Just in time FS technical terms

LegacyUser

john nennig said: As a new user of your system it would really be helpful if you had a term tab available so I could ask " what is indexing" when I see the word. Getting information on your defination of a term JUST IN TIME is invaluable for newbies who are unhappy with the lack of feedback systems of your competitors.

How about highlighting technical terms so we can click on it and get a simple defination. What is a wicky?

Your interest in Continuous Improvement makes me feel hopeful!

LegacyUser

john nennig said: Ancsetory, Geni, Family Search, and a ton of others which one will be around in 2030 when I pass my hobby on to my grand daughter?

LegacyUser

Brett said: John

Firstly, "Welcome" to this "FamilySearch" ( "GetStaisfaction" ) 'Feedback' Forum.

Secondly, "Official 'FamilySearch' Representatives", do monitor; and, sometimes, participate in, this Forum.

Thirdly, I am just another User/Patron, just like yourself (and, happen to be a Member of the Church).

Many Users/Patrons who regularly participate in this Forum who have a great deal of knowledge and experience with "FamilySearch", like to assist/help other Users/Patrons like yourself.

Finally, as an aside, have you seen this under "Help" ...



And, then, from the 'Drop-Down' Menu, under "Help Center" ...



And, when "Indexing" is selected, you get taken to this ...



I hope this helps.

Brett

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LegacyUser

A van Helsdingen said: " Getting information on your defination of a term JUST IN TIME is invaluable for newbies who are unhappy with the lack of feedback systems of your competitors"

Just wanted to point out that FS is a non-profit organisation, so doesn't "compete" with those companies. In fact FS has partnerships with most of the major for-profit genealogical companies, including Ancestry, FMP and MyHeritage, through which they co-operate with them.

As a non-profit organisation and a volunteer-driven one, FS is unable to implement all the fancy tools that its users may want.

LegacyUser

MaureenE said: Under the Help dropdown menu which Brett highlighted above, there is an item Research Wiki

This works in similar way to Wikipedia, but is to help you with your genealogical research
FamilySearch Research Wiki
https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/...

LegacyUser

Gordon Collett said: Ancestry: Founded in 1990, has been bought a couple of times, now a publicly traded for profit company. Has bought and sold off various other companies through the years. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancestr... )

Geni: Founded in 2007 as a commercial company, bought by MyHeritage in 2016 but kept as a separate service. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geni.com )

FamilySearch: Founded 1894 as the Genealogical Society of Utah. A nonprofit organization run by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints whose goal of creating a permanent record of everyone who has ever lived is based on foundational religious doctrines of the church. ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FamilyS... )

Which one do you think is most likely to still be around in 2030?

LegacyUser

W David Samuelsen said: Ancestry is not publicly traded. It's private ventures. You won't find Ancestry stock anywhere.

LegacyUser

Gordon Collett said: Ah! I was reading to fast. It was publicly traded from 5 Nov. 2009 until 2012 when it went private again, then almost when public again in 2017 and had paperwork filed to do so, but never did. ( https://www.cnbc.com/2017/09/12/ances... )

LegacyUser

Tamra Stansfield said: Thanks for all of your great comments. The Help experience on FamilySearch.org is currently being studied and new methods and avenues of Help are being explored and tested. Stay tuned!

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Dean Payne said: John,

That is a great suggestion. We will factor your input into our current plans. As Tammy said "Stay tuned!".

LegacyUser

Jordi Kloosterboer said: FamilySearch will be around until the end of the world because it is important to the work of salvation and exhalation which is part of the reason why we are here on earth. This is according to The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints theology--and they sponsor the site.

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MaureenE said: If you are looking at Help issues generally, please see my comment in a recent topic February 09, 2020 12:26 in respect of indexing Help and FamilySearch Community

https://getsatisfaction.com/familysea...

which included the words

"For any FS employee reading this, I must say all this information is buried away. Why not be upfront and indicate the link to the Community much earlier on, as the Facebook page is stated to be no longer active."