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Re: Another rant about (some) Ancestry users
« Reply #27 on: Sunday 07 February 16 23:41 GMT (UK) »
I dare say that there are many, many people who genuinely consider their tree to be correct in every way!  Of course, with the ability and the rights  to copy from other available Ancestry Trees, then it all becomes a bit of a land mine, and everything taken as gospel by some who are just starting out. 

The important part for me, and I'm sure that as with all of us on here, is that my material is well researched, well sourced, and as accurate as I can possibly make it!   And my tree is private! 

Having said that, I believe that we need to accept there will always be mistakes, sometimes in our own, sometimes those of others,  but the thing is, they're other people's ancestors too, and if the info from the hints makes them happy, it's no skin off my nose now. 

If and As they carry on researching and developing their trees, their knowledge and skills should  surely develop, just as ours did, and with any luck, they will want to delve a little deeper that just picking a leaf off here and there when they're waving around in the wind!
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Re: Another rant about (some) Ancestry users
« Reply #28 on: Saturday 20 February 16 11:32 GMT (UK) »
I think the fault behind this is the Ancestry 'hints'.  Some users go on a click-fest.

I think she's fixed it now but a Canadian researcher attached my G-Grandfather who was born, worked and died in the UK, to her 36,000 strong Americas tree.  He was in good company for a while, amongst relatives such as Henrietta Maria of France, Charles V, Mary 1 and Abraham Lincoln to mention but a few of the luminaries.

And of course once the trees get this large and incoherent - the more useless hints we have to wade through.

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Re: Another rant about (some) Ancestry users
« Reply #29 on: Saturday 20 February 16 12:44 GMT (UK) »
My tree is also private, and I always try to check those little leaves that wave at me when I log on as some seem to be really tenuous and a lot of times are.

That's why I do so love their free weekends  ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Another rant about (some) Ancestry users
« Reply #30 on: Saturday 20 February 16 13:17 GMT (UK) »
I NEVER click  a bloomin Leaf.... did once and realised the info was ............. beyond a joke..
So Now NOWAY  I haven't got time for a bloomin machine to tell me what is a load of old bull....
I GET FACTS where I can from RECORDS AND CERTS no way would I copy - unless PROVEN FACT.

And guess what I still make bloomin errors.... but then go and try to sort it out..

bloomin heck... that's 3 times now I used that word, maybe its cos its nearly spring.

back in my dark corner now... the spark is still out

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