Discoveries page errors
Something needs to be done about the Discoveries page for individuals. My deceased husband's is filled with errors. Some seem to be taken from deceased sibling's obituaries. Others have to do with issues linking deceased children to the family with the mother still living.
It is very annoying to not have our two children who died listed with my husband but that the only family listed is his decades divorced ex-wife. We were married for 43 years but not even our dead children are listed let alone he was married to me. Hint: I could be listed as <living> as is done in other places in FamilySearch.
We do not need inaccuracies perpetuated and misleading 'information'. This needs to be fixed.
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One of the truly braindead features of the fluff pages is that they only ever mention the first spouse, no matter what. Your case is an excellent illustration of how stupid that is.
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It makes me angry every time I see it to be honest. Their marriage sealing was even dissolved. It makes me want to delete the connection completely but then it would not be accurate. I don't hold hard feelings to her but it makes me feel like our family was not as important.
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The Discovery Page reflects the standardized dates and places as listed on the person's detail page within the FamilySearch Family Tree. If you are seeing errors on the Discovery Page, they are also in the Tree. You can fix them in the Tree and then when the pages update again, they will be corrected.
https://www.familysearch.org/help/helpcenter/article/fix-errors-on-a-family-tree-discovery-page
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You can't fix what is taken from other members of the individuals family's obituaries without deleting their obituary source. And if the information is taken from my husband's detail page then why aren't his dead kids included?
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FYI
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
'Yes', you are correct, the "Discovery Pages", in "Ancestors.FamilySearch", about our Ancestors, are riddled with errors; and, lets say (to be kind) somewhat 'misleading'.
In regard to Other/Additional Spouses of an Ancestor alone ...
At first. I believed/though such had to do with the "Preferred" (Couple/Family); but, from the information of others; and, now, conformed by yourself, such certainly DOES NOT appear to be the case.
In relation to one of my Ancestral Families, I found that the FIRST Spouse / Wife DID NOT have a "Discovery Page"; whereas, the SECOND Spouse / Wife DID have a "Discovery Page". And, in that instance, there is NO reference for another/previous Spouse / Wife. That is one of the ONLY things that I have noticed.
Us 'lowly' User/Patrons, literally, have NO real control whatsoever, of WHAT appears, on the "Discovery Pages", in "Ancestors.FamilySearch". All we can do is make sure everything is CORRECT and "Standardised"; as, they can be, for our Ancestors, in "Family Tree", of 'FamilySearch' - that is it - nothing more, nothing less.
"Ancestors.FamilySearch" is a specific programme, designed and developed by 'FamilySearch', that runs itself, on its own accord, independent of ANY input, by us 'lowly' Users/Patrons.
Remember:
The "Discovery Pages", in "Ancestors.FamilySearch", are ONLY, simply, to enable (SOME of) the individuals/persons, in "Family Tree", of 'FamilySearch', to be "Found" (ie. located), by ANYONE, doing a search on the INTERNET, for such an individuals/persons.
The "Discovery Pages", in "Ancestors.FamilySearch", are NOT any form of definitive "Resource" for Genealogy/Family History research.
The "Discovery Pages", in "Ancestors.FamilySearch", are simply to bring OTHERS, not aware of; or, already associated with, "Family Tree", of 'FamilySearch', TO discover 'FamilySearch'; and, especially, to enable them, to participate in, "Family Tree", of 'FamilySearch', if the so desire - nothing more, nothing less.
Just my thoughts.
And ...
On another note ...
Believe me, when I say. that there has already been, considerable 'Feedback', about the "Discovery Pages", in "Ancestors.FamilySearch"; and, certainly NOT all of that 'Feedback' has been positive.
Two (x2) places where I have 'seen', a considerable amount, of such 'Feedback' are:
(1) Here, in this very "Community.FamilySearch" Forum itself, in a number of posts; and,
(2) The 'FamilySearch' "Blog"; especially, this article:
New Ancestor Discovery Pages Provide a Rich, Engaging Family History Experience
'FamilySearch' "Media" ...
New Ancestor Discovery Pages Provide a Rich, Engaging Family History Experience
MANY; Many; many, of us, would like to "Remove" our Ancestors, from the "Discovery Pages", in "Ancestors.FamilySearch".
Unfortunately, that is relatively easy; but, DEVISTATING, at the same time.
We have been advised, that the ONLY way, that we can have our Ancestors, "Removed" from the "Discovery Pages", in "Ancestors.FamilySearch", is to have them TOTALLY "Removed"/"Deleted", from "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch', altogether.
There was a "Knowledge Article" in 'FamilySearch' that advised of such, but, unfortunately, I can not find it.
[ That particular "Knowledge Article" MAY have itself been REMOVED from 'FamilySearch' ... ]
Now ...
That Said ...
Here are some "Knowledge Article" in 'FamilySearch':
What is the purpose of discovery pages in Family Tree?
https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/purpose-of-discovery-pages
Where does the information on discovery pages come from?
https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/information-on-discovery-pages
Changes to Family Tree do not show up immediately on the discovery pages.
https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/changes-to-discovery-pages
How do I fix errors on a Family Tree discovery page?
https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/fix-errors-on-a-family-tree-discovery-page
Brett
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I just looked at the discovery page for my great-uncle (my grandfather's brother). He had 11 children. The page states that he had 8 children! It appears the problem is that 3 of the children are still living. They are not listed. But having the page state that he only had 8 children would be very misleading to people finding FamilySearch for the first time! And for inexperienced researchers. It seems they should all be listed, and if necessary the living ones could be listed with just <Living> to hold their place in the family. Please do something about this!
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Since the purpose of the Ancestor Discovery Pages is for them to be found by public search engines, revealing living persons or implying that living persons exist is against privacy laws in many countries. Since you may have added the living children to your FamilySearch account, only you can see them. Even others with FamilySearch accounts cannot see the living children you added to the Tree. You can add something to the person's life sketch that states that they had 11 children so that others who visit that person's detail page within the Family Tree will see that information. However, that information will not be available on the Discovery Page.
The Discovery Page is meant to be a very brief summary, not all inclusive, of a person's life. It is only available for deceased individuals and only contains information about deceased individuals.
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