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Offline Peter Sanders

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Censuses, births/marriages/deaths etc etc
« on: Tuesday 29 November 16 09:32 GMT (UK) »
Why hasn't all the information available been computerised and connected ... there is no reason why ALL family trees are not readily available ... it is illogical that everybody has to research their own ancestry when a simple computer program could correlate everything !?

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« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 09:39 GMT (UK) »
I am so astounded by this post that I am lost for words.



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CHOULES All ,  COKER Harwich Essex & Rochester Kent 
COLE Gt. Oakley, & Lt. Oakley, Essex.
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EVERITT Colchester,  Dovercourt & Harwich Essex
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« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 09:41 GMT (UK) »
Are you volunteering to write said computer program?
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« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 09:57 GMT (UK) »
How do you propose a "simple" computer program could logically combine all of the various digitalised / transcribed and not digitalised records across the world - combine all of that data taking into account the various spellings of names etc work out who the parents and siblings etc are to formulate a family tree.

Let alone the talk of money - have you got the money to fund the digitalisation of every record that is out there and store it as you are talking big big data and then fund a team of about 20 developers to start with to create the "simple" computer program you require.

Good luck with that!
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« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 10:01 GMT (UK) »
It's not often that I'm lost for words, but in this case........

(by the way, you didn't respond to the many friendly replies you got here
http://www.rootschat.com/forum/index.php?topic=760265.msg6111665#msg6111665 )
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« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 10:03 GMT (UK) »
With you all the way, JenB, I was just composing a polite reply  in the same vein....

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Re: Censuses, births/marriages/deaths etc etc
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 10:16 GMT (UK) »
it is illogical that everybody has to research their own ancestry when a simple computer program could correlate everything !?

LOLZ.

Would rather remove the whole fun of our hobby, don't you think?
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« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 10:22 GMT (UK) »
I agree actually - there is nothing better than the satisfaction you get when you find something major in the tree or break down a brick wall you have been facing.  There is also nothing like finding old letters or photographs of the family.  If it was all done for you - no one would bother as it would be boring!
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« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 29 November 16 10:36 GMT (UK) »
I suspect that new member "Peter Sanders" is just stirring.

Two very odd posts from a new member rings alarm bells for me.  :)