Debbie - I'm a member and have the register however, I work with many non-members and they loved to click on a letter and look at the names to see if any were familiar. I can't begin to tell you how many times I have seen someone do this. And the number of times, after finding a familiar name they went on to contact the study. However, they didn't think of the name until they saw it. It's the difference between multiple choice tests and fill in the blank. Maybe people are just more comfortable choosing from a list. I have a lot of Moselys in my data, but probably wouldn't come up with it as an idea to search on. At this point in time - I don't think the public can do this anymore - I'm hoping it will reappear which is why I mention it. It was popular. Marie (GOONS 5318) Bringing the world together one surname at a time. 'A Pepler Name' http://pepler.tribalpages.com 'Hedgerow - the Ancestors' http://cranberry.tribalpages.com Pepler DNA Study http://www.familytreedna.com/public/pepler-ow/ 'Scroops, Scropes and Scroopes' http://dentonlk.tribalpages.com ________________________________ From: Debbie Kennett <debbiekennett@gmail.com> To: 'Marie Byatt' <morris12m@sbcglobal.net>; goons@rootsweb.com Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:14 AM Subject: RE: [G] Thank You & No More Excuses I agree that the new profiles are a great improvement. What I particularly like is the ability to add images. I've now added some distribution maps to my profile using Steve Archer's Surname Atlas CD and they've come out really well: http://one-name.org/name_profile/cruwys There is a wealth of knowledge and information on the old website, much of which is hidden away in the Members' Room. I don't think we should underestimate the enormity of the task of migrating all this content to the new platform. Good progress has already been made and I'm sure we will see many more improvements in the coming year. The URLs for members' websites where the member does not have a profile page have not being displayed since June when the migration to the new platform began. I believe the problem relates to the fact that there are different versions of the register and I would guess the problem will only be resolved when the members' version of the register is migrated to the new platform. However, in the meantime this should be an excellent opportunity for those members who have websites and/or DNA projects but don't yet have profiles to get their new profile pages set up. The profile pages are very easy to work with, and there are many advantages to having both a profile page and a website. Writing the profile page in the standardised format is a good discipline in its own right. Also, the profile page can help with search engine optimisation. Marie, If you want an alphabeticised version of the register you can download the PDF file of the 2014 Register from the Members' Room. It can be found in the information section but here is the direct link: http://www.one-name.org/members/Register.pdf You can check for recent updates to the register here: http://www.one-name.org/cgi-bin/members/recent.cgi Best wishes Debbie Kennett Member no. 4554 Cruwys/Cruse/Cruwys one-name study

Marie, If you'd like an alphabetical list of Studies back in the public area of the website, why not ask for it on the Guild Suggestion Board? That's what it is there for! http://one-name.org/cgi-bin/members/suggestionboard.cgi Kind Regards, Ken On 22 November 2014 at 16:41, Marie Byatt via <goons@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Debbie - I'm a member and have the register however, I work with many non-members and they loved to click on a letter and look at the names to see if any were familiar. I can't begin to tell you how many times I have seen someone do this. And the number of times, after finding a familiar name they went on to contact the study. > However, they didn't think of the name until they saw it. It's the difference between multiple choice tests and fill in the blank. Maybe people are just more comfortable choosing from a list. I have a lot of Moselys in my data, but probably wouldn't come up with it as an idea to search on. > At this point in time - I don't think the public can do this anymore - I'm hoping it will reappear which is why I mention it. It was popular. > > Marie (GOONS 5318) > > > Bringing the world together one surname at a time. > 'A Pepler Name' http://pepler.tribalpages.com > 'Hedgerow - the Ancestors' http://cranberry.tribalpages.com > Pepler DNA Study http://www.familytreedna.com/public/pepler-ow/ > 'Scroops, Scropes and Scroopes' http://dentonlk.tribalpages.com > > > ________________________________ > From: Debbie Kennett <debbiekennett@gmail.com> > To: 'Marie Byatt' <morris12m@sbcglobal.net>; goons@rootsweb.com > Sent: Saturday, November 22, 2014 11:14 AM > Subject: RE: [G] Thank You & No More Excuses > > > I agree that the new profiles are a great improvement. What I particularly > like is the ability to add images. I've now added some distribution maps to > my profile using Steve Archer's Surname Atlas CD and they've come out really > well: > > http://one-name.org/name_profile/cruwys > > There is a wealth of knowledge and information on the old website, much of > which is hidden away in the Members' Room. I don't think we should > underestimate the enormity of the task of migrating all this content to the > new platform. Good progress has already been made and I'm sure we will see > many more improvements in the coming year. > > The URLs for members' websites where the member does not have a profile page > have not being displayed since June when the migration to the new platform > began. I believe the problem relates to the fact that there are different > versions of the register and I would guess the problem will only be resolved > when the members' version of the register is migrated to the new platform. > However, in the meantime this should be an excellent opportunity for those > members who have websites and/or DNA projects but don't yet have profiles to > get their new profile pages set up. The profile pages are very easy to work > with, and there are many advantages to having both a profile page and a > website. Writing the profile page in the standardised format is a good > discipline in its own right. Also, the profile page can help with search > engine optimisation. > > Marie, If you want an alphabeticised version of the register you can > download the PDF file of the 2014 Register from the Members' Room. It can be > found in the information section but here is the direct link: > > http://www.one-name.org/members/Register.pdf > > You can check for recent updates to the register here: > > http://www.one-name.org/cgi-bin/members/recent.cgi > > Best wishes > > Debbie Kennett > Member no. 4554 > Cruwys/Cruse/Cruwys one-name study > _____________________________________________ > > RootsWeb lists - surnames, regions, software, etc http://lists.rootsweb.ancestry.com/ > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GOONS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message