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Max, I for one would like to say a HUGE THANK YOU for all the time and effort that you have put into doing FREE look-ups for everyone and wish you all the best for the future. SUE:-))))))

Max I hope you are feeling a bit more appreciated today with all the comments we are sending you, i too have done a look up for someone that got abusive over the results and it can really get you down, but 99% of the people on Gc are grateful for all you do, and will miss you if you don't pop in to say hi. Please re-consider. Wishing you all the best whatever you decide. Yvette

Although Max has never done any look ups for me I can appreciate how she feels and it is vey sad that someone who is prepared to give so generously of her time ,yes, and money because paying subscriptions and purchasing discs is not cheap,has been so shabbily treated by people who are just plain ignorant of what is involved when doing lookups.There are some people who come on this site asking for info who give only yhe sketchiest details of what they are looking for and then expecting a miracle. We are doing this as a hobby and it should be something to enjoy and share.I hope the person(s)responsible for Max's decision are thoughly ashamed of themselves. IS IT TIME TO HAVE A BLACKLIST of people who are not welcome on this site? Good on yer Max Mary

I too wish to add my thanks to Max, who's help was very much appreciated for without it I may never would have found my elusive Irish travellers who settled in the east end . Thank you Max Much happiness Debi

i would like to say thank you to max for all her help, and sorry to see her threads go, its a shame that a minority of rude impatient people spoil it for others!! best wishes tracy

Max, Thanks for everything you've done for me too - I really appreciate it. Hope you're still around to see these messages of support and that you'll accept our apologies on behalf of the few ignorant people who have upset you and stay on GC. Rick.x

Would like to add my thanks too... esp for my gift LOL Shelli

Max I had to add my bit. Please dont give up, on GC Records, you have too many friends,who will miss you.I think everyone on GC. know you, and the unendless help you have given.PLEASE say you will come back to us.. PLEASE PLEAASE. Joan

((((((MAX))))))) THANK YOU for all the help you have given me. For searching the registers at the FRC, for doing look up on censues. Thank you. Chloe

nice to see the perfect max getting some flak i made a tongue in cheek comment to some one else thretning to leave and max jumpted on me like a ton of bricks, accusing me of having no interest in family research, having spent £250 on birth/death marriage certs on one line alone, 20 census cds, ancestry subscription, downloaded all one familys name of bmd from 1837, spend 2 days a week at local studies libary, having done umpteen un advetised look ups for people,and like her do not advertise the sending of copyrighted images, as i said tongue in cheek before bye max. people like her think they own this sight.

Max I cannot believe the nasty people out there. You have been absolutely fantastic to me and have helped me tremendously as I am a newbie. Keep your chin up. Irene in NZ

Gary, Perhaps you should have gone when you suggested it, it would have saved everybody from having to read your bitter, self important message. Max has done everything that she can to help others both on and off this site. She does not go on about how much she has spent nor about the time and effort that she has put in. All she has quite reasonably expected in return is the common decency of a thank you. If you have nothing decent to say about people then perhaps you should keep it shut. TO EVERYONE ELSE. I APOLOGISE FOR MY OUTBURST. Sue

at the time i never answerd max and until now have never mentioned how much i have spent, and i bet theres a lot more like me that go about quietly doing look ups and suprisingly to me i have had six e mails privatly supporting my comments from people not brave enough to be so blunt, funny how we never realy no how much support we have. there are all ways many that will not voice there true opinions, so max might not be as popular as she thinks.

Gary, This is NOT a popularity contest!!!!!!! This is a matter of people having the common decency and good manners to respond to the efforts of someone that has looked something up for them and not returning the favour by Insulting them. Sue

Well Gary Before you complain about other peoples typing get your own right and spelling, some education you had!! Least of all in manners i can't see many G/C members wanting much info from you i certainly wouldn't. Go while the goings good.

sue how right you are the point i was trying to make was yes it is wrong to be rude but ok for max to be rude when it suited her.

Hi Sue. I have only just seen this thread,Max has done quite a few lookups for me and I agree with what you said about naming and shaming,if i knew who it was that had upset Max,there is no way that I would do lookup for them.I just hope that Max is reading all these comments and decides to carry on. John PS.your parish records for West Riding ,wouldn@t include Northowram nr.Halifax would they?.

Gary, If you look at the title of this thread and then read your response you may see why I saw red (one of the few times I must admit to having lost my temper!) I in no way condone rudeness in any way shape or form but having been on the receiving end of snide comments because I have been unable to come up with the info that people have wanted, I can fully understand Max's response. This thread was supposed to say Thank you to Max for all the hard work that she has done for others, it was not meant as a sounding block for personal opinions. The answer is simple If you do not want to Thank Max, then do not add!! Sue

LOL John!! I think you have the wrong Sue!! I have not mentioned anything about naming and shaming and I do not have any parish records for Yorkshire at all :-)) Sorry Sue:-)

I for one have never asked Max for a look-up, but I have asked others for one. I have not been able to move ahead yet in my family. it is not because the other people have not tried to help, but because they have not been able to find anything about my family. I do not blame them and have no animosity towards them, because they TRIED to help. Anyone not able to understand that and abusive towards the people who try, is sadly not needed on this sight. I hope that YOU leave!! Max, please stay.:-) Neil