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Once again, "closest relationship" is wrong

Amy Anderson

March 06, 2024 14:02

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I can see from "similar posts" that many of us are having the same problem (and I've already reported this myself at least once):  that when we are descended multiple times from the same lines, which is very common with the aristocracy, Geni often does not give the closest cousin relationship.

In this case I was told that Jill Marie Jiordano (https://www.geni.com/people/Jill-Jiordano/6000000011427074147?through=6000000008674060565) is my "20th cousin twice removed," the connection given being that I am descended from Maud FitzJohn, Countess of Warwick (https://www.geni.com/people/Maud-FitzJohn-Countess-of-Warwick/6000000006322772024?through=6000000011427074147) and Jill Marie Jiordano is descended from her sister Aveline Fitzjohn, of Ulster.

This is true, but I am also descended from Aveline, which makes Jill Marie Jiordano and I both 20th AND 19th cousins.

In this day and age one would think the technology would be available to list ALL cousin relationships when seeking them, and accurately.  I guess we're just not there yet, or is Geni's software simply second rate?

 

 

https://www.geni.com/people/Aveline-Fitzjohn-of-Ulster/6000000006906805399?through=6000000011427074147

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  Geni Support Team March 19, 2024 17:24

  Hi Amy, Geni will calculate the closest blood and in-law path to you/focus person, if either can be found. Otherwise, you may be seeing the one which was cached or calculated first.

  Paths can be refreshed one week after the initial path is found. I have manually refreshed the path between you and Jill Marie Jiordano and she is now appearing as your 14th cousin once removed.

  Note that relationship paths take quite a bit of work. It is not as simple as you may think to show all paths.

  Also, please keep in mind that pending merges and recent merges can also prevent the closest relationship from calculating. If changes have been made to the tree and you would like to recalculate the relationship path sooner, you may contact a curator to refresh the path.

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  Amy Anderson March 19, 2024 17:39

  Thank you for your response.  My question now is, "Why can't we refresh the path ourselves--why do we need a curator?"

   

  Thanks...

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  Geni Support Team March 19, 2024 17:51

  You can refresh the path yourself after a week, but if you want to do it sooner, you can ask a curator for help. This is for performance reasons as relationship path searches take up a lot of resources.