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if you dont respond to the advice/answers members give you.
To put it politely, I'm fed up with those who dont appear to return to their threads.

I have to agree, Alan. But there may be a reason for not giving an immediate reply. I.e work or family obligations, maybe someone uses a computer in a library.

But to not reply at all is bad manners.

Gail

seems that new members who post don't know how to find their threads again

typical one I came across last week was a guy who asked for help to start his family tree - lots of people put information up for him but he never came back. I sent him a message telling him there was information on his thread and he asked me what I was talking about!!!! I told him and that was the last I heard - he never returned to the thread even though I kept pushing it to the top of the board so he could find it

I did explain how in graphic detail!!!

how right you are!!! it is the members who give the advice not GR

Many of the people who fail to acknowledge the help they have been given are well-established members. You only have to look at their membership numbers to see this...............

They might be well established members, but might be new to the boards.

It is bad manners not to say thankyou, espically if someones PM'd you to point you in the right direction.

The whole not being emailed when a thread is updated is irratating though, and if you are used to forums that do then you probably think no ones responded.

I do though think a lot of people asking for help make things hard for themselves with the titles they give their threads, or posting mulitpul threads on the same thing, I haven't asked for help yet but if I do so the title will be the persons name then I can find it again using the search facility.

Genes do need to get there act together though, these boards could be organised a lot better.

I do think in some cases the information appears quiet rapidly, meaning some people requesting help may not appreciate the cost in time and or money it takes to find this info.

Thanks for all your input..................problem is that the "offenders" will not read this and just post their own enquiry.

But also if some have this board set up through their Surname summary that way you don't see the board like how we are looking at it now

IE: as a threaded board

I do hope that makes sense lol

I've lost count of the number of people I've tried to help because they can't find their thread again. I contacted GR a few weeks ago and they admitted they hadn't put any info up regarding this problem and said they would do something about it. I haven't looked to see if they have done anything yet but I doubt it.

It isn't always bad manners, just sheer ignorance of how the system works unfortunately.

ps. I feel sorry for most of them because they don't realise that they are missing out on info which may be important to them.

And......I've even thought of copying and pasting all the messages I get re 'not knowing what to do' on to GR. They'd love me if I did that!!!

had some really funny correspondence with a member called Jim this morning - he could not find his thread and in the end after telling how to do so I threatened to find out where he lived and throttle him!!! He found it and told me he would hiding from now on in case I do find him!!!!

A nudge for the night shift

Hi there Sharon - on which board did you post your request and I'll take a look

Ann

just found it and nudged it up for you - there is quite a bit of information on it from what I can see

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Another nudge for "Night Shift"

I have had a lot of thanks via private messages and sometimes several weeks after the postings. It seems there are some people who do not spend every spare minute on their trees like I do. I can't help it. It is an addiction.
Christine

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