In a message dated 3/25/01 10:46:35 AM Eastern Standard Time, cmrichards@blueyonder.co.uk writes: > What is the appropriate forum for comments on Worldconnect? Very many of > the entries now duplicate each other and it can be hard to discover which if > any contain useful source information. I've put in a post'em for one entry > where mine has much more detail but I wonder if there is any way of grouping > what look like multiple entries for the same person. > Christopher Richards Hi, Christopher- Comments and suggestions regarding WorldConnect may be made on the WorldConnect Suggestions board: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/gedcom However, since you have asked on this list and there may be others with the same question--here goes... WorldConnect is comprised of many family trees contributed by many diverse submitters, housed in one central location on the Internet, all made searchable by one global search engine. Many WorldConnect family trees contain entries that duplicate, contradict, and supplement one another. When a submitter uploads a file to WorldConnect, he is not contributing to one master database, but rather creating his own individual Web site where he may display the results of his own research. RootsWeb isn't in a position to be the judge as to whose research is accurate and whose is not. Entries cannot be combined for all of the above reasons. It is all there, just as each submitter recorded it in his file, and the decision as to the merits of that information is left to future researchers. Compare the data and reach your own conclusions. Add Post-em Notes leaving behind any information you have to contribute. Ultimately, the best way to overcome misinformation or incomplete information you find in other WorldConnect files is to upload your own database to WorldConnect. Joan