From roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Sat May 6 15:19:53 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k46LJrjb025920; Sat, 6 May 2006 15:19:53 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l.rootsweb.com [66.43.16.22]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k46LJq96002494 for ; Sat, 6 May 2006 15:19:52 -0600 Received: from roots-l.rootsweb.com (roots-l [127.0.0.1]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with ESMTP id k46IkCFI031050 for ; Sat, 6 May 2006 14:46:12 -0400 Received: (from roots-in@localhost) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.8/Submit) id k46IkCOl031049 for roots-approved@rootsweb.com; Sat, 6 May 2006 14:46:12 -0400 Received: from lists5.rootsweb.com (lists5.rootsweb.com [66.43.27.41]) by roots-l.rootsweb.com (8.12.10/8.12.10) with SMTP id k46A32FI030105 for ; Sat, 6 May 2006 06:03:03 -0400 Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists5.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) id k46CaV8t031574 for roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com; Sat, 6 May 2006 06:36:31 -0600 X-Envelope-From: mscheffl@twcny.rr.com Sat May 6 06:36:31 2006 Received: from mail.rootsweb.com (mail.rootsweb.com [192.168.65.34]) by admin.rootsweb.com (8.12.8/8.12.8) with ESMTP id k46CaVjb031565 for ; Sat, 6 May 2006 06:36:31 -0600 Received: from ms-smtp-03.nyroc.rr.com (ms-smtp-03.nyroc.rr.com [24.24.2.57]) by mail.rootsweb.com (8.13.4/8.13.4) with ESMTP id k46CaSM3028332 for ; Sat, 6 May 2006 06:36:28 -0600 Received: from m1070n (cpe-24-92-248-107.twcny.res.rr.com [24.92.248.107]) by ms-smtp-03.nyroc.rr.com (8.13.6/8.13.6) with SMTP id k46CaOMJ009793; Sat, 6 May 2006 08:36:26 -0400 (EDT) Message-ID: <00c101c67109$af90bae0$6801a8c0@m1070n> From: "MScheffler" To: "Edwin and Cornelia Moore" , References: <200605051612.k45GCgBf006485@lists5.rootsweb.com> <010801c670b7$765250b0$5a331c40@your6bvpxyztoq> Subject: Re: [ROOTS-L] Major errors on Ancestry's One Great Tree Date: Sat, 6 May 2006 08:36:23 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=response Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2869 X-MIMEOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2869 X-Virus-Scanned: Symantec AntiVirus Scan Engine X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 X-Scanned-By: MIMEDefang 2.52 on 192.168.65.34 Sender: roots-in@roots-l.rootsweb.com Perhaps I have missed the point here, but I do not believe anyone can change anything in the gedcom files submitted to either "WORLDCONNECT" or the "ANCESTRY WORLD TREE". The submitter has control over both of what they post and whether they decide to replace or to remove their database entirely. As far as the "ONE WORLD TREE" is concerned, looking at what is mashed together tends not to give one much confidence about what one sees and I rarely use it. Personally I tend to look at the collection of individual databases where one can get a better feel for the quality of research in that one database. I don't know what the policy is for removing one's database from the "ONE WORLD TREE" combined database, but I would think you could have Ancestry remove it. Then resubmit a new gedcom to the WorldConnect side. I have had a gedcom on Ancestry /WorldConnect continuously for over 10 years, although I now submit from the WC side since I can limit the number of generations that can be downloaded at one time. My database is not part of the One World Tree. I don't know what the criteria was for the original choice of databases into ONE WORLD TREE and I do not know what criteria they will use to add new databases in the future. Perhaps someone can enlighten the rest of us to the process used initially and in the future. Margaret Scheffler >From original message: > it may work for someone who's research holds less than 100 individuals, > but those of us who have been researching for 20 years cannot possibly > correct all the errors in our files in one world tree. there just isn't > enough time....unless that is all one does....and I do mean ALL. > voting is NOT the answer. > Cornelia