It has been explained to me that so few people in relative numbers of church membership are actively involved in family history that these collateral efforts were introduced to stimulate interest and collaboration and ultimately submission of names for the temple. In a message dated 4/17/2013 1:16:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JCBrooks@aol.com writes: Why are we doing fan charts anyway? Seems like emphasis on fluff. Harder to read. Seems commercially motivated and does not move towards the goal for the accomplishment of temple work. I just don't understand why goals like fan charts were set and monies expended on their development. Anyone have any good ideas? Only ones I can come up with is to attract non-member users who like goodies like this...or ancestry.com envy (which was more obvious in the early stages of development). Michele In a message dated 4/17/2013 1:12:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dsam52@sampubco.com writes: nope to that. Been there and done that. Has to go to nFS and switch the default name because nFS is still open. I can't switch my great grandmother's mother to adoptive parents at all, which is a complete different kind of problem. In nFS it shows adoptive parents while in FT it shows birth mother. FanChart is worse. Will not show alternative parents or right parents, and will show wrong parents. Must switch to pedigree to correct parents. There's no way to mark as default like it is in nFS. David Samuelsen On 4/17/2013 11:40 AM, Shanna Jones wrote: > Click this link: > https://familysearch.org/ask/productSupport > > Close the what's new box. > Click on Family Tree > Watch the Quick Start to Family Tree Video as it explains and shows you how > to change the name. > If it doesn't work, it may be a restricted record and you will need to > create a case to have it fixed. > Shanna > > -----Original Message----- > From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:18 AM > To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] How to change the default name showing in FT. > > On 17-Apr-2013 10:36 AM, Shanna Jones wrote: >> Peter, >> In Family Tree there is only one name showing. If your friend wants >> to change the name shown, click on the name itself in the Person view. >> Then you will see Edit. Click on Edit and change the name to the correct > name. >> Then add any reasoning and you can also tag any sources. If you want >> to have the other names kept somewhere, they can be listed down >> further under Other Information. >> >> This will list your friend in the Latest Changes. > > Sorry Shanna, but that doesn't work. It will add an Alternate name, but > will not change the default name. > Peter > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

So it does "move towards the goal for the accomplishment of temple work." Or at least hopes to. -----Mensagem Original----- From: JCBrooks@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:00 PM To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDS-WC] Fan charts explanation It has been explained to me that so few people in relative numbers of church membership are actively involved in family history that these collateral efforts were introduced to stimulate interest and collaboration and ultimately submission of names for the temple. In a message dated 4/17/2013 1:16:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JCBrooks@aol.com writes: Why are we doing fan charts anyway? Seems like emphasis on fluff. Harder to read. Seems commercially motivated and does not move towards the goal for the accomplishment of temple work. I just don't understand why goals like fan charts were set and monies expended on their development. Anyone have any good ideas? Only ones I can come up with is to attract non-member users who like goodies like this...or ancestry.com envy (which was more obvious in the early stages of development). Michele In a message dated 4/17/2013 1:12:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dsam52@sampubco.com writes: nope to that. Been there and done that. Has to go to nFS and switch the default name because nFS is still open. I can't switch my great grandmother's mother to adoptive parents at all, which is a complete different kind of problem. In nFS it shows adoptive parents while in FT it shows birth mother. FanChart is worse. Will not show alternative parents or right parents, and will show wrong parents. Must switch to pedigree to correct parents. There's no way to mark as default like it is in nFS. David Samuelsen On 4/17/2013 11:40 AM, Shanna Jones wrote: > Click this link: > https://familysearch.org/ask/productSupport > > Close the what's new box. > Click on Family Tree > Watch the Quick Start to Family Tree Video as it explains and shows you how > to change the name. > If it doesn't work, it may be a restricted record and you will need to > create a case to have it fixed. > Shanna > > -----Original Message----- > From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com > [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:18 AM > To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] How to change the default name showing in FT. > > On 17-Apr-2013 10:36 AM, Shanna Jones wrote: >> Peter, >> In Family Tree there is only one name showing. If your friend wants >> to change the name shown, click on the name itself in the Person view. >> Then you will see Edit. Click on Edit and change the name to the correct > name. >> Then add any reasoning and you can also tag any sources. If you want >> to have the other names kept somewhere, they can be listed down >> further under Other Information. >> >> This will list your friend in the Latest Changes. > > Sorry Shanna, but that doesn't work. It will add an Alternate name, but > will not change the default name. > Peter > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

