On 18/07/2013 00:10, Renia wrote: > > > On 17/07/2013 21:24, MB wrote: >> On 18/07/2013 13:37, n-ashby wrote: >>> As has been mentioned,Ancestry are discontinuing Old Search. >>> Can some one explain to me,how to use new search. >>> I just checked,on one of my ancesters,by using old search,there was a >>> listing,for his birth,marriage & death,various census and passenger list >>> details and links to possible other connections. >>> I can see none of this on new search and it looks like.I will have to >>> access,the various sets of records,one by one. >> >> Have they actually said they are removing it? > > Yes, I had an email from them today, as "one of the 2% who still use Old > Search". > > Q > Based on that, as a part of the work this year we will be bringing > together the two search experiences into a single search experience on > Ancestry.co.uk. We hope to bring forward the best features of both the > old and new search systems into the consolidated experience to > facilitate the transition for our users and to improve the overall > search experience. We expect to discontinue the old search function as a > separate experience within the next 6 months. > UQ I cringe every time I see things like 'search experience'. They presumably make their money from the people who sign up, full of enthusiasm but little knowledge, but who discontinue their subscription after a year or so.

Received the same email and duly completed the survey. I wasn't able to tell them if New Search has any features that are better than Old Search because I haven't deliberately used New Search for many moons. 2% of users is not the same as 2% of searches of course, but they don't tell us the search percentages. -- Arthur