Hi Everyone, I have been following your 'conversations' on Ancestry with interest. I wish someone from Ancestry was reading your comments! I have used Ancestry for many years and agree with all of your comments. As well as for private usage I also use it for business purposes. The site does have some interesting databases in their collections. I have contacted Ancestry many times to complain about the UK database and to be fair in the past they have gone through the motions of appearing interested. However, to date, the database has not improved, if anything it has gotten worse. Some of the translations are just ridiculous and obviously the transcribers are not even bothering to think about what they are typing in. I would like to suggest that more people complain, via e-mail or by letter. The 'squeaky wheel' is a good way to get Ancestry to see that they need to work harder at providing correct information for our hard earned money. There is an E-mail Ancestry Support tab under Contact Us on the site. Debbie Montgomerie

Hi I have been following this has well, I would have said you have to give them 8/10, For effort that they were the first to publish online 1841 to 1901 census, In a short period of time, how many of you grateful for that, how many sites in the UK have been able to do this, in that time they did it, they made mistakes That's only natural, come on people give credit where it's due, less criticism and more research. TERRY 8298 Deborah Montgomerie <ifm@whidbey.net> wrote: Hi Everyone, I have been following your 'conversations' on Ancestry with interest. I wish someone from Ancestry was reading your comments! I have used Ancestry for many years and agree with all of your comments. As well as for private usage I also use it for business purposes. The site does have some interesting databases in their collections. I have contacted Ancestry many times to complain about the UK database and to be fair in the past they have gone through the motions of appearing interested. However, to date, the database has not improved, if anything it has gotten worse. Some of the translations are just ridiculous and obviously the transcribers are not even bothering to think about what they are typing in. I would like to suggest that more people complain, via e-mail or by letter. The 'squeaky wheel' is a good way to get Ancestry to see that they need to work harder at providing correct information for our hard earned money. There is an E-mail Ancestry Support tab under Contact Us on the site. Debbie Montgomerie ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to SFHG-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

2008/8/8 Deborah Montgomerie <ifm@whidbey.net wrote >Some of the translations are just ridiculous and obviously the transcribers >are not even bothering to think about what they are typing in. I don't see why you should feel it necessary to back-track let alone apologis for your remarks about the quality of transcriptions. Your few words on the subject are spot-on ! Transcribing takes time,,patience,and local knowledge,of names, places and occupations or a readiness to enquire and study old forms of .script I am not suggesting that transcribers should not transcribe what is in front of them on the page- just that ignorant guesses.are worthless. Carry on saying what you think Debbie! Jim Halsey .