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A HUGE THANK YOU TO MAX...........

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Teresa In Canada

Teresa In Canada Report 13 May 2004 03:32

Hi Max: Please reconsider your decision. There are many, many people on this site who appreciate every single lookup and piece of advice that you give. I for one know that you give help far more than you ask for it. Your smiley faces at the end of each message cheer me up! GC needs your wisdom and friendly answers. Teresa

Chrissy

Chrissy Report 13 May 2004 03:16

Sorry Sue i did make a mistake and have corrected my message.

Buggy21

Buggy21 Report 13 May 2004 01:34

Hi Max, Sorry to see you go........ PLEASE won't you reconsider? Thank you for all your time and effort you have put into helping us with look ups and advice. I wish you every happiness for the future!!! Be Happy! Regards Angie.

Paul

Paul Report 13 May 2004 01:27

While this may not be in line with the thread's purpose, I feel I have to say something. I have the feeling that the incident Gary is writing about (in broken English) may be where I was having a massive problem with spam. All of the messages including one by Max, bar one (and I wonder where that one came from???) helped me to find a way round the problem. They came both from the board and direct, and I was extremely appreciative of them. I enjoy TRYING to help, and have also received help in trying to track down those elusive links. And there are a lot more out there who have done far more to further family research via these boards. And how much have I spent, or have those people spent?? Whose business is it but mine or theirs, I am not going to broadcast how much it has cost me, and I am pretty sure that the greater majority feel the same way. Max has tried to help people, and does not deserve snide comments in the public domain. Let her be who she is, someone who tries to help others if she can, and is quite entitled to express her views if required. You most certainly have support Max. Paul

A. Neil

A. Neil Report 13 May 2004 01:05

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

Susanne

Susanne Report 13 May 2004 00:43

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:-)

Susanne

Susanne Report 13 May 2004 00:39

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

John

John Report 13 May 2004 00:34

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

Gary Report 13 May 2004 00:25

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.

Chrissy

Chrissy Report 12 May 2004 23:45

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.

Susanne

Susanne Report 12 May 2004 23:30

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

Gary

Gary Report 12 May 2004 23:22

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.

Susanne

Susanne Report 12 May 2004 22:23

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

Irene

Irene Report 12 May 2004 22:20

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

Gary Report 12 May 2004 22:08

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.

McDitzy

McDitzy Report 12 May 2004 19:19

((((((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

shropgirl

shropgirl Report 12 May 2004 15:06

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

Shelli4

Shelli4 Report 12 May 2004 13:59

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

Rick

Rick Report 12 May 2004 13:38

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

Clitheroelass

Clitheroelass Report 12 May 2004 13:26

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