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Messages - Glen in Tinsel Kni

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Ancestry Messenger
« on: Thursday 26 February 26 20:11 GMT (UK)  »
I feel it's often the case that they don't know the answer, don't wish to admit it and not responding is the easy way out. If subsequent messages are read and there is still no reply that's different. There's a point at which not replying (by choice), becomes blatant ignorance in my book. 

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Ancestry Messenger
« on: Thursday 26 February 26 17:32 GMT (UK)  »
The message system is free and no sub is required to initiate contact or reply to messages.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Ancestry Messenger
« on: Thursday 26 February 26 11:12 GMT (UK)  »
My tree has grown  to nearly 10k though if someone cares to read my profile it's apparent why that is the case. I've reached the point of not sending messages anymore as they were being read (so the account was being actively used), but never responded to. I can find people who will readily ignore me to my face, I don't need the internet for that.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: My new trait - oh I'm so excited to find out !
« on: Tuesday 24 February 26 00:15 GMT (UK)  »
Less likely to own a pet was my favourite useless one of all, I can think of several things that influence that and DNA was never on the list.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: My Heritage DNA which parent?
« on: Friday 13 February 26 10:36 GMT (UK)  »
Surname searching has drawbacks. By not using maiden names, omitting an earlier/later marriage or not acknowledging an illegitimate child or an NPE a tree may only show part of the story and it's often the important bit that is missing.

Over and above issues with trees which can be a problem on any platform the MH database is small and a single but important missing match can have big consequences, the relationship predictions can leave a lot to be desired and personally I've never been a fan of how they default to full relationships and force users to use multiple clicks to access the half options in the 'all relationships' view. 

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Finding missing Grandmother
« on: Thursday 12 February 26 20:12 GMT (UK)  »
She may have continued to use her married name, reverted to her maiden name or taken the surname of someone she subsequently met. A later marriage or death record in England/Wales in her married or maiden name would be in the index but if those options are common names it isn't easy to  narrow down the most likely matching records. If she was using or known by another name you aren't aware of then it is going to be very difficult. 

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Technical Help / Re: this keeps pop up on facebook
« on: Tuesday 10 February 26 21:22 GMT (UK)  »
Every device in an end-to-end encrypted messenger chat has a special key that's used to protect the conversation. Details of how to check keys and why they may change are detailed on fb;

https://www.facebook.com/help/messenger-app/147596532316790/Check+your+keys+for+end-to-end+encrypted+chats+on+Messenger/

It's also worth checking the spam folder in messenger for message requests and leaving any chats you have unknowingly been added into, don't be too surprised to find you have been added to dozens of chats with names containing  'room full of love', 'live cam', 'private chat' and 'passion room'.

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The Common Room / Re: help please: Ancestry has made my tree useless how do i delete it?
« on: Tuesday 10 February 26 08:05 GMT (UK)  »
Quote from: Essnell on Tuesday 10 February 26 05:32 GMT (UK)
hi 

one by one ....david. i do not have access to anyone else's tree. I do have access as colaborator to my S-I-L. match list.

None of that is affected by what's happening.

Rosie  it might just end up being the only solution  -- deleting the tree and starting over and changing my password.  That would be a pretty big issue.  i could probably down load a copy to my computer - to a USB. 

Martin , yes it looks lik as above the only sensible way out of this. 

thanks all of you it is much appreciated. 

One last effort. I missed this yesterday.  I ought to check the private tree status as to whether it is searchable or not.
Ancestry has an unsearchable setting.   
That might help , but would that stop search stuff from others being suggested?  I doubt it would. 

Cheers Essnell. 

Addit:  I just checked. no such option as unsearchable, even though it is mentine in the information on Tree Checker in Pro Tools.
  Essnell.

A private tree can be made unsearchable via tree settings (browser),or manage trees in the app. Any Ancestry user can set their own tree privacy to whatever they wish, no subscription or DNA test is required. Tree privacy/management has nothing to do with Pro Tools.
If a tree is changed from searchable to unsearchable it can be a couple of weeks before others stop receiving hints. 

Alerts to say a tree has been added to come from trees you have been granted editing rights to.

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Ancestral Family Tree DNA Testing / Re: Pro Tools Criteria for Listing Matches in a Shared Match List
« on: Monday 09 February 26 20:45 GMT (UK)  »
The best way to work with another researcher is to share dna results with each other. I've resolved two NPE cases for quite distant matches though the shared cM limits both with and without pro tools would have prevented me finding the answer. By sharing the results two different viewpoints are available, not just a single view filtered by the limits of a computer programme.

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