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Re: Ancestry's new hint system
« Reply #9 on: Wednesday 03 February 21 18:49 GMT (UK) »
That's what I do too, but it still involves an extra click, which is annoying!
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Re: Ancestry's new hint system
« Reply #10 on: Wednesday 03 February 21 21:49 GMT (UK) »
ms_canuck I don't understand what you're doing to what is expected with this new 'daft' hint system? I don't add the hints to the Ancestry tree necessarily but to my tree program.
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Re: Ancestry's new hint system
« Reply #11 on: Wednesday 03 February 21 23:48 GMT (UK) »
Usually when an online website makes changes, it's either to keep up with the latest technology, or it has changed owners.

I see from wikipedia that a new company has invested in the company.  Clicking on the link to the new company, it seems it is also linked to life expectancy companies.

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Re: Ancestry's new hint system
« Reply #12 on: Thursday 04 February 21 09:29 GMT (UK) »
Seems to me that it doesn't matter who takes them over, they still keep the original staff so that instead of concentrating on stuff that is broken, like the counties of the UK, they make researching worse, especially the message system and the new hint system. looks like the same idiot programmers have never researched their own trees!
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Re: Ancestry's new hint system
« Reply #13 on: Sunday 07 February 21 16:48 GMT (UK) »
Don't blame the programmers! ;D
They are simply working to instructions from Business Analysts or Management.

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Re: Ancestry's new hint system
« Reply #14 on: Sunday 07 February 21 16:58 GMT (UK) »
Yes I agree seems likely that by adding this superfluous step Ancestry wants us to take more time to do our research and thus increase their takings!
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Re: Ancestry's new hint system
« Reply #15 on: Friday 12 February 21 17:52 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: Cockneyrebel on Wednesday 03 February 21 21:49 GMT (UK)
ms_canuck I don't understand what you're doing to what is expected with this new 'daft' hint system? I don't add the hints to the Ancestry tree necessarily but to my tree program.
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I don't have a tree program, just Ancestry (and a few other non sub sites), that's all.  :)

Anyways, when I logged in today, the new 'daft' hint system is no more!  So a storm in a teacup methinks.

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Re: Ancestry's new hint system
« Reply #16 on: Saturday 13 February 21 09:06 GMT (UK) »
Yes, the daft system has been removed-presumably they heard our comments as well as those on social media.
However, I don't trust them with my tree and use an FT program and upload a Gedcom to the site now and again.
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