You might enjoy watching this http://rootstech.org/?start=8927&id=B34&video=2245338986001 Regine Brindle --- On Wed, 4/17/13, Jorge Todeschini <jorgetodeschini@hotmail.com> wrote: From: Jorge Todeschini <jorgetodeschini@hotmail.com> Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] Fan charts explanation To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Date: Wednesday, April 17, 2013, 8:39 PM So it does "move towards the goal for the accomplishment of temple work." Or at least hopes to. -----Mensagem Original----- From: JCBrooks@aol.com Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 7:00 PM To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com Subject: [LDS-WC] Fan charts explanation It has been explained to me that so few people in relative numbers of church membership are actively involved in family history that these collateral efforts were introduced to stimulate interest and collaboration and ultimately  submission of names for the temple. In a message dated 4/17/2013 1:16:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, JCBrooks@aol.com writes: Why are  we doing fan charts anyway? Seems like emphasis on fluff.  Harder  to read.   Seems  commercially motivated and does not move  towards the goal for the accomplishment  of temple work. I  just don't understand why goals like fan charts were set and monies expended on their development.  Anyone have any good  ideas? Only ones I can come up with is to attract non-member users who  like goodies like this...or ancestry.com envy (which was more  obvious in the early stages of  development). Michele In a message dated 4/17/2013  1:12:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, dsam52@sampubco.com  writes: nope to  that. Been there and done that. Has to go  to nFS and switch the default  name because nFS is still  open. I can't switch my great  grandmother's mother to adoptive  parents at all, which is a complete  different kind of problem. In  nFS it shows adoptive parents while in FT it  shows birth  mother. FanChart is worse. Will not show alternative  parents or  right parents, and will show wrong parents. Must switch to  pedigree  to correct parents. There's no way to mark as default like it is  in  nFS. David Samuelsen On 4/17/2013 11:40 AM, Shanna Jones   wrote: > Click this link: >   https://familysearch.org/ask/productSupport > > Close the  what's  new box. > Click on Family Tree > Watch the Quick  Start to Family  Tree Video as it explains and shows you how >  to change the  name. > If it doesn't work, it may be a restricted  record and you will  need to > create a case to have it  fixed. > Shanna > >  -----Original Message----- >  From:  lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com >   [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of  Peter >  Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:18 AM > To:   lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] How to  change  the default name showing in FT. > > On 17-Apr-2013  10:36 AM,  Shanna Jones wrote: >> Peter, >> In Family  Tree there is  only one name showing.  If your friend  wants >> to change the  name shown, click on the name itself in  the Person view. >> Then you  will see Edit.  Click on Edit  and change the name to the correct >  name. >> Then  add any reasoning and you can also tag any  sources.  If you  want >> to have the other names kept somewhere,  they can be  listed down >> further under Other   Information. >> >> This will list your friend in the  Latest  Changes. > > Sorry Shanna, but that doesn't  work.  It will  add an Alternate name, but > will not change  the default name. >  Peter > > Please send the one word  message SUBSCRIBE or  UNSUBSCRIBE to >  LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >   ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list,  please  send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com  with the  word 'unsubscribe' without > the quotes in the  subject and the body of  the message > > > Please send  the one word message SUBSCRIBE  or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM >   ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list,  please  send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com  with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and  the body of the  message > Please send the one word message  SUBSCRIBE or  UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list,  please  send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com  with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and  the body of the  message Please send the one word message  SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please  send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word  'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the  message Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

