GetSatisfaction

The GetSatisfaction FamilySearch Users' Forum and discussion group is also used as "Feedback" for the FamilySearch website,

The forum currently has over 18,000 users and many FamilySearch Employees actively participating. Questions are generally responded to within hours of posting. The forum is now being used as the official FS Tree through the "Feedback" link at the bottom of most pages.

This GetHelp article provides steps to share a suggestion or compliment, or to ask a question for which a patron cannot find an answer by clicking Feedback.

The Forum can also be accessed directly

Etiquette

As FamilySearch promotes collaboration in its use, the forum encourages the promotion and use of the FS [Wiki Etiquette]https://www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/FamilySearch_Wiki:Etiquette_Guidelines Guidelines: A new Draft Etiquette suggestion had been proposed:

Using the Forum

Reporting Problems in [GetSat forum]https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/how-to-report-a-problem-with-familysearch-in-this-forum

Editing your [GetSatisfaction Profile] https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/please-explain-and-fix-forwarded-forum-feedback-from-familysearch

Some Recent Questions Answered & Discussions

A few questions answered in 'recent' posts (March 2018):

Downloading & using [spreadsheets in FamilySearch]https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/spreadsheet-questions

Translating standardized Place Names in FSTree

A recent "well liked" proposal: "Would it be possible to have warnings pop up (like are used when editing relationships) that would say something like: "If you continue with this merge the following relationship(s) will be deleted."

An extended discussion: MyHeritage Destructive Sync Feature· 36 replies

Adding a Stepchild with Source Linker (or generally using the [Source Linker “Change” function]https://getsatisfaction.com/familysearch/topics/adding-a-related-step-child-by-id-when-attaching-records-listing-a-step-parent )