It seems odd to work on the basis that the lowest RIN is the top of the tree. I have normally found that, using such things as IGI, I work backwards and so the next generation back will tend to have higher RINs than the ones before, not lower. Also, how does one define the top. Is it the longest back on the male line or the longest back in any line? My earliest ancestor was only found recently and the RIN is in the latest 20% of the total. Also, how does one treat people who appear more than once in the tree (middle English villages were very closed communities). Finally, there is the ancestor view which can let you go up the various routes, why is there a need for this sort of logic in the first place. Regards John
2008/7/25 Mike Fry <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > That enhancement would make more sense. In looking for the lowest RIN >> Legacy is obviously trying to determine the top of the tree, and although >> it sometimes succeeds it also sometimes provides misleading results. It >> should not be too difficult for Legacy to refine this by simply searching to >> see if the individual with the lowest RIN has parents - or grandparents. >> > > Okay then! I see where you're going with this. But with two parents who > have their own parents, which of the two branches would Legacy select that > would be the 'correct' one? > > -- > Regards, > Mike Fry > Johannesburg. > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
