The proposed "Master List" will probably be useful, but depends on how it is set up and the quality of info supplied by the users.

I personally think that "Links" to lots of "names lists" would be more usefull, and even more so if the "flags" were to be used to indicate the countries covered by any given "names list".

Perhaps "lists" classed under each "country" would be even better, so giving researchers the possibility of only going to lists covering their countries of interest.

I have resisted the temptation to add my "huge" names list to the forum and have only put the link to my web names list elsewhere on this forum and in my profile (my site was off-line recently due to a hosting problem-they were on holiday!)

(Now it is on-line again)

iaintait (8/19/2005)

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Perhaps "lists" classed under each "country" would be even better, so giving researchers the possibility of only going to lists covering their countries of interest.

This feature is under way.  The tool for Translating names from one language to another will handle the "Master List".  People will be able to write more information about each name, including a brief history and location where they would like information about a specific name.  Users will be able to subscribe to the names they want to be notified when a new post is available. For extra information, you are welcome to read post web search.

This is a big project and it is something I care about.  My brother already started working on it.

iaintait (8/19/2005)

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I have resisted the temptation to add my "huge" names list to the forum and have only put the link to my web names list elsewhere on this forum and in my profile (my site is off-line at the moment due to a hosting problem-they're on holiday!)

My web tree obviously has a names list generated by GenoPro and the links I have supplied in this forum point to this version.

I will start reworking my web tree once the new generator arrives and I am thinking of adding flags to indicate the countries involved, in this case mostly Scotland, Australia, New Zealand and England , but also including Wales, Ireland, France, USA, Puerto Rica, Sweden and some others.

It should be the best ...

I am not sure what you are talking about.  I guess it is not about the "country list" (which is off topic from the Master List).

Simplicity is always my goal.  I want people to be able to upload all their names to GenoPro.com with a single mouse click.  On the other hand, quality is also my goal.  I want people to be able to add (attach) additional information to a specific name, and have a mechanism to be contacted.

I didn't realise you intended creating individual name forums.

Though there are already Surname forums on Geneology.com and else where, having new ones on GenoPro could perhaps breathe new life into the research effort if the names were perhaps devided into national or continental categories.

My family is mostly from Scotland, but then went to such places as Australia and New Zealand, though there are branches and ancestors in several other countries.

Most of my more important research must be in Scotland between the 1600's and 1800's particularly in Fifeshire and Lanarkshire.

A lot of the information on later gererations depends on the generous contributions of various distant cousins around the world, some of whom have been most helpful, others, perhaps, are too busy to help (or just not interested in the family tree!)

The "Surname forums" from Genealogy.com limited to a single topic per surname. Messages are posted one after the other and cannot be easily organized.  For instance, take a look at http://genforum.genealogy.com/morin/all.html, you will see it is difficult to maintain a conversation about a specific ancestor.

My idea is to have something better where users capable submit names directly to GenoPro.com from their family tree.  Similairly, users could fetch surname information from the names already found in their family tree.  I don't know all the details about the inner workings, but I have a pretty clear idea of what I want.  I think people will use this feature.  There is no such thing on the web at the moment.

I have also found Geneology. com difficult to follow especially for the Tait forum which mixes Taits with Tates which are mostly American!

For the Beaths it is simpler as there are unfortunately very few postings!

So, basically these forums would be for GenoPro members only?

If so, I think it would be a mistake, since from what I see there are not much members who share the same surnames. If we want to locate others who research the surname it has to be open to everyone.

My suggestion: The forums will be open to view. But if someone wants to write, he will have to register as a GenoPro user.

Everyone will be able to view & browse those web resources.  To add information to the master index, users would have to register, or at least subscribe to the newsletter.  Anonymous posts leads to spam and/or database vandalism.

Both

Just my 2 cents...

Danny

Their system would be ideal for GenoPro.

I still have Legacy on my computer but only use it as a backup for making gedcoms incase I have a problem with GenoPro and also for doing Internet searches.

To keep this thread alive I'll try to find some "stray" family members of my own...

I still cannot connect following families

FUCHS (or) FUX

KRIŠTOF (I don't know previous alliterations)

CAPELLE

VIDMAR

ŽUPANČIĆ

(which I have somewhat connected although not with full data)

with

RICHTENBERG, (comte(s) de) - (central Europe, (maybe) Wien, (definitely) Paris around 1720-1730-ies)

ZDENEZEY (or ZDENCZEY) (around 1788, CE) maybe wed MACHERS

LENZENHEIM, or LEZENHEIM (or something similar) 16-17-18 century (Breslau (today Wrocław) Prussland (Prussia) now Poland)

Елецкий В.С. (RU) (english transliteration Yeletsky or Eletsky) (Family name (his uncle) mentioned in opera "The Queen of spades" (Пиковая дама) by P.I. Tchaikovsky

-  born after revolution in Russia but before 1930-ies

Father lived 'till 1990-ies but his son was brought up somewhere around Paris -  France. Parents met in Orient Express or maybe some other direct line from Constantinople to Paris...

as stated in my profile...