tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post4727059206409120635..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: Record Search Pilot RetirementThe Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-62648726898660672612011-07-19T11:15:49.141-06:002011-07-19T11:15:49.141-06:00I saw not only transcriptions of records, but also...I saw not only transcriptions of records, but also scanned records on record search. I found excellent death certificates. I thought I would miss record search, but I have been able to find everything on the larger site. I am pleasantly surprised.California Researcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09140101696674277676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-17135073739701001452011-07-14T22:04:17.226-06:002011-07-14T22:04:17.226-06:00Geolover,
What does "not be in the running&q...Geolover,<br /><br />What does "not be in the running" mean? Not in the race? Not a contender?<br /><br />-- The InsiderThe Ancestry Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-44627839014874439262011-07-14T21:56:54.690-06:002011-07-14T21:56:54.690-06:00Bruce,
Daft you may be, but I asked too. The prod...Bruce,<br /><br />Daft you may be, but I asked too. The product manager tells me that "Continue to Pilot" is the Send button.<br /><br />-- The InsiderThe Ancestry Insiderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-11311073030749239752011-07-14T11:24:07.693-06:002011-07-14T11:24:07.693-06:00I have been finding great original documents throu...I have been finding great original documents through the new familysearch.org. I think the new filters are easy to understand and navigate. I don't really see a drastic difference...I wonder if I am missing something...DesperateGeniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01934558591837387826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-28848423226936296862011-07-14T11:17:19.613-06:002011-07-14T11:17:19.613-06:00Anybody see a send button on that comment form?
I...Anybody see a send button on that comment form?<br /><br />I've written a comment and can't send it! Am I going daft or are they?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-69132324813532125872011-07-14T10:45:01.260-06:002011-07-14T10:45:01.260-06:00Plenty of users have pleaded for keeping the searc...Plenty of users have pleaded for keeping the search routine that is installed on http://pilot.familysearch.org, in the message board here: http://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics (go to the 2nd page for many more). Even though last fall the policymakers for the message boards eliminated the "report problem" category.<br /><br />The new site has many bugs in the way images are installed and retrieved. I was told recently that fixing bad links to some images would take at least six months due to a backlog in Engineering. The site is also slow as molasses to load compared to comparable pages anywhere else in the internet.<br /><br />Looks like the new site will not be in the running for installing the 1940 US Census when released in early 2012.Geoloverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12050268303916428230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-43050137160473657232011-07-14T08:46:09.084-06:002011-07-14T08:46:09.084-06:00Neither the old "Record Search" nor the ...Neither the old "Record Search" nor the new "FamilySearch" have ever allowed us to search records--just transcriptions of records--and those transcriptions may not necessarily be correct. If your ancestor is hiding under a name beginning with a different letter it could take a long time to find him, and even longer to prove the transcription provided was wrong.Old Census Scribehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03292318972627916311noreply@blogger.com