Changes made in FamilySearch

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February 12, 2019 18:31

Tim Cross
Changed reply in topic of What is a "Discovery" message? by Tim Cross to We appreciate the feedback as we use FamilySearch Messaging to make patrons aware of ancestor discoveries. Based on this feedback we are planning to provide the ability to not receive Discovery, FamilySearch, or Temple messages from the messaging page itself. Thank you for helping us to improve this experience..

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February 12, 2019 04:09

Don Martin Thomas, the poster:
Removed Madison County, Kentucky was formed in 1785, but it was known as Madison County, Virginia until Kentucky became a State in 1792. by Don Martin Thomas

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February 12, 2019 02:30

Don Martin Thomas, the poster:
Removed Standardization for formation of Madison County, Kentucky is showing 1792. It was formed in 1785. 1785 - Present. by Don Martin Thomas

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February 06, 2019 22:45

Christopher Padgett, the poster:
Removed a reply by Christopher Padgett in Audio tour guide for a place or location

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February 05, 2019 16:00

B.F. Randall, the poster:
Removed FireFox scrolling error, 5 February 2019 by B.F. Randall

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February 02, 2019 19:11

Derick, the poster:
Removed a reply by Derick in Single name not connected

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February 01, 2019 02:02

Christina Sachs Wagner, the poster:
Removed a reply by Christina Sachs Wagner in Single name not connected

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January 31, 2019 17:30

Don Martin Thomas, the poster:
Removed a reply by Don Martin Thomas in Give us the whole page in focus. Refreshing gives us the whole page in focus, but we should not have to refresh.

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January 30, 2019 21:48

joe martel, the poster:
Removed a reply by joe martel in Top third of Attach Button is not working.

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January 29, 2019 10:55

Manu Ojanperä, the poster:
Removed How do I report privately a bug in the Family Tree? by Manu Ojanperä

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January 27, 2019 15:50

Manu Ojanperä, the poster:
Removed a reply by Manu Ojanperä in Purpose and quality of sources in FamilyTree

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January 27, 2019 06:01

Brett, the poster:
Removed a reply by Brett in Standardised Place Name: Add "Appleby-in-Westmorland, Westmorland, England" (& UK) to STANDARDISED PLACE NAMES (Database) in "FamilySearch"

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January 26, 2019 20:03

Don Martin Thomas, the poster:
Removed a reply by Don Martin Thomas in Problems viewing digital images. Please Please fix.

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January 25, 2019 21:05

Don Martin Thomas, the poster:
Removed a reply by Don Martin Thomas in Problems viewing digital images. Please Please fix.

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January 25, 2019 02:47

Don Martin Thomas, the poster:
Removed Digital viewing is having problems. Please take a look and fix. Please. by Don Martin Thomas

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January 25, 2019 01:33

Don Martin Thomas, the poster:
Removed Something wrong with Digital viewing today. Remains out of focus and does not change the page. Please Please Fix. by Don Martin Thomas

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January 25, 2019 01:11

Don Martin Thomas, the poster:
Removed Something wrong with Digital viewing today. Click to change the image and it does not change the page. by Don Martin Thomas

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January 18, 2019 08:51

Gail Ann Hellings, the poster:
Removed We need an option to dismiss Record Hints in the "Recommended Tasks" list when we can't complete the task by Gail Ann Hellings

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January 18, 2019 03:36

Brett, the poster:
Removed a reply by Brett in Simplify finding a person by ID

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January 18, 2019 00:03

Steven Weitzeil
Changed reply in topic of Close to Record Numbers of Bugs by Steven Weitzeil to Regarding #3: FamilySearch engineering has implemented Continuous Delivery. This enables engineers to correct your defects submit the changes, have the changes deployed to a test system, run through automated tests, and released to the public within a matter of minutes. Engineers and testers write the automated tests that are run. This enables nearly 900 releases a day. Major changes and updates can be released into an A/B testing model where only a small percentage of the patrons see the changes until we are confident that the desired functionality has been achieved. If problems are identified, updates are made to the automated tests to prevent issues from being replicated in the future. This allows us to make corrections more quickly. It also enables issues to be introduced to the system. This is very different from the old model where thousands of changes would pile up in a new release and everything was tested before a major release was delivered to the public. Both models have advantages and disadvantages. We much prefer the Continuous Delivery model.It has come through loud and clear that you would like advanced warning of interface changes. Continuous delivery does not inhibit this type of communication. I will be opening internal discussions on how we can do better in this area. I welcome your respectful feedback..

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