tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post855617179734703970..comments2023-04-20T12:46:11.858-06:00Comments on The Ancestry Insider: RootsWeb Website UpdateThe Ancestry Insiderhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02490682912125335188noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-42169081746902542612016-04-18T12:08:32.804-06:002016-04-18T12:08:32.804-06:00After the crash, I notified RootsWeb on 29 March 2...After the crash, I notified RootsWeb on 29 March 2016 that WorldConnect was not Indexing any of my 6 databases online. None of the updated or new entries were being included in the Rootsweb or WorldConnect Searches. The actual files are being updated per usual, but you have to access them from the individual database Index. Then I discovered that any new gedcoms I introduced into the system were not visible either. Furthermore I have concluded that outdated archived pages are posted as place holder pages until WorldConnect is functional again. I have found a number of my old gedcoms that were deleted quite some time ago re-appearing online again. This proves that the data WorldConnect is displaying is not current data at all. Unfortunately the archived pages are NOT update-able, nor do they read any new data.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-26761350405486456922016-04-18T12:07:58.230-06:002016-04-18T12:07:58.230-06:00After the crash, I notified RootsWeb on 29 March 2...After the crash, I notified RootsWeb on 29 March 2016 that WorldConnect was not Indexing any of my 6 databases online. None of the updated or new entries were being included in the Rootsweb or WorldConnect Searches. The actual files are being updated per usual, but you have to access them from the individual database Index. Then I discovered that any new gedcoms I introduced into the system were not visible either. Furthermore I have concluded that outdated archived pages are posted as place holder pages until WorldConnect is functional again. I have found a number of my old gedcoms that were deleted quite some time ago re-appearing online again. This proves that the data WorldConnect is displaying is not current data at all. Unfortunately the archived pages are NOT update-able, nor do they read any new data.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-42160441561371088962016-03-06T05:49:30.054-07:002016-03-06T05:49:30.054-07:00Just found this site and bookmarked it for future ...Just found this site and bookmarked it for future use! Thanks for the information about rootsweb 'hardware failure', the most annoying part of the whole thing is the lack of info from ancestry on what is going on with it all. Hope it is all back up soon but if not I have everything backed up off site as should we all.<br />Where else can a site be hosted where it will be available in perpetuity? Ruralhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11814103548500393628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-87151579208881098292016-03-04T14:53:37.618-07:002016-03-04T14:53:37.618-07:00We can try and speculate all day long, it still do...We can try and speculate all day long, it still doesn't change the fact that it's down...In a way it's a good thing, if they take the time to assess the whole system and make corrections and updates where needed.<br /><br />For me in a way I'm thankful as it has made me focus on merging files, names, and clean up some of my files etc.<br /><br />I will be glad when its up and running again.gordhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17479716559659708593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-2243270307226363802016-03-02T16:58:30.629-07:002016-03-02T16:58:30.629-07:00I agree with sb10. A normal hardware failure shoul...I agree with sb10. A normal hardware failure should have been able to be resolved in 24-48 hours. Buy a new server, swap the hard drives, up and running with very little down time. Mirror the whole thing on another identical set of server and drives, and then if one fails, the other takes over. They could have been running some very outdated software that required migration of data to a different software system entirely. THAT could take a couple of weeks. But an ordinary hardware failure has down time of between a couple of hours and a couple of days.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15077973636234653909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-88951450580493462312016-03-02T16:26:25.689-07:002016-03-02T16:26:25.689-07:00This is so totally unprofessional. Second major o...This is so totally unprofessional. Second major outage now in recent memory. When hardware is switched it shouldn't take more than 24-48 hours. Ancestry sure is acting like it wants to Deep 6 Rootsweb ! I've already created a new domain in my hosted space and am transferring my content there.sb10https://www.blogger.com/profile/01391069316427376726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-9757450694106298872016-03-02T14:29:23.865-07:002016-03-02T14:29:23.865-07:00Well, even though I use the site all day long to h...Well, even though I use the site all day long to help with researching my family, I can wait. I'm just grateful they're not pulling the site off-line permanently. I keep all my information on FamilyTree Maker, so, it'll never be completely lost. <br />Thank you for the update. Hope your day is blessed.Sparkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09531515666554867421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-85444846035185722822016-03-01T23:48:57.726-07:002016-03-01T23:48:57.726-07:00Thank goodness I backup to a flash drive, to an ex...Thank goodness I backup to a flash drive, to an external hard drive, to ancestry, and to my computer. I miss being able to search the site, but I'm not worried about losing anything.c v trierhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01272732604584185544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5512311610334754148.post-11445715363803902562016-03-01T11:47:58.575-07:002016-03-01T11:47:58.575-07:00Thank you for this bit of encouragement about Root...Thank you for this bit of encouragement about RootsWeb. I was afraid RootsWeb was going the way of the Family Tree sites and the MyFamily sites. As soon as it's up again, I am definitely making copies of all my pages. I've been too lazy and too trusting.Genealogy and Digging Rootshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09908902361307537505noreply@blogger.com