Smart & Records Matches

Mike Stangel Erica Howton i agree with her

Why confirm matches? What does this achieve, apart from making the profiles less readable?

Elaine - for me in the period between say -1700 to current time - I have found smart matches quite valuable. And I'll confirm a couple even if I'm not making use of the data immediately.

Michael - not sure why you tagged me, I don't know the answer to Judi's question. :)

Erica. I can see that the smart match can be useful, but a confirmation doesn't change anything or provide any value-add.

One member mentioned she had spent two weeks confirming profiles in her list. Why?

I know you don't know the answer erica.. I was just stating i agree with her it's a hassle...

You'd have to ask her. I confirm as a bookmark / validation; it doesn't bother me to leave them pending -- more important to reject bad matches (not often necessary in the period I mention, but "quite" necessary before 1700 I'm afraid ....)

There are those that you can not either confirm, reject, or book mark;
If we are not to confirm, reject or book mark them then they should not be put on our dash board and what is the use of even having them exist if we can not confirm, reject or book mark -

They are among those "Blue dots" that clutter our "Big Tree" and make is look unattractive and as if one is doing anything - The "Blue dots" once upon a time only use to signify that there was just a matching profile on GENI but now it includes the Smart Matches and the Record matches and these have to be sifted through each and every time you go to your Merge center. It would be nice to have these "blue Dots" cleared off the tree which I know was even an impossible task when they were just profile matches for another possible existing profile on GENI.

I have found data that fill in the blanks a date, a place a full name first middle, last and/or a "nickname"; also possibly a title that gives a clues to occupation etc; a child or spouse that's not included. Also it shows how dad data keeps on being perpetuated or possibly where it has come from; besides showing the different name spellings

The information is there linked to the profile so as you go back through the tree you can check and verify data tho I am not sure all who can or can not do that

Me personally I dislike all the clutter the "blue dots" represent on the BIG TREE and if we can gain only one small piece of data - or clue to the person it makes researching that much more easier maybe....