beginners blunders on tree

[brigidmac]

I was trying to figure out why I wasn't getting DNA thru lines to someone who is obviously a 3rd cousin .matches my mother and her cousin at second cousin level too.

So I checked their tree
They'd put spouse as home person !

So of course the bio parents and grandparents won't show as  linear match .!

But what really made me laugh when they opened up tree for me to see living people too

 was the spouse was themself....same name gender and birth ... but no parents .

I broke it too them gently that they'd have to go through an amical separation with their clone  😂
 

[Kiltpin]

I Am My Own Grandpa 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T2akFlmUe3g 

Regards 

Chas

[brigidmac]

 ha ha ha Thanks for sharing that kiltpin ..I sang + laughed along

what would their dna  results show

next no no 

the person managed to unclone themselves leaving the one linked to tree floating and the home person with no relatives

I hope its corrected now via  my emailed step by step instructions ..
have to wait for ancestry to realign itself + see if the thru lines will come

[Jill on the A272]

I don't see why you feel the need to mock a novice.

[sparrett]

Taking a gentle rise out of a beginner probably takes many of us back to the time we were also beginners and reminds us of our own hilarious blunders.

My own includes searching extensively for someone whose name was Elizabeth UNK.. Such an unusual surname.

The remarks and themes of this thread are more than counterbalanced by the incredible work  done  here by volunteers to assist those establishing solid and accurate family histories.
Sue

[Cas (stallc)]

I don't see why you feel the need to mock a novice.

I totally agree, we at one point have all been there, all bit sad really

[Kiltpin]

"I broke it to them gently that they'd have to go through an amicable separation with their clone." 

I don't see any mocking. 

Regards 

Chas

[Cas (stallc)]

Would the poster tag this thread to their contact in how their inexperience is seen as humour. I think not!

We all start somewhere, hopefully we have mentors along the way that do not post the error and enjoy with others poking fun at the inexperienced who do not know the error. Where we all were at least once at times.

How would you feel, if it was you and you knew this thread was active and was inexperience to know your error. Or maybe had learning issues that made it difficult. 

Laughing with others is good. Laughing at others is not!

[youngtug]

This is a public forum, there is the possibility that the tree owner will see this thread and put 2 and 2 together. Not everyone can handle even gentle mocking easily. Maybe it would be wise to remove this thread.