tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post6769436895099109233..comments2024-03-07T23:20:49.790-07:00Comments on Genealogy's Star: Noise pollution in the genealogy channelJames Tannerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02989059644120454647noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-40804267973178350862011-03-31T20:41:28.054-07:002011-03-31T20:41:28.054-07:00Two comments:
The Ancestry last log in date can be...Two comments:<br />The Ancestry last log in date can be terribly inaccurate. I have had several last log in 6 mos people, who have just posted something that I have found useful.<br />If you don't want noise, you don't want new information. Each one of us has different objectives. There is no such thing as a research gold vein. All research involves a high percentage of dreck. Get over it. The key to research is learning how to filter your dreck, to find the small piece of coal of info that you need.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-59061515767344363092011-03-31T09:31:36.337-07:002011-03-31T09:31:36.337-07:001. Do not rely on the "last login" date....1. Do not rely on the "last login" date. Those of us who never sign out will have a mis-leading date.<br />2. You can modify your Ancestry homepage so that the activity box is removed or positioned less prominently. Also you can customize which items are included in the activity list.<br />3. As far as I can tell, my downloads to a hard drive do not appear in anyone else's activity list. So that source of "noise" is missing. Since I don't have a tree on Ancestry, I try to follow up on the notifications on my list in a timely fashion.bgwiehlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00904956507742860598noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-871186840833073472011-03-31T09:00:08.483-07:002011-03-31T09:00:08.483-07:00This has nothing at all to do with your point, but...This has nothing at all to do with your point, but one interesting thing I've noticed about Ancestry lately--the last log in thing doesn't appear to be accurate.<br /><br />I recently contacted an Ancestry user because she appeared to be a descendant of the owner of a scrapbook I'd picked up at a yard sale years ago. It said, "Last Log In: Over 6 Months Ago." I was not optimistic...but lo and behold, I heard from her the very next day. She had logged in to reply to my message (we corresponded through Ancestry, not through email) but it still said the same thing.<br /><br />Then I noticed that my own profile said, "Last Log In: Over 6 Months Ago." I am on Ancestry daily.<br /><br />Technically, I haven't "logged in" for probably at least six months though, because I stay logged in all of the time. <br /><br />I don't think that particular message status works the way it's supposed to.<br /><br />(That said, I agree that Ancestry is marketing to us with that feature...although I don't necessarily blame them for doing so).Kerry Scotthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17590443839479686201noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1527613590529958801.post-54858683433836930562011-03-31T08:09:05.359-07:002011-03-31T08:09:05.359-07:00I agree with what you have to say here. However, t...I agree with what you have to say here. However, the "last login six months ago" is not always accurate. I see that quite often, but when I go into the person's tree to browse, I see that they actually have been active within the last few days.Susan Petersenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02788283253544225956noreply@blogger.com