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Diane

Diane Report 10 Mar 2008 00:27

If you are new to the boards and have perhaps posted to a lookups thread, or started your own thread asking for help and then lost it...

You don't have to scroll the boards looking for it... on the left hand side, you may need to scroll down a little, you will see a light yellow box with Top Tips in it. The bottom option should be "my threads" and here will be all the threads you have created, or posted on.

They are usually in the order of the most recent response (which may not be yours)

Hope that helps some newbies who are losing their threads..!!!

Please could ppl keep this nudged up.. I don't know how to "sticky" it?!

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 10 Mar 2008 00:30

Diane


Good idea to post this


I think you have to contact the people at GR and ask them to sticky a thread ........ and probably giving them a reason why it should be stickied.


sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 10 Mar 2008 04:18

n

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

ChristineinPortugal

ChristineinPortugal Report 10 Mar 2008 09:05

n

Christine

Christine Report 10 Mar 2008 10:54

Thanks for that advice Christine

Christine

Christine Report 10 Mar 2008 11:09

not only did i lose my thread i nearly lost the will to live ha ha

val1963

val1963 Report 10 Mar 2008 19:43

n

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 11 Mar 2008 03:35

n

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

duchessofessex

duchessofessex Report 11 Mar 2008 07:32

nudge

Narelle

Narelle Report 11 Mar 2008 10:51

n

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 12 Mar 2008 00:38

Hi Shirley

a sticky is a thread that is pinned or stuck at the top of the board, and never moves. But it can only be done by the administrators of the site.

Nudge (or n) .... just means that we are all making sure that this thread stays at or near the top of the Records Office board.

ppl . usually means people

Thread is the name given to something like this .... thsi is a thread giving advice to newcomers.

Board is a place where there a number of threads ....... eg, Records Office, Tips and Trying to Find (often shortened to TTF) are all boards.


Anyone can start a thread on a topic .. asking for help in finding an ancestor for example ....... but only GR staff can start a new board.


sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

MrsBucketBouquet

MrsBucketBouquet Report 12 Mar 2008 00:43

Tracy/Shirley

A 'nudge' is when you want to keep the topic at the top of the board (so everyone can see it)

All members have to do is...'add reply' and type 'n' or 'nudge'

A sticky is something that only GR can create.
It keeps the thread at the top of the board (again....so everyone can find it)

ppl is (I think!) shorthand for 'people'

Researching:
Pool/Poole?Overs/Hovers/Hovard?Bucket/Bouquet? Thank goodness i havent got a Smiff!........yet

June

June Report 12 Mar 2008 09:51

thanks for the tip

Diane

Diane Report 12 Mar 2008 18:58

Tracey - we're always happy to help...especially if we get a "thankyou" !!

Diane

Diane Report 12 Mar 2008 18:58

and yes... ppl is "people" ... sorry!

Wendy

Wendy Report 13 Mar 2008 18:00

Hi Diane you just saved my life, i'm new to this and
ididn't have a clue what threads were. so
Thanks Wendy

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 13 Mar 2008 19:15

nudge

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

maxichall

maxichall Report 13 Mar 2008 19:39

Thanks for the advice I'm still farely new and any help with short cuts is appreciated.
max

Wishing

Wishing Report 13 Mar 2008 21:44

n

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 14 Mar 2008 00:20

n

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

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