Accuracy of Geni.com

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doreen...@gmail.com

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May 12, 2019, 1:41:21 PM5/12/19
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Happy Mother’s Day.

I’m looking into the Royal and Noble lines of Portugal. I have been looking at the Geni.com. I’m wondering about the accuracy of the information. Does anyone in the group have an opinion on this subject? I wanting to use it in my tree but maybe I should just copy and file it under personal notes. What do you think?

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Doreen Caetano

 

 

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Cheri Mello

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May 12, 2019, 2:37:21 PM5/12/19
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It's user input. Same as Ancestry.com. You could put your parents as Popeye the Sailor and Olive Oil. People will copy it.
Cheri Mello
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Ângela Loura

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May 12, 2019, 2:56:42 PM5/12/19
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Doreen, once you start merging your info with other peoples trees you lose control of your own information and people can edit it.

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Cheri Mello

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May 12, 2019, 3:02:40 PM5/12/19
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I think only on Family Search's "One World Family Tree" (or whatever they call it) allows editing by anyone. And WikiTrees allows editing by anyone as well. Ancestry, My Heritage, and Geni have some type of trees managed by an individual. Kalani's view of Geni is worse than that of Ancestry's trees. I can't print what he calls them. I'll have to ask him why next time I see him.

Cheri Mello
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Denise

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May 12, 2019, 4:26:20 PM5/12/19
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I don't like the Geni trees either. Especially for our Portuguese ancestors that often have same names. People merge them into their own tree and as mentioned you lose control. 

Denise D'Antona


doreen...@gmail.com

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May 13, 2019, 9:35:41 AM5/13/19
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Thank you for your input. One more question. What about Info from Wiki?

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doreen...@gmail.com

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May 13, 2019, 9:38:35 AM5/13/19
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My last question was not clear. When I said Wiki I mean the articles and the diagrams they have for the royal lines.

 

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From: Cheri Mello
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Subject: Re: [AZORES-Genealogy] Accuracy of Geni.com

 

I think only on Family Search's "One World Family Tree" (or whatever they call it) allows editing by anyone. And WikiTrees allows editing by anyone as well. Ancestry, My Heritage, and Geni have some type of trees managed by an individual. Kalani's view of Geni is worse than that of Ancestry's trees. I can't print what he calls them. I'll have to ask him why next time I see him.

JesseAndDeborah Mendonca

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May 13, 2019, 1:15:15 PM5/13/19
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Doreen, 

Where did you locate the royal lines?  I would be interested in seeing them if they are accurate.   

Debbie.  



Cheri Mello

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May 13, 2019, 1:15:25 PM5/13/19
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If it's WikiTrees, I'm pretty sure that's user created content. If they have sourcing, go to the source. If there's no sourcing, then view it as "amusing" or something.

Cheri Mello
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doreen...@gmail.com

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May 14, 2019, 10:14:46 AM5/14/19
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Will do. Thank you for the advice.

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