WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

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Ol' Bab

WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av Ol' Bab » 10 sep 2004 20:04:36

After uploading one gedcom to GenCircles, I realize there may
be good reasons to use a different service. I plan to upload
many gedcoms (not sure how many), and I don't want the extra
burden of updating several sites with identical stuff, so a
single choice looks best.

I have discovered a perhaps serious problem with GenCircles,
wherein they can't seem to make my data searchable or even
findable. After some weeks!

But the alternative may be worse. /And/ are there other
services that should be considered?

Help me decide...

Ol' Bab -Babcock Hyde Todd Allison Burdick Bourne Knowlton
Kilbourne Peaslee Allen Ives Crandall Leonard Foster Spencer
Backus Hubbard Smith Clapp Parker Lewis, and more.

Also posted to "methods".

Dr. Brian Leverich

Re: WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av Dr. Brian Leverich » 11 sep 2004 04:13:27

In article <U0m0d.21452$2s.17131@twister.nyroc.rr.com>, Ol' Bab wrote:
After uploading one gedcom to GenCircles, I realize there may
be good reasons to use a different service. I plan to upload
many gedcoms (not sure how many), and I don't want the extra
burden of updating several sites with identical stuff, so a
single choice looks best.

I have discovered a perhaps serious problem with GenCircles,
wherein they can't seem to make my data searchable or even
findable. After some weeks!

But the alternative may be worse. /And/ are there other
services that should be considered?

Help me decide...

Ol' Bab -Babcock Hyde Todd Allison Burdick Bourne Knowlton
Kilbourne Peaslee Allen Ives Crandall Leonard Foster Spencer
Backus Hubbard Smith Clapp Parker Lewis, and more.

Also posted to "methods".


For a variety of reasons, if you're only going to use one GEDCOM
hosting facility, I'd use WorldConnect.

The principal reason is that WorldConnect is actively maintained and
supported. There's a full-time programmer with a name -- Randy Winch --
supporting WorldConnect, and Randy's one of the most competent guys
around. Definitely world-class. And he's been around for a very long
time.

And I know the hardware suite and network environment that
Worldconnect operates in, and it's professionally done, scaleable, and
will continue to work for years.

Cheers, B.


--
Dr. Brian Leverich Co-moderator, soc.genealogy.methods/GENMTD-L
Hundred Peaks Section Webmaster http://angeles.sierraclub.org/hps/
P.O. Box 6831, Frazier Park, CA 93222-6831 leverich@mtpinos.com

Kay Archer

Re: WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av Kay Archer » 11 sep 2004 06:32:12

"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:U0m0d.21452$2s.17131@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
After uploading one gedcom to GenCircles, I realize there may
be good reasons to use a different service. I plan to upload
many gedcoms (not sure how many), and I don't want the extra
burden of updating several sites with identical stuff, so a
single choice looks best.

I have discovered a perhaps serious problem with GenCircles,
wherein they can't seem to make my data searchable or even
findable. After some weeks!

But the alternative may be worse. /And/ are there other
services that should be considered?

http://www.familysearch.org?


Click on Share.

Ol' Bab

Re: WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av Ol' Bab » 11 sep 2004 16:55:54

Kay, could you elucidate? Compare with
GenCircles, compare with WorldConnect?
Or at least, what features you like?
Ol' Bab


Kay Archer wrote:
"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote
........ are there other services that should be considered?



Kay Archer

Re: WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av Kay Archer » 11 sep 2004 21:42:21

"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:_lE0d.63249$Kt5.25393@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
Kay, could you elucidate? Compare with
GenCircles, compare with WorldConnect?
Or at least, what features you like?
Ol' Bab


Kay Archer wrote:
"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote
....... are there other services that should be considered?


http://www.familysearch.org?
Click on Share.

Sorry, I have not used any of these services for uploading (yah, I'm a
leech). I would suggest that familysearch.org is backed by a non-profit
group that expects to be around for a long time (g).

