Good Historians are very particular about the accuracy of their findings. Accurate results provide legitimacy to one's findings. I believe that all Genealogists share the same sentiment.
Geni is using an automated place name input system (apparently related to Google) that does not add accurate data to our profiles. I.e if you input "Uitenhage, South Africa" it will input "Uitenhage, Port Elizabeth ......". Such a place does not exist. There is no Uitenhage in Port Elizabeth. A similar situation occurs when one inputs place names for other major cities. I.e. when you input "Port Elizabeth", it will default to "Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth .......", which is incorrect.
When the viewer looks at a profile that states that a person was born in Port Elizabeth, Port Elizabeth ......, it most certainly creates the perception that, whoever was responsible for the data input, could not care less about data accuracy. The general consensus is that we must do a manual correction, which I, and most others do.
The question is why one must make manual corrections with an automated system. Why can the system not allow us to make the correction once, and in future it will be available as the correct data. There is no reason why the data must be corrected EVERY TIME you encounter the problem. Valuable collective time will be saved which can be spent on research, and higher productivity.
Please provide input about how you feel, and suggestions that can be presented to Geni.
