Improve Message notification(s)
Recently I discovered another submitter had added a here-to-fore unknown middle name to my 2nd ggf. None of the sources included this middle name. My only way of contacting the submitter was sending a message since she didn't leave an email contact. As I understand things, unless this submitter happens to come back to FamilySearch and notices the red dot by the notification bell icon, she will never see my comments.
So my suggestion is that FamilySearch send the submitter a brief email indicating that he or she should log into FamilySearch and click on the bell icon in to upper right corner to view a new notifications.
Thanks for considering this enhancement.
-Jim Moore
grampamoore@gmail.com
503-399-1100
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For what it is worth, two comments:
- That FT email notification feature you ask for already exists, but is under the control of the recipient not the sender. Many contributors turn it off. It is unrelated to whether the recipient shows an email address on their profile.
- The red dot seems to have become totally unreliable. I get about 10 red dots for every 1 message, so now I just ignore them.
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Try putting a comment in the Life Sketch part of the person details, something along the lines of : "PLEASE ATTACH SOURCES TO CORROBORATE ANY CHANGES. ALTERNATIVELY SEND A MESSAGE TO THE LAST EDITOR TO EXPLAIN YOUR INTENTION BEFOREHAND"
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Although putting such a gatekeeping message in the Life Sketch is standard advice, now that Discovery pages are so public I really, really dislike the practice and when I encounter such messages I remove them. Imagine knowing nothing about Family Search and finding such a contentious interpersonal message on your grandmother's page.
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(I leave Life Sketch permanently closed, so those sorts of gatekeeping messages fail to affect me in any way.)
When using the internal messaging system, you have no way to tell what notifications your recipient has turned on. It's entirely possible that the other person was notified by email about your message -- but what guarantee is there that she checks her email with any regularity?
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Jim
I am just another 'lowly' User/Patron ...
Not a bad suggested enhancement, regarding "User Messaging" in 'FamilySearch' ...
But ...
That Said ...
You are not alone ...
Most of us have ... been there ... done that ... and, still do ...
Short Answer: There is NOTHING that you can do; except, keep trying, regardless ...
Plus, there NOTHING that the "System" can do, that can make a User/Patron respond ...
And ...
IF, you DO NOT get ANY response; THEN, just make the necessary "Changes" that you consider are necessary.
As an aside ...
We more often than not, DO NOT always get a response.
There are often, NO responses to 'Messages' (and, even, "E-mails", if available) we send.
There are any number of reason why other Users/Patrons DO NOT respond:
Some being; but, certainly NOT limited to ...
▬ User/Patron, has Died themselves
▬ User/Patron, DOES NOT know about 'Messages', in "User Messaging", in 'FamilySearch' (or, even, "E-mails")
▬ User/Patron, is an infrequent User/Patron, of "Family Tree" of 'FamilySearch'
▬ User/Patron, may have STOPPED using, "Family Tree", of 'FamilySearch'
▬ User/Patron, may SIMPLY choose NOT to respond
"Collaboration" is great.
"Collaboration" can be a very useful tool.
But, we all know, that for "Collaboration" to work, it must be a two way street ...
Unfortunately, more often than not, "Collaboration", is a one way street ...
Much of the time, we have to work, without any help/assistance from others, researching our "Ancestral" Lines - certainly not the best - but, such is life.
As I previously suggested ...
IF, you DO NOT get ANY response; THEN, just make the necessary "Changes" that you consider are necessary.
If another User/Patron has any concern, hopefully they will TRY to make contact with you.
Or, they may just change things back again, WITHOUT any communication.
In the latter situation, it is just a matter of making the "Changes" that are necessary; and ...
IF, there is ANY interaction between you and another User/Patron, you MUST "Always" remain pleasant and polite; plus, TRY to educate and make the other User/Patron understand your reasoning; and, be ready to be receptive to the GOOD reasoning of others.
We ALL make Mistakes ...
NONE of us are Perfect ...
Unfortunately, some People ...'look at life, through rose coloured glasses' ...
▬ They ONLY 'see', what THEY want to 'see' ...
▬ IF, they DO NOT like, what THEY 'see' ... they simply ... 'Dismiss' it ...
.... [ ie. WHATEVER, "Sources" (ie. Records); or, Other "Details", are provided as "Support"/Proof"/"Evidence" ]
Such is life ...
You CANNOT 'Whitewash' HISTORY, it is what is was ...
[ But, some People, try very hard ... ]
REMEMBER:
It is often a matter, of SURVIVAL, of the MOST "Persistent" ...
Just my thoughts.
Good Luck.
Brett
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