So... I was already having a pretty lousy day when I logged into TribalPages and got another bombshell. They are going to be putting a 500 name limit on free sites.
Um. So. The Naroni site had 510. I did some pruning--namely, taking off anyone who wasn't connected to anyone sort of important--and am now down to... umm, 493. Yeaaaah. :S
Now, I understand why TribalPages has made this decision and--given how long they've been around and how much data they host--I can respect it and I don't bear them any ill will. But this is a bit inconvenient for me, because as well as TribalPages's interface works for what I'm doing... well, paid web accounts just aren't something I can be throwing money at right now.
So, while the family tree site will remain up for as long as there is internet, I will eventually have to "retire" it and stop updating it because I'm batty and I need way over 500 slots and I like to see all the connections so I can't just break it into a few family trees (and by "a few" we'd probably be talking about "a dozen" at this point). As of right now I am unaware of any comparable free family tree sites that would work well for a fictional story, so what I will probably end up doing is setting up another blog here, probably using a crude rip-off of Lothere's family tree format because hers are awesome and I already model the visuals after those ones anyway. If anyone can think of something better, though... well, I'm open to suggestions.
Anyway. This will probably be a lengthy process and I can't imagine the transition will go all that smoothly. But there's really nothing I can do other than adapt to the situation and I know you all understand that.
Thanks guys, and sorry about the inconvenience.
Um. So. The Naroni site had 510. I did some pruning--namely, taking off anyone who wasn't connected to anyone sort of important--and am now down to... umm, 493. Yeaaaah. :S
Now, I understand why TribalPages has made this decision and--given how long they've been around and how much data they host--I can respect it and I don't bear them any ill will. But this is a bit inconvenient for me, because as well as TribalPages's interface works for what I'm doing... well, paid web accounts just aren't something I can be throwing money at right now.
So, while the family tree site will remain up for as long as there is internet, I will eventually have to "retire" it and stop updating it because I'm batty and I need way over 500 slots and I like to see all the connections so I can't just break it into a few family trees (and by "a few" we'd probably be talking about "a dozen" at this point). As of right now I am unaware of any comparable free family tree sites that would work well for a fictional story, so what I will probably end up doing is setting up another blog here, probably using a crude rip-off of Lothere's family tree format because hers are awesome and I already model the visuals after those ones anyway. If anyone can think of something better, though... well, I'm open to suggestions.
Anyway. This will probably be a lengthy process and I can't imagine the transition will go all that smoothly. But there's really nothing I can do other than adapt to the situation and I know you all understand that.
Thanks guys, and sorry about the inconvenience.
you probably already looked at ancestry.com and i have no idea if they let you do a free thing but who knows?
ReplyDeleteI checked it out and while it looks like a great site, it looks like you only get two weeks free :(
DeleteThe problem with most online family tree sites is that they're built with the intention of connecting all the trees to make a huge, researchable database of real people (TribalPages probably is too, to a certain extent, but it a bit more open to different uses). A lot of them are run by governments and churches and academic associations, and something like the Naroni tree would just be a useless load on their servers, plus I don't really want to get involved with the politics there.
I might just have to merge the family trees with the character profiles. Or share a PowerPoint on Google Docs or something XD