tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post6583063939798235569..comments2024-03-26T11:22:41.940-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: MyHeritage Introduces Instant Discoveries to all UsersRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-39073138540145297672015-04-20T21:28:53.473-07:002015-04-20T21:28:53.473-07:00As I read your post about this Randy, it is confir...As I read your post about this Randy, it is confirming my realization of how important it is becoming for everyone to have their own separate copy of their own tree made up of their own research that they themselves have verified.<br /><br />No matter how good it looks, this is still third-party information to you which you have to decide to do one of two things with: either blindly trust it, or go out and verify it with the sources yourself.<br /><br />I see no problem merging it to your tree at MyHeritage, Ancestry, FamilySearch or anywhere else, as long as it is not your own personal copy of your own research that you are merging it to. <br /><br />But I would never merge that stuff down into my personal tree.<br /><br />I know, Randy, you keep your personal tree on your own computer in RootsMagic, and your tree is rather large (tens of thousands of people), so I doubt that you've personally researched each and every one of them. That means there are some individuals in your tree whose information you got from somewhere that you "blindly" trust. <br /><br />To me, the right way is to keep your personal research in your own file. Load other people's information into separate RootsMagic files and attribute them to the person who did them or to the online source you got them from.<br /><br />Then with a program that allows you to "virtually merge" multiple data files into what looks like one big everyone file, you'll have the best of both worlds.<br /><br />LouisLouis Kesslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11704667321407909489noreply@blogger.com