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From: Lee Hoffman <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] WISHLST
Date: Fri, 01 Aug 2003 22:29:11 -0400
In-Reply-To: <1e4.e3f0675.2c5c6634@aol.com>


wrote:
>What I'm wondering is this...
>
>After 5.0 is finished there is going to be, according to Bob (I think), a
>wishlist "review" pf some sort or other.

My answers below are based on past observations and gleaned from statements
made by the staff of Wholly Genes including Bob Velke on this and other
public forums.

>Will the entire "wishlist" be posted and discussed?

No.

>Who will compose it- and how?

It is continuously composed by the staff of Wholly Genes solely for
in-house use. And the final decision on any one item is made by Bob Velke
based on many factors some of which we don't know. They include such
things as how many different users have requested the item, how easy an
item is to implement, how well it fits in with other items selected to be
implemented, etc.

>Can the archive be searched for the word "wish" and then the posts caagorized
>in some fashion?

If you are speaking of the TMG list Archives, yes. But all the items on
the "official" wish list do not come from TMG-L. They come from private
communications from users to Tech Support, as well as other TMG discussion
arenas.

>If so, how far back should the search go?

If you are doing the search, that is up to you. But to get as close to the
"official" list as possible, I would suggest going back as far as possible
including back to the days of the DOS program. Some of the items
implements in v5 cam from those days. But trying to figure out which items
will be included in any future upgrade will prove to be a very great
challenge. I and many other long time users are constantly being surprised
at some of the new items being selected.

For what its worth -

Lee Hoffman/KY
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A user of the best genealogy program, The Master Genealogist (TMG)

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