Anyone gone onto the 'new' Ancestry.com?

[Beeonthebay]

Have people seen this - looks as if there will be no choice in about 3 weeks.

"After 14th December, everyone who logs in will see our new look and feel. We’ve continued to work on the improved Ancestry since we first introduced it back in August, based on the feedback we’ve received, and we believe that it represents the most effective way to enjoy the Ancestry site."

Oh 'eck, I'd better crack on and make sure everyone has a country. Easy on a pc, difficult on an iPad. I'm only on page 4...

What's this about a country?  I better go back and check this thread from the beginning then get cracking on my countries too, of which there are only 3 England, Wales and Ireland......

[rosie99]

I also saw that message today, I had been resisting the change.   I downloaded my trees last week and deleted them on the site as I was not going to spend time checking whether I had put England on every record. 

Rosie

[KGarrad]

You still have a choice?
Put up with it or migrate to a different FH website!

As I've said before - I really don't know what the fuss is all about?


When Ancestry now shows your various dates, if you haven't entered a country (e.g. Bristol, Gloucestershire, England) then it finds the first such city/town and uses that.
Invariably that's an American town or city!!

But for years, whenever you enter the place names, Ancestry offers you a selection from a drop-down box? And I have nearly always picked the relevant entry from that box.

If you haven't, then you need to start adding country names after all the places you have for facts. And maybe county, too?!

[Beeonthebay]

Well I'm only fairly new to Ancestry and uploaded a 10 year old GEDCOM file when I used the Chapman county codes, so I've slowly been going through and changing them via the drop down box.

KGarrad, you make it sound as if it's normal for everything to revert to American towns and states?  If you pay your money in the UK from a UK bank account using Ancestry.com.UK then logic would surely say the majority of people are searching for people IN the UK not America.

[KGarrad]

I agree! Logic would say that.
And I've complained to Ancestry about just this point on many occasions!

The simple fact is - Ancestry is an American company!

[groom]

There are probably just as many Americans complaining, as most of them are probably chasing people who emigrated from the UK.   

[rosie99]

No wonder people living outside the UK get confused, this is an example offered on the drop down menu

Peterborough, Northamptonshire, England
Peterboro, Northamptonshire, England
Peterborough St John the Baptist, Northamptonshire, England
Peterborough St Mary, Northamptonshire, England

[Treetotal]

If you pay your subs..you should have a choice as to whether you want the new look inferior site.....don't think I will be renewing my subs
Carol

[Beeonthebay]

I think we should have been given a bit longer for us to get used to the changeover as they should surely know that many people would be a bit shocked today to find out we only have 3 WEEKS to go!!!  EEekkk