I've been a devoted Ancestry supporter for almost 20 years. I came over when Ancestry bought Rootsweb. I still manage some Rootsweb email distribution lists and message boards. I've also built a large, well documented family tree. And I've bought dozens of AncestryDNA tests.
I'm not a casual Ancestry user. I've spent many thousands of hours doing research on Ancestry and building my family tree. I first bought Family Tree Maker (FTM) about 20 years ago and I've upgraded it regularly.
I HATE that Ancestry has killed FTM. That terrible decision makes Ancestry much less desirable to me. FTM allows me to sync my online tree and create reports and publications. Any serious genealogist needs to be able to control their research and use it to create documents.
While serious genealogists might be a small percentage of the Ancestry user base. They probably provide most of the quality control and improvement of the public work posted by casual genealogists. Ancestry should "go the extra mile" to welcome and support the serious genealogists.
The online tree is completely inadequate for controlling serious research and publishing genealogy reports.
I have more criticisms and complaints about the changes in the online tree format. I've posted my comments for you at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JiMqDb8ECoYcTJu9p6ujt5S4...
I'm not a casual Ancestry user. I've spent many thousands of hours doing research on Ancestry and building my family tree. I first bought Family Tree Maker (FTM) about 20 years ago and I've upgraded it regularly.
I HATE that Ancestry has killed FTM. That terrible decision makes Ancestry much less desirable to me. FTM allows me to sync my online tree and create reports and publications. Any serious genealogist needs to be able to control their research and use it to create documents.
While serious genealogists might be a small percentage of the Ancestry user base. They probably provide most of the quality control and improvement of the public work posted by casual genealogists. Ancestry should "go the extra mile" to welcome and support the serious genealogists.
The online tree is completely inadequate for controlling serious research and publishing genealogy reports.
I have more criticisms and complaints about the changes in the online tree format. I've posted my comments for you at https://docs.google.com/document/d/1JiMqDb8ECoYcTJu9p6ujt5S4...