tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post6046675917202787730..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: New Hint Notifications on Ancestry Member TreesRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-83109006158418086342012-05-04T14:06:43.471-07:002012-05-04T14:06:43.471-07:00I noticed the different format yesterday, too, but...I noticed the different format yesterday, too, but didn't take time to check it out. (I was on a mission!)<br /><br />Randy, you brought up two points that I hope you will discuss further in your blog.<br /><br />First, the issue of attribution. While I'm not concerning myself with a person's own creative work here (so it's not specifically a legal issue), it would be nice, when people "find" something on my site or tree that is actually in my own (previously non-digitized) possession, that some acknowledgment of the source be shared by the new finder/keeper. After all, that helps us all track down distant cousins, which is always a treat. Besides, after going through contortions, myself, to credit someone else (after first asking for permission) when I have used their material in my data, it would be nice if others would reciprocate and do that for me!<br /><br />The other point you mentioned was about hints going away after you have dismissed or accepted them. Actually, I'm quite dismayed about that. As I work on my trees, I sometimes run across Ancestry hints that may or may not be my person--I don't know yet because I just don't know enough about this person to make a sound judgment on the material--and so I have just clicked "ignore," knowing I could revisit the issue once I've discovered more about the target person. I don't want to click something into my tree that I'm not yet certain belongs...and then go my way, promptly forgetting about putting the doubtful addition into my tree--and possibly being the cause of error multiplying when others find it online. "Ignore" in the old system became a parking place for these bits of trivia until I got a round tuit ;)<br /><br />I guess that just means I'll have to check this out and revise my system! But I'm curious what others do on Ancestry when they are ambivalent (temporarily) about a specific hint.<br /><br />Thanks for the post and heads up on this feature change!Jacqi Stevenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03471698670217119444noreply@blogger.com