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Offline MargP

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Sign this petition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« on: Tuesday 15 December 15 16:00 GMT (UK) »
Sign this petition if you want the Old Ancestry back:
 http://www.thepetitionsite.com/en-gb/600/803/575/save-ancestrycom-classic/
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Re: Sign this pitition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« Reply #1 on: Tuesday 15 December 15 16:08 GMT (UK) »
I think I can confidently predict that Ancestry simply won't change!
Petition or no petition!

Ancestry is a business, not a democratic institution ;)
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Re: Sign this pitition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« Reply #2 on: Tuesday 15 December 15 16:17 GMT (UK) »
Considering we've known since August that they were changing, not many people have signed!

I'm afraid I'm with you KG, Ancestry aren't going to change back, they will have invested too much money in the new site.
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Re: Sign this pitition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« Reply #3 on: Tuesday 15 December 15 16:21 GMT (UK) »
Business or no business, we have a democratic  right to voice our opinion, I have seen many changes over the years on Ancestry, and adapted to all of them, but  this is a step too far, it may look very pretty, but the search engine is next to useless
Family History is a Pandora's box if you don't like what you see find a new hobby,only concentrate on the proven facts and not the facts you think you know.
Jenkins, Radnorshire. Herefordshire, Canada
Coley Dudley.
Baston, Cleobury Mortimer.Wolverhampton
Parker Stafford.
Hammond/s Wolverhampton.Shropshire
Duckworth Cheshire.
Proud Walsall.Proud Cape South Africa
Horton Darlaston.
Stanton Walsall.
Tudor. Radnorshire
Pittaway. Droitwich

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Re: Sign this pitition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« Reply #4 on: Tuesday 15 December 15 17:26 GMT (UK) »
TARGET: Tim Sullivan, President and Chief Executive Officer of ancestry.com, Target  5000, we have 4331 so far
Family History is a Pandora's box if you don't like what you see find a new hobby,only concentrate on the proven facts and not the facts you think you know.
Jenkins, Radnorshire. Herefordshire, Canada
Coley Dudley.
Baston, Cleobury Mortimer.Wolverhampton
Parker Stafford.
Hammond/s Wolverhampton.Shropshire
Duckworth Cheshire.
Proud Walsall.Proud Cape South Africa
Horton Darlaston.
Stanton Walsall.
Tudor. Radnorshire
Pittaway. Droitwich

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Re: Sign this pitition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« Reply #5 on: Tuesday 15 December 15 17:46 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: MargP on Tuesday 15 December 15 16:21 GMT (UK)
Business or no business, we have a democratic  right to voice our opinion, I have seen many changes over the years on Ancestry, and adapted to all of them, but  this is a step too far, it may look very pretty, but the search engine is next to useless

If that is the case why does the petition not mention it.
The petition states
"We, the undersigned, hereby sign this petition to acknowledge that we, do not like the look, style, color, and format and prefer the use of Ancestry.com "Classic" versus NEW ancestry. "

Now I could be wrong but that says to me the petitioners do not like the look and layout of the new site and nothing about the main complaint the way the search engine works.

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Re: Sign this pitition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« Reply #6 on: Tuesday 15 December 15 18:02 GMT (UK) »
But funnily enough, some of the 'back-room' pages you can reach from places such as FAQs, still follow the old-style appearance.  Maybe they haven't got round to them yet - or have forgotten they exist ....
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Re: Sign this pitition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« Reply #7 on: Tuesday 15 December 15 18:03 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: MargP on Tuesday 15 December 15 16:21 GMT (UK)
Business or no business, we have a democratic  right to voice our opinion, I have seen many changes over the years on Ancestry, and adapted to all of them, but  this is a step too far, it may look very pretty, but the search engine is next to useless

Quite so Marg, although I can't  agree about the prettiness. 

Signed, no matter who thinks it a waste of time.

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Re: Sign this pitition if you want the Old Ancestry back
« Reply #8 on: Tuesday 15 December 15 18:15 GMT (UK) »
How do you get to the message boards in the new Ancestry?  >:(
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