As I check my mail, I see I am not alone in hating the new "feature." I sent a message to feedback. Cheers, Lauren On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 5:47 PM, Judy Florian <[email protected]> wrote: > <Please take it off until it can be improved. At present it is torture.> > > I say, DITTO. Link it to the surname box instead. > > Sincerely, > Judy Florian > > > > > On 2/28/08, Wendy Howard <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > Dear Rootsweb Feedback, > > > > The new feature announced today, where "surnames" are linked to > > resources at Ancestry, is not an improvement as it stands at this > > moment. If anything, it is extremely annoying, and may put people off > > using the message boards. > > > > Too many non-surname words in posts are being picked up as surnames. > > Many surnames are not picked up at all. > > > > How about linking to surnames put in the surname field? This will have > > the advantage of avoiding picking up non-surname words AND encourage > > posters to complete the field, which many do not bother with presently, > > in my experience. > > > > Please take it off until it can be improved. At present it is torture. > > > > Kind Regards, > > Wendy Howard > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >