I guess it *is* an advertising hook for Ancestry non-members, but I have a membership in Ancestry (US only) and those annoying hints can sometimes be helpful, too. I connected with another relative who has a lovely well-documented tree with many photos out there on Ancestry, because I clicked on a promising hint.
I doubt that I would have researched all the trees on Ancestry, looking for a match, on my own. At least not right now, maybe later on in my research. Quoting the OP to get this thread back on-topic: "My question is once you put your data on ancestry, do you do your research there or do you continue with Legacy? I'm more comfortable with Legacy but it means when I find something, I have to enter it in Legacy and again in ancestry. How do other do this?" I am both a new Legacy user and new Ancestry member. I did put my Legacy db out there on Ancestry -- I do lots of my research thru Ancestry, and I use the 'shoebox' feature on Ancestry to save possible research paths as well as documents I want to print and examine later on. To avoid double-entry, I enter all my new, documented finds *only* on my Legacy database. I let the Ancestry one slide. The features there are cool, but I want my up-to-the-minute "good stuff" on my own PC, in Legacy. I did consider simply uploading a new Legacy GEDCOM to Ancestry periodically, in order to keep the Ancestry file updated, but if you have attached photos or links to sources on the Ancestry file, they will be lost if you replace your original file. That's why there are so many seemingly-duplicated family trees on Ancestry. People keep uploading newer GEDCOMS and don't delete their older files. The real downer for me is when I see a really good hint and it turns out to be pointing to my OWN tree! Marilyn --- On Sat, 8/29/09, Mike Fry <mike...@iafrica.com> wrote: > From: Mike Fry <mike...@iafrica.com> > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Off Topic - Life After Posting to Ancestry.com > To: LegacyUserGroup@legacyfamilytree.com > Date: Saturday, August 29, 2009, 10:38 AM > Jim Winfrey wrote: > > I recently uploaded my database to ancestry.com mainly > so I could get > > other folks involved in finding links in my Winfrey > studies. > > Instantly, ancestry starting showing me they had > "hints" for > > practically everybody in my database. I don't > particularly like their > > hints unless it is census data or public records I can > verify. My > > question is once you put your data on ancestry, do you > do your > > research there or do you continue with Legacy? > I'm more comfortable > > with Legacy but it means when I find something, I have > to enter it in > > Legacy and again in ancestry. How do other do > this? > > It's just a 'Come On' to try and get other people to > subscribe. Do you really want Ancestry to make money from > your research? Because, that's what it amounts to. > > -- Best regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg. > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived > messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
