Watching Contributors Contact Link

LegacyUser

Philip Andrew Paskett said: Family Tree - I have noticed recently that the number of contributors and those watching are posted on some of our family records. It would sure be nice to be able to contact one or all of those people to solicit their help when working out a problem with the family records. This would help you go to those most interested in the record rather than "shooting in the dark" so to speak to reach out to all that have ever contributed to the record. I recently needed help with some necessary changes to family records and sent out 39 emails to contributors to the record. Used a lot of space and took a great deal of time - response, about 4 people. My thought is that if someone is interested enough to watch a record, they are interested enough to help work resolve a concerns. It seems a simple software link from the contributors banner to their email like you do with the edit feature.

LegacyUser

Robert Wren said: Great Idea, Philip,

You might like this topic, among others: https://getsatisfaction.com/familysea...

LegacyUser

Tom Huber said: Philip, the discussion talks about bulk messaging, which is what you are asking for.

There are a lot of pros and cons to the idea and are hashed out in that discussion. Feel free to add to it if you want.

LegacyUser

Philip Andrew Paskett said: Tom, I am sorry I miss communicated. My goal and purpose is to make it possible to only identify and send direct communication to interested parties, rather than reaching out to contributor in hopes that someone would be interested.

LegacyUser

Robert Wren said: Try reading the topic, Philip, it discusses contact, communicating, and collaborating.

There are many topics discussing the collaboration issue. Try "search topics" abobe right.

LegacyUser

ATP said: Philip Andrew Paskett,

I tend to agree with you. Though it would never be likely to happen, I would like that whoever would like to post a source in Sources or make changes that they would have to register to provide their relationship in order to post or change any items of information.

About half of the Sources and change attributions in my section of FT do not provide access except by request. Those who do register so you can view their relationship, if any, in my lines are mostly 10 or more generations removed from me. It is very rare that someone who attaches a source whose kinship is within 5 generations. And, even rarer that they have any of my closest family surnames involved.

I call them the "flybys" but am thinking that I'll start calling them the "hit and runs"!

alexlds

When I see that there are a number of people watching an individual, it would be EXTREMELY helpful to be able to contact them and ask them how they are connected to that individual.

If privacy of their email addresses is an issue, then at least allow us to message them through their usernames.

Surely this can easily be done. It would really make a massive difference

Gordon Collett

Under Family Tree go to Following. Find the Family Tree person you want to check. Click on the three vertical dots next to the name to open a menu:

Click on the last line to open a popup that lists all the people following the person:

Click on a name to message that person, to see your relationship if the person has relationship viewing enabled, or to email them if the person allows that: