User talk:Jhamstra

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Welcome! [3 June 2011]

Hi Jhamstra!
I'm not an administrator, but wanted to welcome you. I've been following the discussion about tagging etc with interest. You're saying what needs to be said and saying it well! I've been watching this site evolve for a couple years now and have left in frustration (I'm wiki challenged) several times but am always drawn back by the opportunity for collaboration. There is so much potential here! I too just want to put my data here so it won't be lost - and I'm not going to try to convince any jury that it is a 'mature' well-done work; though I've done my best and usually say where I got the info. I know all sources are not equal but will leave it up to the viewer to decide if the source is reliable. I do like the fact that one can discuss doubts and/or conflicting data either on the person page itself or on the related 'talk' page. There is even a template that I've used on ocassion that can be put on a page saying "Conjectured information is on this page". Here's one way I used it: Person:Willis Jackson (5)

Yes, WeRelate is still not out of beta and is a bit clumsy in places. There is just one programmer, Dallan. He has worked at this full time for I don't know how long, but is currently doing consulting work, so changes are done as he has time. He has recently put a notice on the front page to see if he can recruit someone to help with the programming. He is good to be open to suggestions and ideas to make things better. He seems to really depend on the users to tell him what needs the most attention and why. He monitors the watercooler, so hopefully he'll see your comments, but you can always use his talk page to be more specific. I appreciate the opportunity to be in on the building of this site. I think the potential is great, if they can just make it a bit easier to use! --Janiejac 02:41, 3 June 2011 (EDT)

need proof [15 June 2011]

You added Family:James Woods and Unknown (2) as parents of Person:Frances Wood (3) with no sources. The birth record already cited on Frances' page explicitly identifies her parents as John and Mary. ??? --Jrich 00:23, 16 June 2011 (EDT)

Oops! - I typed in the wrong name - it is now corrected.

I have no issue with the sources for her parents - my own stop at Frances Wood.

PS - I am glad someone is watching at least some of what I am entering - we are all subject to error. --Jhamstra 00:51, 16 June 2011 (EDT)

links to other werelate pages [29 September 2011]

Links to other werelate page should be done using double brackets and the page title, rather than single brackets and URLs. For example [[Person:Isaac Newton (19)|Isaac Newton]]. The text after the bar is used as the display text of the link Isaac Newton or it may be left off and you get Person:Isaac Newton (19). This form of link is preferrable to using URLs because it is easier when somebody else edits the page (less line wrap problems in edit mode, less troublesome syntax - no underscores or unicode characters - so fewer errors) and because it clearly shows up as a WeRelate link so safe while the other form looks like any external link possibly on some remote website of unknown safety. It is also conceivable that changes in the future could break the URL form whereas updates would ensure that the intra-werelate links continue to work. --Jrich 14:07, 29 September 2011 (EDT)

Zeeland resource [12 November 2011]

I see that some of your Dutch ancestors were from Zeeland. I'm not sure if you know of http://www.zeeuwengezocht.nl. It's a great resource for Zeeland records. --Jennifer (JBS66) 08:30, 12 November 2011 (EST)