How about viewing descendants?

Yes, very possible - though different enough that it would require a bit of work to modify. So, I'll put it on the wish list. :)

Yes, please.

Can I add projects that are not my own?

Total Profiles (3131) Total Matches (1) Master Profiles (225)
Pending Merges (21) Parent Conflicts (7) Access Problems (0)

I don't have to find these conflicts and things do I? Have no idea where they are.

Ecseptional tool, and, the more projects, then the more results. :) Understanding more each day. Thanks

Private User, yes - you can add any project you'd like, though I'd avoid working group projects that have no historical relevance.

http://historylink.herokuapp.com/projects

You should be able to see the conflicts in the list. On the right hand side, instead of saying "Master Profile" or "xyz project", it should say "Parent Conflict" or "Pending Merge".

there is also some thing I would like a request on..
I have a person that has like 2000 descendants from a single branch..
would it be possible to say view this in branches of 50 to 100 make for less load time?

Private ... I'm not entirely clear what you are asking.

At the moment these HistoryLink tools don't really do anything with showing descendants of one ancestor (that is on the 'wish list' ...)

Are you referring to viewing the Geni Tree View? you can 'manage' the extent of the Geni Tree View with the "Preferences" located under the blue Preferences tab at the bottom of the Tree View. I find that +/- 1 to 3 generations from the current 'focus profile' is most often useful and relatively quick. There are lots of options for configuring the Tree View to your liking.

But all of those have nothing to do with the HistoryLink viewing tools.

Dan Cornett oh sorry yes I was getting the two confused history link and geni tree view .. and no i didn't know about that prefrences tool thanks will use it.. A bit sleep deprived today.. needs coffee.. i don't know if i told you but i'm a uncle now and my brothers kiddo had a rough nite so no sleep for me..

Thanks Jeff, I did not have them checked in options, have a lot more info this time.
When I did this a month or so ago Regent of Norway Sigurd Jonsson Stjerne is your 19th great uncle was my 19th G Grand Father, now he is an G uncle.
I will see if I can fix the things mentioned, or contact the profile managers.

Private User It's possible you're connected to him in multiple ways and it may have seen him first as your great uncle and then later as your great grandfather, at which point it might have updated (depending on the generation). If you select to only do direct ancestors, it should show up correctly.

Thanks, I have reported all conflicts to the managers of the profiles, with good results :) EXCELLENT Thanks

It must be Dan Cornett's birthday, because this wish has been granted! Descendants can now be viewed in the graph. :)

LOL ... not quite, but actually real close! Thanks, Jeff. I'm already finding it useful!

In the more 'historical' parts of the Tree, it helps to find erroneously-private/living profiles, too (by changing the focus person).

FYI: Jeff add the ability to restrict the Descendant search by gender (if you wish) ... where the intent is to find living descendants for DNA comparison. That 'constraint' makes the search faster (fewer profiles to investigate).

Note that the 'starting person' has to be of the desired gender (e.g.: for mtDNA, it starting person should be female.

Thanks Dan for letting everyone know. :)
I'll note that I just tweaked it, so it's no longer strictly by gender when running mtDNA. It now more accurately reflects who could be tested for mtDNA, which could be living males descendant from the maternal line, but not their children. No change to Y-DNA, since that only gets pass to the males.

It's helped us so much on the SA line, Jeff. You are a wizard!!