removing an error

I'm adding the functionality to delete a person or merge 2 people as fast as possible as this is clearly a very much needed feature.  For now simply post the name, URL or profile id of the person or people in question to this forum.

Did I take care of this for you while merging the 3 people you requested in this thread?  Seems like extremely basic features, merging and deleting people, but there are good reasons why not everyone can perform those functions yet.

Yeah a delete would be nice. after I created my login I uploaded my GEDCOm file and apparently it created 2 seperate trees instead of merging me into the tree I uploaded.

if you go to my profile
http://www.appletree.com/Richard_Kenneth_Norman_II_1

it is just me and my wife.

If you look at the one I uploaded this is the full tree that I currently have.
http://www.appletree.com/Richard_K_Norman_1

So merging the first one with the second one or deleting the first one and moving my login to that would be ideal.

Hi Richard, your 2 profiles are now merged.  Profiles are sometimes automatically merged, for example when they have the same email addresses.  But if you upload a GEDCOM file and there are some small differences in your additional profile our software isn't smart enough yet to detect it is the same person as you.

We're fixing this!  Clearly, accurately detecting duplicates is a critical part of constructing an global tree where everyone participates.  So this is something we've put a lot of thought into and will be gradually releasing important improvements in this area.

Hi Scott,

Could you please remove the person with the ID "M_Parameswaran_1"? It is a duplicate of Parameswaran_M_1.

Thanks,
Pravin

This is really a merge operation right?  I merged M_Parameswaran_1 into Parameswaran_M_1 since they are the same person.  A subtle difference from a delete because M_Parameswaran_1 had no extra information, but important nonetheless as future features will make clear.

I must say your tree looks beautiful.  Great job constructing it!  It's full and has some great photos.

Hi Scott,

Thank you for the merge operation. Yes, it was indeed a merge operation. And thanks for your comment. I am trying to "grow" my tree further, with more additions. Let us see... :-)

Cheers,
Pravin

Could you please merge "Shivani_1", "Shivani_2" and "Shivani_3" for me?

Could you please merge "Shivani_1", "Shivani_2" and "Shivani_3" for me?

-pravins

You are right. Chakki did not :-) Please merge the two. Many Thanks.

Shankaran_Shattambi_1 and Shankaran_Shattambi_2 are now merged

Could you please merge Thambi_1 and Thambi_2? They are both the same person.

Thambi_1 and Thambi_2 are now merged.

A delete or a merge in would  be nice.

I now have 'husbands' beside my name... ;)

Could you please merge Harivalsan and Harivalsan Velayudhan?
Also Sandeep Harivalsan and Sandeep Harivalsan.

Hi Usha, I don't want to get your husband angry, I'm merging your husbands right now :).  I'm also merging the 2 Sandeeps.

That was quick! I appreciate it.. Thank you. :)
I can only imagine the extent of the hard work that goes into the creation of Apple Tree. Hats off!

Thank you Usha!  We still have a lot of work to do to make the user interface more intuitive, full featured and fun.  As far as our goal of creating the one big family tree of the world, the beauty of what we've done is allowed for the collaboration across continents worldwide that really enables this.  If all of us enter what we know about our families and others, this tree will get built extremely fast.  And we'll be able to see how we're related to everyone throughout history.

Imagine if your son Sandeep knew exactly how he was related to historical figures when he was studying history.  Wouldn't that be amazing for him to have a whole new appreciation, interest and passion for what he was learning?  He'd really feel more connected with the world.

Hi Scott,

  I made a mistake while adding new nodes into the network. Could you please merge the below IDs into one?

Pushkarakshy_2
Pushkarakshy_1

Further, please delete the below node.
Vijayan_2

Just a couple of suggestions for improving the tree:
Improvement areas:
Since developing a family tree could be extremely sensitive, we can not afford to make any mistake while creating it. So the authors must be given the right to modify or delete the content that he created.
suggestions:
Right to delete and modify is a very important functionality that should be extended to the user. In order to maintain the sanity of the information, the rights should be given to the right people.
The right to modification/deletion can be extended for two operations.
1. Node modification/deletion : This right must rest with the creator of the node and no one else. 
2. Link modificaiton/deletion: This is trickier than that of nodes. Since the link can come from all sides (parents, spouse, offsprings) the rights should be given properly to protect each user's tree information from others. I would suggest that this right should be provided depending on the time stamps. For eg: If node1 was created before node2, then the creator of node1 should have right to maintain all the links "from" and "to" this node. Of course, others should be given the right to connect to these nodes. But the creator of the node should be notified about any link added to his nodes so that he can check for any false information on his family tree and delete unnecessary links. Since it would be difficult to monitor all the notifications, it would be great to highlight the modified areas in his tree since last login (or provide the modification history in a chronological order in his account).

Hope these inputs are helpful.

Thanks for doing the modification.

regards,
Rekha

Hi Rekha, I've merged the 2 profiles:
Pushkarakshy_2
Pushkarakshy_1

and I've deleted the profile Vijayan_2.

Regarding your suggestions, first of all thank you for offering suggestions.  I absolutely agree with you regarding the right to delete and modify being important.  You will have the ability to delete profiles you created and can vote on deleting profiles others have created.  Same goes for the links.  The problem isn't so much about somebody deleting something they shouldn't have, because we never delete anything and you can always undo changes, deletes or merges.  The problem is if someone deletes a profile or link they shouldn't have, then it's possible nobody realizes it.  So we need both an intuitive user interface for bringing this up and a way to be sure that a person really should be deleted.  Well if a person created the profile that they want deleted, along with the profiles of all the links, then it seems reasonable to assume they know what they're doing in deleting that person.

And then of course you're right that it gets more complicated with links.  First, next week we are revamping our changes user interface dramatically to make it very clear what's happened to a profile and their links.  That and notifications will make it easy for you to see how others are dealing with links and your profiles.  I'm not sure that the person who created the first profile of a relationship is any better equipped to determine the right links to and from his profile.  What we have partially in place is a voting mechanism where you'll be notified if someone deletes one side of a relationship you have interest in.  If you then vote for the other side that you created, the deletion will occur automatically.  If you vote to not delete, the deletion will not occur.  However, if you don't vote at all and others vote, it will be reviewed and determined whether to delete or not.  What are your thoughts on this?