Im not sure this is a topic for this list. Lets get back to talking about Notts hugh listowner papatoetoe, new zealand http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw 2008/12/11 Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> > Hi David > > I could not agree more, what a waste of time on their part > > The old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" springs to mind > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > > > Am I the only one who finds the new ancestry.co.uk Home page a complete > > disaster ? > > > > As one who had very limited interest in US content (and doesn't have a > > subscription) I was perplexed to be presented with a collection of > default > > links from My Quick Links that are almost exclusively to US resources. > > OK, I can modify it but have to scramble around to find the URLs ! Not > > simply choose from various options. Not surprisingly, I wanted a link to > > the UK BMD Collection. Luckily, I happened to have one in my browser > > favourites or I would be still looking for the URL. Still haven't found > > one for the UK Military Collection or UK Emigration Collection. > > > > Ancestry claims it is easier to access what you need. AS all I ever > needed > > was previously on the Home page and now it isn't, I have found it far > more > > difficult. > > > > And its virtually impossible to contact them to make a point. > > > > Is it just me ? > > > > David Hallam > > david@beeston-notts.co.uk > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > --

Hugh, I must disagree with you. As many of us use Ancestry, (and it is in fact owned by Rootsweb), I think that to discuss and exchange our ways of using what is a prime tool for lots of us is relevant. Brian Binns -----Original Message----- From: nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:nottsgen-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of hugh Sent: 10 December 2008 22:19 To: NOTTSGEN-L@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [NTT] ancestry Im not sure this is a topic for this list. Lets get back to talking about Notts hugh listowner papatoetoe, new zealand http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw 2008/12/11 Nivard Ovington <ovington1@sky.com> > Hi David > > I could not agree more, what a waste of time on their part > > The old saying "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" springs to mind > > Best wishes Nivard Ovington, in Cornwall (UK) > > > > Am I the only one who finds the new ancestry.co.uk Home page a complete > > disaster ? > > > > As one who had very limited interest in US content (and doesn't have a > > subscription) I was perplexed to be presented with a collection of > default > > links from My Quick Links that are almost exclusively to US resources. > > OK, I can modify it but have to scramble around to find the URLs ! Not > > simply choose from various options. Not surprisingly, I wanted a link to > > the UK BMD Collection. Luckily, I happened to have one in my browser > > favourites or I would be still looking for the URL. Still haven't found > > one for the UK Military Collection or UK Emigration Collection. > > > > Ancestry claims it is easier to access what you need. AS all I ever > needed > > was previously on the Home page and now it isn't, I have found it far > more > > difficult. > > > > And its virtually impossible to contact them to make a point. > > > > Is it just me ? > > > > David Hallam > > david@beeston-notts.co.uk > > > > Notts Surname List > > http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > -- Notts Surname List http://homepages.ihug.co.nz/~hughw/notts.html ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to NOTTSGEN-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message