tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post7674090750470248258..comments2024-03-26T21:29:07.190-07:00Comments on Rejoice, and be exceeding glad...: Why you can edit the information in FamilySearch Family TreeJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-47483969768440645572014-05-12T08:09:12.603-07:002014-05-12T08:09:12.603-07:00Well said, from another non - Mormon who uses Fami...Well said, from another non - Mormon who uses FamilySearch tree.Laurihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09312025277661530407noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-20442988308087889762014-05-08T07:42:28.579-07:002014-05-08T07:42:28.579-07:00Thanks for your thoughtful response. I do have som...Thanks for your thoughtful response. I do have some follow up comments I will make in a subsequent blog post. James Tannerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3793782800729950147.post-68720182074829206792014-05-08T06:35:44.636-07:002014-05-08T06:35:44.636-07:00I agree that FamilySearch Family Tree is one of th...I agree that FamilySearch Family Tree is one of the best (if not the best) place to put one's genealogy in order to preserve it for future generations. I hold that belief despite the fact that I am not a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Baptism of the Dead is not a driving force behind my interest in genealogy. That said, I respect the right of the Mormon Church to have whatever views and practices it wishes and I appreciate the church's commitment to preserving information about the lives of our ancestors. In fact, I 'trust' your Church to preserve the genealogical information that I submit precisely because genealogy is a matter of religious faith for the Church. (Sometime you should consider doing a blog post on the role of non-Mormons in helping building FamilySearch Family Tree.)<br /><br />I think one of the biggest issues for FamilySearch Family Tree is the ease of using it, or rather, the lack thereof. My guess is that many more errors will be introduced by well-intentioned people who don't understand how to use the system than by rouge users with malicious intent. I first learned computer programming in Fortran as part of a 1960s electrical engineering degree. I have continued my interest in computers to this day. So if I catch myself about to make a mistake, as often as I do, how many mistakes must less experienced computer users make? I find FamilySearch Family Tree particularly confusing when trying to do merges and link families. Multiple sets of families can get created incorrectly. <br />The other big issue for me is the way that Family Tree handles sources. I use RootsMagic on my PC so I can easily find matching persons in FamilySearch Family Tree and merge or upload my data. This is a great feature and has allowed me to upload almost my entire known tree. Unfortunately, Family Tree and Roots Magic are not integrated when it comes to uploading sources. I have sources for almost all entries in my RootsMagic file but I have to recreate each one of these individually in FamilySearch Family Tree. That is very time-consuming so I have only uploaded a few sources thus far. Sources should be as easy to transfer back and forth as people.<br /><br />Finally, most of my sources in RootsMagic have images attached. Every census source for example has a census image attached. Because of copyright issues, I can't upload these images to FamilySearch Family Tree. I know I can add links but these are often links to pay-to-view images. I guess there is no way around this copyright issue but it does diminish the value of what would otherwise be possible.<br /><br />Just my thoughts.<br />Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00218451503323390195noreply@blogger.com