Deleted relationships not displaying in the "Following" change list

Charlie Black

Lucy Knowlton (KJC2-L6R) is one of the deceased people that I am following and I just discovered that someone had deleted the marriage between Lucy and William Watris (GZQB-YVL) back in 2022. But as can be seen in the attached snippets, the changes lists do not display that the relationship was deleted.

This isn't the first time that I've happened upon a deleted relationship for someone that I'm following and it's very frustrating to come across them by chance. If at all possible, please have deleted relationships display in the changes lists.

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Alan E. Brown

There are two important aspects of the Following list that have not yet been mentioned.

• The changes shown in the Following list are only those that happened in the last 60 days (or up to 4000 changes). So contrary to the assumptions within the OP, we would not expect any changes made in 2022 to appear on the Following list in September 2023. See https://www.familysearch.org/en/help/helpcenter/article/how-do-i-view-all-the-records-i-am-watching
• By default, changes that I made will not appear on my Following list. I can use the Options button to select the option in the Show section called "My Changes" if I want those to be included. If you're not aware of that limitation, you might be surprised that changes you made don't appear.

The Following list is intended just to make you aware of fairly recent changes. If you visit it frequently, it will serve that purpose. But a person's change log is ultimately the most dependable place to look for changes that have been made to that person.

Rhonda Budvarson

@Charlie Black do you know if this issue has been resolved?

Charlie Black

Thanks for asking. I looked through the recent change histories for most of the couples I'm following and don't see that anyone has recently unlinked any of the couples. So, I'm not sure that a new notification would have been triggered since I posted my concerns.

PABulfinch

I looked through the Latest Changes for Lucy Knowlton (KJC2-L6R), and the deleted relationship was there. All changes to a person should be listed under "Latest Changes". It was done by Capt. Kent Davis

Charlie Black

Yes, the deleted relationship does show up if one looks at the complete change history for Lucy. The problem is that it doesn't show up as a change when one looks at their list of people that they're following.

Paul W

Whether a bug or not, I find it rather worrying if changes of this type do not appear as notifications if the individual is included in our Following list. Perhaps someone who has two accounts, or has a close relative with an account, can run a test on this. From the other account, temporarily remove a relationship to see if the action displays (against the ID being followed) in your account.

I had assumed that by, following an ID, I would be notified of all changes made that affected that individual, so I did not have to worry about having to keep a regular check on the change log myself.

Charlie Black

Excellent idea to test the problem with a second account. I have access to a second account, so I have deleted and restored Lucy's second marriage. I'll let all know whether it appears on the list of changes on my following list.

Charlie Black

Thanks for referring me to the Following list article - I'm not sure how I had overlooked the guidance about the last 60 days time limit.