Ancestry 'New Home Page'

[frostyknight]

I had an email from them to say my tree was growing and I'd added eight people this week. I don't keep a tree on Ancestry!
rayard.

That happens when someone has shared their tree with you at some stage over the years. When they add new people, you are informed by Ancestry using that wording. I was mystified the first time it happened to me, until I figured it out.

[Milliepede]

I would love to get rid of the squashed womans face that greets me every time I log in.
Have asked how to do this but no response yet. 

[lydiaann]

Having worked with this terrible front page for a while, I am totally frustrated.  Why would I:

1. Want to know the birthdays of people born 225 years ago?
2. Want all this American rubbish when I have the standard subscription only?
3. Need the anniversary dates of those people born 4 generations ago?  (As with No. 1 above, am I about to put on my glad rags and go out and celebrate my great-great-grandmother's brothers' mother-in-law's birthday/anniversary/wedding?)
4. Need reminding about the research I was doing just yesterday? (I know I'm getting up there, but my short-term memory is not quite that bad - yet!)

...and why would those running the site think this was all a good idea?

All this information just clogs up the page.  Bring it back so I can actually find what I'm looking for (Shoebox, list of new records available, etc.)!!  I have too much 'invested' in this site to want to remove everything to another.

Is anyone else as incensed as I am...a feeling which intensifies week by week, I have to say

[Gadget]

I now ignore it and either click on to what I want or go to an appropriate bookmark.

I've just had another look and find it  really  very messy and over cluttered, especially when you have access to multiple trees and DNA kits.

It's best to rush through quickly 

[Rosinish]

Rather than begin a new thread...

Ancestry have now been tinkering with the list of DNA matches.

Instead of names showing (in full) i.e. forename & surname in the usual horizontal manner they are now showing vertically with only part of the forename!!! 

In order to view the names, you need to press CTRL & - (minus) which reduces the page size but enables you to view names in full.

How do we apply for a position at ancestry as it would be a great post being paid to make a mess of things which I have a degree in (self taught) on any keyboard! 

Annie

[Gadget]

Mine are fine*. It must be your zoom level or screen resolution, Annie,

What are you using to view?

*  on a laptop with zoom up

[Rosinish]

Mine are fine*. It must be your zoom level or screen resolution, Annie,

What are you using to view?

*  on a laptop with zoom up

Gadget, I've been using the same laptop for a couple of years & this only happened yesterday.

However, a few months ago after an update, my screen view is only approx. 75% of what it should be.

I'll post a query on the techy board at some point to see if it can be rectified.

Annie

[Gadget]

I had a problems with my desktop PC after yesterday's update  - it took me ages to sort it - so it could be the update.

[Stanwix England]

Having worked with this terrible front page for a while, I am totally frustrated.  Why would I:

1. Want to know the birthdays of people born 225 years ago?
2. Want all this American rubbish when I have the standard subscription only?
3. Need the anniversary dates of those people born 4 generations ago?  (As with No. 1 above, am I about to put on my glad rags and go out and celebrate my great-great-grandmother's brothers' mother-in-law's birthday/anniversary/wedding?)
4. Need reminding about the research I was doing just yesterday? (I know I'm getting up there, but my short-term memory is not quite that bad - yet!)

...and why would those running the site think this was all a good idea?

All this information just clogs up the page.  Bring it back so I can actually find what I'm looking for (Shoebox, list of new records available, etc.)!!  I have too much 'invested' in this site to want to remove everything to another.

Is anyone else as incensed as I am...a feeling which intensifies week by week, I have to say

I know this makes me a total cheeseball, but I kind of like the birthday/anniversary feature. In a way, it's a shame I'm teetotal or I'd have an excuse to raise a glass everyday of the year!