tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post8108339095120065773..comments2024-03-19T01:26:04.572-07:00Comments on Genea-Musings: Ancestry Drops "Old Search" - Hysteria EnsuesRandy Seaverhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17477703429102065294noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-87731451769490112882015-04-12T21:37:44.817-07:002015-04-12T21:37:44.817-07:00Prevention is better than cure. The earlier a pers...Prevention is better than cure. The earlier a person starts to eat a healthy and balanced diet, the more he or she will stay healthy. Once weight has been lost it may be difficult to regain it because of tiredness and lack of appetite.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.pharmaonlinerx.com/premature-climaxing/22-malegra-dxt.html" rel="nofollow">Malegra DXT</a>Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12408137061317864303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-42397528117513678972014-03-22T18:40:49.516-07:002014-03-22T18:40:49.516-07:00New search makes me furious. It like shooting wit...New search makes me furious. It like shooting with .000 buckshot. One pellet may hit the mark, but in the meantime you have to wade through thousands of uselessbits of infi. When I say I want to search the United States, I want to search the United States, not Canada and England as well. Likewase, when I say I want to search a state, I want to search that state and not get results for ever other state in the counbtry. Old search was bad about that, too. <br /><br />New search seeams designed specifically to imoress everyone with the size of it its database, not to give useful informatio. <br /><br />New Search has rendered the way i orefer to search virtually useless. I search individual databases, and access t those are severeky limited on New Search. <br /><br />New search is geared to those interested in gathering names and not to actually gathering iionformation. <br /><br />Pray God new search is short lived. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-90319864974793865862014-03-13T22:49:45.906-07:002014-03-13T22:49:45.906-07:00I don't have a big problem with them changing ...I don't have a big problem with them changing things as long as it's not just change for changes sake. I'd rather see them put the resources into completing databases they've been supposedly going to complete for a long time now.<br /><br />I do however object when they change things and it doesn't work properly. I don't know how many problems there are with the new search, but I know some aren't getting results when they did with the old. It's like when they went to the new viewer. While it was in beta problems were pointed out time and again. They acknowledged it was a problem but forced use of the new viewer anyway and still haven't fixed the problems although they say they will someday.~Bnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-23005337265827717482014-03-11T09:37:56.704-07:002014-03-11T09:37:56.704-07:00I searched for my family in the "Web: Hancock...I searched for my family in the "Web: Hancock County, Ohio, Obituary Index, 1808-2010" database (using a variety of search parameters) and came up with zero matches, which wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for the fact that I know for certain there should be multiple hits, having used that database many, many times before. <br /><br />Additionally, if you follow that database back to its source and search from there, bingo! There's my family. <br /><br />If my family doesn't appear where they SHOULD, where else might they be missing? This is highly disappointing... not sure that Ancestry is worth the subscription price any longer.CJacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-35539910512834050112014-03-08T09:12:08.651-08:002014-03-08T09:12:08.651-08:00Bill West.. I live in Arizona. There is no Jones C...Bill West.. I live in Arizona. There is no Jones Co. here. There is a Jones Co., Georgia.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03216005426657105173noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-54285001157318836472014-03-08T08:14:57.164-08:002014-03-08T08:14:57.164-08:00When new search was added, I started using it.
Th...When new search was added, I started using it.<br /><br />The deletion of the old Search has no effect on me as I am already used to the new search because I am already familiar with the new and now like it better than the old search with the improvements that have been made.<br /><br />I try to view change in anything as an opportunity to learn something new. Life is too short to go through it frustrated because of changes.<br />Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11816426986689652657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-46828806140267134992014-03-07T20:37:03.029-08:002014-03-07T20:37:03.029-08:00By recreating the search, I think there are two th...By recreating the search, I think there are two thing that Anonymous needs to be aware of. There are a lot of valid argument for what's good and bad, but this is the reality of what's been implemented.<br /><br />First, getting hits from all over the world results from choosing "Use default settings" with the place name. If you "Restrict to this place exactly" the results will only be for that place. I personally use "restrict to county/adjacent counties" most often. Make sure to use the drop-down list to pick your place, rather than typing it free-form.<br /><br />Second, having to browse page by page through all the results means Anonymous was using the "Records" view in the results area. If Anonymous clicked on the "Category" tab at the top of the results, they would see the results organized by record type and database.<br /><br />Even in the Records view, you can use the filters on the left side to drill down into specific record types.<br /><br />One of the things I don't like is that the Category view is sorted by number of matches. That means if you don't search exact place, the irrelevant matches from big collections float to the top. Using exact place removes that problem.<br /><br />I liked the old Category view because it could be sorted alphabetically by database title. The new system doesn't give you any choice in that. It's frustrating, but you can work around it by learning how to create more targeted searches. Paul K. Grahamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13181351378928441604noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-12310782673009071012014-03-07T19:53:47.784-08:002014-03-07T19:53:47.784-08:00I have tried to reproduce results with the exact s...I have tried to reproduce results with the exact same parameters and I have gotten completely different returns. Moreover, I cannot get similar returns for past searches which provided information which was instrumenetal in discovering European origins for an immigrant ancestor. I can't even get some search returns for my own public trees. Christa Cowen better have a good talk in mind to explain what we might be doing wrong.Lynn Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885808956452761511noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-90448275393910119582014-03-07T17:43:04.622-08:002014-03-07T17:43:04.622-08:00I think he meant Jones County Arizona and used the...I think he meant Jones County Arizona and used the wrong abbreviation for the state in his post.Bill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-7598501600566246962014-03-07T17:16:20.802-08:002014-03-07T17:16:20.802-08:00Wondering about Anonymous' comment as there is...Wondering about Anonymous' comment as there is no reference to a Jones County in Arkansas. When I do that search in Ancestry, it clearly tells me where there are Jones Counties AND if I am asking for records in the United States and/or Census records, I can easily limit it to just those records. It does not bring back data from Wyoming or Australia. What was the exact search Anonymous was doing - I think some of this might be user error rather than Ancestry error.Tessa Keoughhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09146870113899850353noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-66885423989407633862014-03-07T16:52:35.416-08:002014-03-07T16:52:35.416-08:00With the old search, I search for a person in a pa...With the old search, I search for a person in a particular census in a particular county just by first name or by birthplace. This was invaluable when looking for relatives whose names were misspelled. Now when I search for Michael in Jones County, AR, I get results from Australia and Wyoming. My biggest beef is getting a kazillion hits in Las Vegas newspapers when I specifically narrow the search to another city and I can't skip forward through them, I can only go page by page. I plan to unsubscribe because there's no point in having the subscription if I can't narrow the results to ones that might be pertinent to me.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-51827662499362023382014-03-07T15:06:44.292-08:002014-03-07T15:06:44.292-08:00I find it frustrating, hard to use, and not user f...I find it frustrating, hard to use, and not user friendly. It is no longer a pleasurable experience for me there.<br />I've unsubscribed from Ancestry.com. If that's hysteria, so be it.Bill Westhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01266937924453737084noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26204193.post-82613237927211454992014-03-07T14:32:29.848-08:002014-03-07T14:32:29.848-08:00Thanks for this useful round-up, Randy!Thanks for this useful round-up, Randy!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07887809153719564522noreply@blogger.com