For tracing male descendants and female descendants, I recommend HistoryLink: http://historylink.herokuapp.com/graph - change focus to the one you want to trace descendants of, change "ancestors" to "descendants", and "All" to "Y-DNA or "mtDNA".
Then nice thing with a site with an API like Geni's is that you don't have to wait for Geni to implement everything you want.
(path search is probably hard to do through the API, though)
I am also experiencing issues with the relationship finder. I've found that on several occasions it shows a convoluted path when a much simpler one is available.
For example, my aunt's niece:
http://www.geni.com/path/Shoba-Batheja+is+related+to+Sabita-Ghura?f...
-or-
https://www.dropbox.com/s/zfvuxn5c7ba530u/sabita.png?dl=0
Now, you'd think her daughter would follow the same path, being my aunt's great niece but it is not so. Instead, she is shown as a relation to *another* aunt of mine (these aunts are sisters-in-law) in a very convoluted way (cousin thrice removed)
https://www.dropbox.com/s/d40ziciyvqpihb8/tanisha.png?dl=0
Walking the path did nothing to change it. It would be wonderful if Geni could implement a multi-relationship calculator, allowing you to see all the possible ways you are connected and perhaps choose the closest two to display.
These are all good ideas but this isn't the place for them that's what the suggest a idea place http://help.geni.com/forums/337264-community-help thanks.
http://www.geni.com/merge/compare/6000000006732982289?to=6000000024...
Could any of you complete this? It says page not found
I think somebody needs to run the Zombie Killer routine on Mihkel Runthal (kutsar) - Zombie(?) parents and other relatives here & there.
If that doesn't do it, it's time for a Help Ticket.
I am trying to remove my ex husband from my tree as we were only married a short time and we have no children so there is no longer any connection. I have deleted as much information as possible about him but it won't let me remove the connection and split my tree. Can you please do this for me? My profile is Stacey Koren Martin
I hope I'm in the right place, otherwise please forgive me...
I need assistance regarding Anna Elizabeth Maria Johanna Joubert. When I created the profile a few years back, I assigned parents ( Josua Stephanus Joubert and Anna Susanna Pepler ) based on impartial and faulty family information and guesses.
I have now found out from published sources that the actual parents are Daniel Hermanus Joubert, b8c1d8e1f2 and Magdalena Elizabeth Joubert, b8c4d5e6. I attempted to correct the tree by a merge, but find myself unable to assign the right parents, as it would split the tree. Could someone with the right permissions fix this mess? That would be very helpful. If you need any more information or actions from me, please let me know.
Jacob Jockel Hirsch Benedikt Strauss
Jakob Hirsch Strauss and wife Sprinz Adler have the same datas than
his son Jakob Jockel Hirsch Strauss.and gis wife.
Can you please delete the parents?
The profile Thomas Olai Thomassen has been merged by mistake, ending up with two sets of parents. Any help to solve this is appreciated! :)
I did what you suggested but I am getting some concerns one of his sons is Joseph Straus born 1775 meaning his dad was 8 years old.