday 11 January 06 08:02 GMT (UK)
Quote
Me too!

Has he posted the whole of the Australian Death Index  :P

Mary
Quote

Judging by my latest surname matches - yes  ::)

Helen

p.s.  shall we all contact him asking for further details - it'll take him days to answer....... ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: julianb on Wednesday 11 January 06 08:07 GMT (UK)
I'd report it to Genes Reunited.  What would you do if something similar happened here?

JULIAN
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: Paul E on Wednesday 11 January 06 15:02 GMT (UK)
Mustn't complain too loudly, as I've had one or two useful contacts via GR ... but (there's always a but!) ...

the Hot Matches is a bit tiresome.  So many names that share the year of birth but were born at the other end of the country - so much potential for wasted messaging between GR members!

Given my experience of the so-called 'Hot Matches', if I were on the lookout for a potential partner (which I'm not, just in case Mrs E happens to be looking!) then I'd fight shy of signing up to the Dating service that GR also run. 

I'd input my interests as Bob Dylan, Family History and Fridge Magnets and probably get matched with a Magic Roundabout fan, someone with an interest in contraceptive devices and a purveyor of white goods. :)

cheers

Paul :)
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: julianb on Wednesday 11 January 06 15:10 GMT (UK)
Given my experience of the so-called 'Hot Matches', if I were on the lookout for a potential partner (which I'm not, just in case Mrs E happens to be looking!) then I'd fight shy of signing up to the Dating service that GR also run.

I'd input my interests as Bob Dylan, Family History and Fridge Magnets and probably get matched with a Magic Roundabout fan, someone with an interest in contraceptive devices and a purveyor of white goods. :)

Paul

Very droll (as ever)

JULIAN
Title: Re: Hot matches on Genes Reunited
Post by: kerryb on Wednesday 11 January 06 16:46 GMT (UK)
Mustn't complain too loudly, as I've had one or two useful contacts via GR ... but (there's always a but!) ...

the Hot Matches is a bit tiresome.  So many names that share the year of birth but were born at the other end of the country - so much potential for wasted messaging between GR members!

Given my experience of the so-called 'Hot Matches', if I were on the lookout for a potential partner (which I'm not, just in case Mrs E happens to be looking!) then I'd fight shy of signing up to the Dating service that GR also run. 

I'd input my interests as Bob Dylan, Family History and Fridge Magnets and probably get matched with a Magic Roundabout fan, someone with an interest in contraceptive devices and a purveyor of white goods. :)

cheers

Paul :)

Or born in another country when you have clearly added your birthplace and they haven't.  I am getting very aggravated by Hot matches.  I had 22 new matches the other day to my William Baldwin born 1829, St Giles, London, UK.  All 22 were born in the USA.  Does somebody not know their geography!!!!!! >:(

Kerry