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From: Dan Toshack Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 7:36 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number] test From: John B. Lisle Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 12:42 PM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number] Kurt, Well said! john. At 12:19 PM 12/2/2013, Kurt Kneeland wrote: A large number of entries on Family Search Family Tree are ones created by Family Search through its initial imports from various other sources and have not yet been edited or modified by anybody. The long term goal is to have just one entry for any given individual heence the Merge functions with multiple submitters contributing to continually improve the quantity and quality of the information regarding the individual. This is the same philosophy as Wikipedia, where it has worked very well, and Wikitree. Family Search Family Tree, and Wikitree, are both still in their infancy, and have a long way to go to reach their goals. The hardest part is attracting contributors who have the information, are willing to make the effort to post it, and make the effort to clean up the duplicate and erroneous material. The Legacy Family Tree interface to Family Search Family Tree is a tool to help make the job easier. WikiTree and Family Search Family Tree are Collaborative Community Trees, not just places for posting Your tree. I use Rootsweb to post my family tree. For myself, I've dabbled with WikiTree and Family Search Family Tree, but was kind of waiting for Legacy8, though what I was really waiting for was the additional functionality of Plus level certification, which is still pending. I intend to do more. One thing I do, is after I link an individual in my database to one on FSFT, I add the FSFT individual to my FSFT Watch List so that I'll get email if anyone edits anything regarding that individual on FSTFT. If you are going to be a contributor, start with your closest deceased ancestors and work back from there. You probably have the best info on your parents and grandparents and there will be few collaborators that you don't know. From: Terry L. [mailto:[email protected]] Sent: Monday, December 02, 2013 7:42 AM To: [email protected] Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] Family Search Integration [was: E mail test and customer number] Good description John. I would like to add to what you said. Once you open the link to FS you will see arrows beside the information on your family file and FS family file. If you click on those arrows you can either add information you have from your file or can do add from the FS file to your file. You will also see in the left hand pane at the top of the FS information the ID number to/from which information would be shared. I ALWAYS click on that to see who the person is and who the contributor is. If I have contributed the information to/fromFS then I will exchange updated information. If it someone else FS tree I do not. Terry Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