Kay Archer

Re: WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av Kay Archer » 11 sep 2004 21:47:55

"Kay Archer" <kayhyphenarcher@cableone.net> wrote in message
news:2qh2o1Fo6qgbU1@uni-berlin.de...
"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:_lE0d.63249$Kt5.25393@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
Kay, could you elucidate? Compare with
GenCircles, compare with WorldConnect?
Or at least, what features you like?
Ol' Bab


Kay Archer wrote:
"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote
....... are there other services that should be considered?


http://www.familysearch.org?
Click on Share.

Sorry, I have not used any of these services for uploading (yah, I'm a
leech). I would suggest that familysearch.org is backed by a non-profit
group that expects to be around for a long time (g).



I will add that familysearch.org probably does have some data online that I
submitted prior to the www or even the internet's existence (g)

D. Stussy

Re: WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av D. Stussy » 13 sep 2004 08:31:41

On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Kay Archer wrote:
"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:_lE0d.63249$Kt5.25393@twister.nyroc.rr.com...
Kay, could you elucidate? Compare with
GenCircles, compare with WorldConnect?
Or at least, what features you like?
Ol' Bab


Kay Archer wrote:
"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote
....... are there other services that should be considered?


http://www.familysearch.org?
Click on Share.

Sorry, I have not used any of these services for uploading (yah, I'm a
leech). I would suggest that familysearch.org is backed by a non-profit
group that expects to be around for a long time (g).

But may not be trusted by some of a different religious bend.

Regardless, one place to STAY AWAY FROM is genealogy.com. They take whatever
data is uploaded and stamp it onto CDs. (That's where their "WFT" content
comes from.)

singhals

Re: WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av singhals » 13 sep 2004 14:41:57

D. Stussy wrote:
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Kay Archer wrote:

"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:_lE0d.63249$Kt5.25393@twister.nyroc.rr.com...

Kay, could you elucidate? Compare with
GenCircles, compare with WorldConnect?
Or at least, what features you like?
Ol' Bab


Kay Archer wrote:

"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote

....... are there other services that should be considered?


http://www.familysearch.org?
Click on Share.

Sorry, I have not used any of these services for uploading (yah, I'm a
leech). I would suggest that familysearch.org is backed by a non-profit
group that expects to be around for a long time (g).


But may not be trusted by some of a different religious bend.


I can't say that I understand why a Catholic shouldn't trust a Lutheran
birthdate. Or why a Jew shouldn't trust a Christain date.

Cheryl

Al Jones

Re: WorldConnect vs GenCircles vs ?

Legg inn av Al Jones » 16 sep 2004 18:49:33

"singhals" <singhals@erols.com> wrote in message
news:41459593$0$2661$61fed72c@news.rcn.com...
D. Stussy wrote:
On Sat, 11 Sep 2004, Kay Archer wrote:

"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote in message
news:_lE0d.63249$Kt5.25393@twister.nyroc.rr.com...

Kay, could you elucidate? Compare with
GenCircles, compare with WorldConnect?
Or at least, what features you like?
Ol' Bab


Kay Archer wrote:

"Ol' Bab" <olbabnospam@rochester.rr.com> wrote

....... are there other services that should be considered?


http://www.familysearch.org?
Click on Share.

Sorry, I have not used any of these services for uploading (yah, I'm a
leech). I would suggest that familysearch.org is backed by a non-profit
group that expects to be around for a long time (g).


But may not be trusted by some of a different religious bend.


I can't say that I understand why a Catholic shouldn't trust a Lutheran
birthdate. Or why a Jew shouldn't trust a Christain date.

Cheryl


It has been suggested that there is some convenient modification of
information to fit the parties needs for religious purposes. That said,
I've used their information, like all outside data it's taken with a grain
of salt until proven. I have found some inconsistencies in my families data
(non LDS)which go back to a certain contributor.

Would I, as a <pick your religion> not trust LDS because of the religious
bent of the source?? Not so, but like all data it needs to be proven (or at
least checked for consistency - argh - same file, uploaded to three
different sites, and all wrong!! Consistency is NOT a valid criteria! )

Genealogy.com is not my choice of sites - I occasionally use their free
sites, but they more irritate with the 'just a little bit for this' and 'a
little bit more for that' and .... well, you get the idea.

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