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PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 3 Apr 2011 19:01

nnn

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 3 Apr 2011 02:00

"Sorry I didn't come back last week after I posted, I had to give the kids their lunch." (Yes, I've seen that.)

Hmm. I might have considered posting here *after* giving the kids their lunch ... and looking back less than a week later in any event ...

;)

But again, it's the unbreakable circle: nobody famliarizes themself with the board before posting (e.g. by simply reading a few threads) ... largely because all newbies are reading "surname boards" with old unanswered posts on them ... and the only way to get somebody's attention with helpful advice like this is *after* they have posted ... and run ...

Researching:
Please use the "ADD YOUR REPLY" box below to reply. Please DO NOT click "Send Message" and send a private message (unless info is about living people or otherwise sensitive). THANKS!

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 3 Apr 2011 00:23

Rita


we don't expect people to take the advice as literally as that


Most questions will be asked within the first 30 minutes ........... indeed, often within the first 30 seconds!

Surely it is not too much to ask that someone check back to their request every few minutes for 30 minutes or so?



I've seen requests posted and the poster has added "have to go out now", or "I'm just posting this before I go to bed"


and, yes, I've had an urgent question to ask them before I could even start on the search!




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.

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 2 Apr 2011 23:50

Thank you for your message Rita. x

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 2 Apr 2011 20:47

nnn

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 2 Apr 2011 09:42

nnn

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

JaneyCanuck

JaneyCanuck Report 1 Apr 2011 16:02

New posters don't see these posts.

New posters are reading their "surname boards" as the management's emails direct them to do. (And now, after they post,, and click on "Trying to find" again, they are returned to the same surname board. Caught in an endless loop with no idea that there is a way out, or where "out" is: the full TTF board.)

These advice posts do not appear on surname boards.

Not even the management's pinned "how to use" post appears on surname boards.

A few months ago, the new management adopted my suggestion of presenting instructions *in your face* when you click to start a thread on Trying to Find. Those instructions include the advice to stay around and check for replies and answer questions, etc. (Also: don't post more than once about the same person/family ... give all the info you have ... hahaha.)

If people aren't going to read what is in their face when they first post, it's pretty hopeless.

Many people, looking at a "surname board", see nothing but years-old, never-answered messages. (Until 4 or 5 years ago, there were no threads; the only way to reply was by PM.)

They think this site is essentially a bulletin board. They think that some day, a related person will see their message and send a PM. (Of course, by then they will have changed their email address and they won't get the notice anyway ...)

None of these "Please do this" "Please do that" advice posts on TTF or other boards has an iota of effect on new users.

Researching:
Please use the "ADD YOUR REPLY" box below to reply. Please DO NOT click "Send Message" and send a private message (unless info is about living people or otherwise sensitive). THANKS!

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 Apr 2011 14:56

nnn

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 Apr 2011 10:42

nnn

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 1 Apr 2011 08:50

I would like to say that i suggested you use full caps so that it is more noticeable to other members...........but actually, i suggested it so that its easier for ME to find!! lol

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 1 Apr 2011 05:24

nnn

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.

Braken

Braken Report 31 Mar 2011 21:17

Thanks for your advice PricklyHolly done so

Researching:
Stockton-on-tees North Yorkshire Durham & North East

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 31 Mar 2011 13:06

Full caps needed here i think!

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

Braken

Braken Report 30 Mar 2011 18:51

Thank you pleased you aggree nothing worse than asking a question and waiting hours for an answer especially when trying to help someone

Researching:
Stockton-on-tees North Yorkshire Durham & North East

rootgatherer

rootgatherer Report 30 Mar 2011 15:55

Good advice Carol.

Researching:

PricklyHolly

PricklyHolly Report 30 Mar 2011 10:49

nnn

Researching:
"If I don't see you through the week.........I will see you through the window". :o))

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 30 Mar 2011 04:39

nnn

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.

AmazingGrace08

AmazingGrace08 Report 30 Mar 2011 00:29

And overnight depending on where people live!

Ingrid in Oz

Ingrid in Oz Report 29 Mar 2011 21:55

Answers can come in very quickly.

Braken

Braken Report 29 Mar 2011 16:42

If you are posting a trying to find post can you please stay online to answer questions from people trying to help you look for your relly's Thanks

Researching:
Stockton-on-tees North Yorkshire Durham & North East

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