The dreaded change of Ancestry

[Lisajb]

This from the bloke in charge at ancestry. Not many positive comments follow it.

http://blogs.ancestry.com/ancestry/2015/12/14/all-members-now-moving-to-the-new-ancestry/?o_xid=64494&o_lid=64494&o_sch=Social+Media+Natural+

[msr]

Not many = 4    I don't think I counted any more than that.

[hurworth]

People are hopping mad alright.

If they're going to foist Life story on us, at least make it more relevant.   We have a marriage that occurred on 1st August 1834 in England, and they chose this day for a reason.  There is no mention of anything that happened on that day at all.

But the Religious Disabilities Act of 1846 is taking up space on their page.

[Lisajb]

So was anyone on here asked to take part in the extensive research? 

Thought not. 

[StevieSteve]

You can turn that historical stuff off. You don't even have to look at the Lifestory tab.

Ancestry catastrophic new update solved

Though I say that as someone who quite likes the new colour scheme so if people really are finding it so painful they need to cancel their subscription, then I can see that as a valid complaint

[StevieSteve]

So was anyone on here asked to take part in the extensive research? 

Thought not. 

They do do customerwide surveys on the site. I think that anyone who answered them would be surprised that it would be used to justify any changes made in their name

[groom]

Though I say that as someone who quite likes the new colour scheme so if people really are finding it so painful they need to cancel their subscription, then I can see that as a valid complaint

You may like it, but there are people on their FB page who are now saying that due to problems with their eyesight eg impaired vision, they are finding it very difficult to use the site. It is a shame that it wasn't taken into consideration rather than going for a  pretty display. A close relation has impaired vision and I know finds it much easier to see things on certain coloured back grounds.

[StevieSteve]

Hi, yes, as said there, I fully accept that as a valid complaint

[groom]

Yes but why should they be forced to cancel their subscription because Ancestry didn't consider people with disabilities? They were probably quite happy with it before and their complaint isn't so much with the new site, just the colours.