ATTENTION CURATOR PLEASE ASSIST about to throw computer at the wall

Hello Jill Schilstra, what you describe is what Geni is about. https://www.geni.com/worldfamilytree/learn-more

The website is a shared world family tree where we collaborate together on common ancestors. If you're looking for an isolated tree where you have sole control, Geni is not the website. Geni's parent company MyHeritage specializes in those types of trees. You don't need to manage all the profiles connected to the tree - that would be impossible. Just manage your branch, build on it, add sources, etc. We're all connected and this ties in all those connections.

Here is a better discussion thread to contact curators, but unless the connections are invalid relationships, I don't expect they will disconnect a valid tree as we are tasked with the opposite. The goal and design of Geni is to merge duplicates. https://www.geni.com/discussions/142108

Hi Jill Schilstra

I've found that adjusting my tree view so I'm only working with "the family I know" makes it more comfortable -- the more distant relatives can be someone else's problem:). I generally set for 3-4 generations, and only check in pedigree now & then.

If you think there's an error, post a link & we'll get it fixed.

See http://help.geni.com/entries/20041587-How-To-Customize-Your-Tree-Di...

And there are other entries in the "family tree" FAQ that may assist

http://help.geni.com/forums/367870-Family-Tree

(help is a link in blue at the bottom of every Geni page)

I had no idea that was the intention of the site. Oh boy. While I appreciate it in theory- I find it overwhelming for what I want it for. Is it possible to print out a copy of the tree I have as it stands now- before it gets larger? I found the option to download the tree in small increments- but I was hoping for something more substantial to share with my family. Thank you all for the responses.

Also- can you please tell me if I can easily make a copy of my tree on the Heritage private site with a transfer- or do I need to re enter the 700 people ???!!! Thanks

Re: 2) as far as I know - export GED, and then you can upload to wherever you like. http://help.geni.com/entries/466639-How-can-I-export-my-GEDCOM-

Re: 1) you might enjoy this reporting application, exclusive to Geni, member made: http://www.geni.com/projects/HistoryLink/14021

Jill i don't quite understand your issues, maybe you can expand.

What many of us do is maintain a backup tree - on computer or another site - and use Geni for what it is: the single best world tree.

It would have been impossible for me to assemble a coherent & accurate family tree without the contributions of those who came before and those working in other parts of the human family.

If I am not interested in my great grandmother's siblings families (although surely she was) - I don't look at them?

Thank you very much. I think that is the perfect solution. To have both a private small family tree and the 'world' tree. I guess it was my own fault for not knowing what I was getting into when I started. Now that I understand, I do appreciate what this site is doing- I just thought that one had to approve of a match and not that it just 'appeared' . One of the issues I have with the merges is inaccurate information and how to fix it. I had two people connect to my ancestor and then there were three of the same families but they were not merged- they were separate. I guess this whole thing is a learning process. Thank you once again for your help.

Ultimately, I think Geni will produce the most accurate and complete tree available as users correct issues and we're able to document and lock in the fixes. :) If there other copies left, then we'd like to combine them as well.