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  • Sam Sulser
    ⭐NEW⭐ Updated Community Code of Conduct
    We have recently updated our Community Code of Conduct. Please take a moment to review it. Our Code…
    Announcement Closed Sam Sulser 2.7K views 9 comments 9 points Most recent by ysabelhernandez March 25
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    "Show Password" icon for users
    When entering my password, I do not know if I typed it in correctly or not. For this reason I recom…
    Planned Dixon-Becky-M-17 268 views 46 comments 45 points Most recent by Julia Szent-Györgyi May 26
  • Isobel Crawley
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    Account continuity via beneficiary when submitter dies
    Rather than just closing an account when a submitter dies, it would be really helpful to allow each…
    new Isobel Crawley 210 views 18 comments 45 points Most recent by Wendy Phillips February 13
  • HansenKevanMark
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    New search page
    This new page is so confusing that I don't even know what to do with it. Why do you have to change …
    new HansenKevanMark 1.3K views 25 comments 26 points Most recent by ShSarff October 7, 2021
  • StephenHolbourn
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    PLEASE PROVIDE AN OPTION TO SWITCH TO THE OLD USER INTERFACE
    the new design is just plain awful, and certainly discourages me from using this website.
    new StephenHolbourn 1K views 19 comments 25 points Most recent by lindakinda October 1, 2021
  • Roz14
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    STOP 🛑 allowing Gedcoms to be uploaded to the main tree
    Please we recently had someone upload a Gedcom of more than 3000 profiles approximately 10 of the 3…
    Under Consideration Closed Roz14 1.8K views 66 comments 22 points Most recent by Sam Sulser March 28, 2022
  • Kimberly Brohamer-Loveland
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    New Search Format
    I am literally going to cry at the changes in the format to search.
    new Kimberly Brohamer-Loveland 493 views 11 comments 20 points Most recent by Kerry Steiner June 23, 2022
  • W Andrews
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    Merging Duplicates - third option
    When merging duplicates, there are two options: merge or not. I suggest a third option. When there …
    new W Andrews 550 views 22 comments 18 points Most recent by DorRuS April 24
  • LegacyUser
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    Dark Mode
    touchy2078 said: For those of us with eye issues dark mode work wonderful. It would be nice if FS …
    new LegacyUser 1.1K views 45 comments 15 points Most recent by Maile L February 18
  • Ellece
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    General User Interface
    This new interface is terrible. Did anyone at all review it from a user's perspective? PLEASE - a…
    new Ellece 232 views 6 comments 13 points Most recent by Donna Kinzett May 5, 2022
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    Allow CREMATED to be an accepted burial place
    Under burial, anytime I put in "Cremated", it pops up as a red exclamation mark/error tha…
    new will7370 601 views 21 comments 13 points Most recent by Maile L March 10
 
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