Friends, just an idea re fan charts. Of course, they are not necessary. Those of us who have been researching our families can certainly get by without them. However, some of us are more graphically oriented than others. Perhaps I'm one of those, because I do appreciate fan charts. For years, I've enjoyed enclosing them in birthday cards for family members, especially the younger ones. I think fan charts do a good job of illustrating missing fields and it is my hope the missing parts will inspire someone to become inspired to help me fill in some blanks (so far it hasn't worked, but I continue to be hopeful. LOL LOL). Seriously, it makes for tidy enclosure and at least reminds the recipient that their family history actually exists. I think of it as planting seeds which I hope will someday bloom into an avid interest. I should add that none of my relatives are LDS -- I'm the only one, so I also look upon things like fan charts as missionary tools. It is my belief that Family History is one of our greatest missionary hooks to get folks interested. Lois Carlyine Ritter On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 3:00 PM, <JCBrooks@aol.com> wrote: > It has been explained to me that so few people in relative numbers of > church membership are actively involved in family history that these > collateral > efforts were introduced to stimulate interest and collaboration and > ultimately submission of names for the temple. > > > In a message dated 4/17/2013 1:16:39 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > JCBrooks@aol.com writes: > > Why are we doing fan charts anyway? > > Seems like emphasis on fluff. Harder to read. Seems commercially > motivated and does not move towards the goal for the accomplishment of > temple > work. > > I just don't understand why goals like fan charts were set and monies > expended on their development. Anyone have any good ideas? > > Only ones I can come up with is to attract non-member users who like > goodies like this...or ancestry.com envy (which was more obvious in the > early > stages of development). > > Michele > > > > > In a message dated 4/17/2013 1:12:18 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, > dsam52@sampubco.com writes: > > nope to that. > > Been there and done that. Has to go to nFS and switch the default name > because nFS is still open. > > I can't switch my great grandmother's mother to adoptive parents at all, > which is a complete different kind of problem. In nFS it shows adoptive > parents while in FT it shows birth mother. > > FanChart is worse. Will not show alternative parents or right parents, > and will show wrong parents. Must switch to pedigree to correct parents. > There's no way to mark as default like it is in nFS. > > David Samuelsen > > On 4/17/2013 11:40 AM, Shanna Jones wrote: > > Click this link: > > https://familysearch.org/ask/productSupport > > > > Close the what's new box. > > Click on Family Tree > > Watch the Quick Start to Family Tree Video as it explains and shows you > how > > to change the name. > > If it doesn't work, it may be a restricted record and you will need to > > create a case to have it fixed. > > Shanna > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com > > [mailto:lds-ward-consultant-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of Peter > > Sent: Wednesday, April 17, 2013 11:18 AM > > To: lds-ward-consultant@rootsweb.com > > Subject: Re: [LDS-WC] How to change the default name showing in FT. > > > > On 17-Apr-2013 10:36 AM, Shanna Jones wrote: > >> Peter, > >> In Family Tree there is only one name showing. If your friend wants > >> to change the name shown, click on the name itself in the Person view. > >> Then you will see Edit. Click on Edit and change the name to the > correct > > name. > >> Then add any reasoning and you can also tag any sources. If you want > >> to have the other names kept somewhere, they can be listed down > >> further under Other Information. > >> > >> This will list your friend in the Latest Changes. > > > > Sorry Shanna, but that doesn't work. It will add an Alternate name, > but > > will not change the default name. > > Peter > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without > > the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > > ------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in > the subject and the body of the message > > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the > subject and the body of the message > > > Please send the one word message SUBSCRIBE or UNSUBSCRIBE to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-L-REQUEST@ROOTSWEB.COM > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > LDS-WARD-CONSULTANT-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' > without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >