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I've read your comments with interest.

I only joined Genes Reunited about a month ago so I have nothing to compare it to.
I must admit joining has been a test for me.

I have posted a number of requests for information and have been delighted with the help and assistance that I have received.
I thoroughly appreciate the effort that has been put forth by others, and the successes you have provided!

That said, I have been somewhat reluctant to ask for too much. I fear I'm taking valuable time from others.

Together you provide a wonderful resource!

Many thanks to all.

Murray

my threads have been VERY active! lol

as well as tracing my own family,i have,with a great deal of help from GR,(much appreciated!)put a family friend in contact with his fathers family.

he is 69 and never knew anything about his dad or dads' family,up until a few weeks ago.

those of you who help with the researching are doing a grand job!

i look in same places as you,but can't find out the things you do!! ;-)

I blame Gordon Brown - but then I blame him for everything - even the weather!!!

joking apart, it is so quiet - when we had all the search boards there was so much more to do - it's flat now and pretty boring - and I still can't access the dozens of new Hot Matches I seem to have!!!

I was only thinking the same, i know i only helped in a small way im not as good as you all are, but sometimes i managed to get there first mainly on military and 1911 census records, but everthing seems to be so slow on these sort of requests.

I dont know the reason why, i thought the "living relatives" may have had something to do with it, perhaps now they changed the set up things might change, i do hope so, i love seeing you all finding the info, it certainly improves my knowledge.

George

I'm another one who's very disappointed. Like Alviegal I usually just come on board to help others with look-ups but there's just no market for it anymore. Not much use for me to stay either.

Dea...I couldn't agree with you more but I would suggest interest in Family History/Genealogy has perhaps peaked and is now on a downward trend...When I first began very few people were interested and those that were wanted more than just names on paper then suddenly everyone seemed to want to " find their roots"...but by and large without the cost involved and the time and effort needed. Just take a look at all your posts and how many of them have followed through ...very few I imagine...
I admit I noticed a big drop in requests following the change to the boards ...but possibly that was pure coincidence....
I let my membership lapse and have only just renewed it...Big mistake..!!
I should have ignored a post (Victoria) answered by yourself but couldn't resist the challenge....

The boards always seem to be quieter at this time of year due I expect to warmer weather (In the UK), more daylight hours, the start of the holiday season, no genealogy programmes such as WDYTYA on the box ect.

However the boards are very much quieter than usual even for the time of year. I would attribute this to several factors. The amalgamation of several boards into one. The introduction of the Living Relatives board with its initial "No board replies" (Now changed). Technical problems on the site will not have helped and may have discouraged or indeed have prevented some people from posting. All of these may be responsible.

Being retired means that I have quite a lot of free time on my hands so like you Dea, I used to like to get stuck into some of enquiries that I saw on the boards. Doing so kept my brain nimble and enabled me to hone my own research skills as well as hopefully helping someone advance their family tree.

I really don't think that is the case Liz but I am at a loss to see what the problem is!!

Dea x

I have no idea Dea but was wondering the same.

It's really quiet and I must admit the only reason I come on the boards is to help with lookups.

However if no-one needs any help I can see no reason to stay with the site which would be a shame as I do enjoy it.

The board is simpler so, in theory, should be a lot busier. Perhaps everyone is just getting more adept at doing their own lookups.

Liz

I have tried to analyse it but it doesn't make sense.

O.K. - the new board was introduced for 'living relatives' but that should only have taken a small percentage of the posts away!

The three boards were combined - Records Office, Tips and Trying to find. - that at first meant that there were lots more people on the same board doing look-ups etc so some of us got 'left behind'.

BUT, then suddenly there were hardly any queries for any of us to look into.

I don't understand what has happened,???

Can anyone throw any light on the problem?

Dea x

Yes MC - That's when it all started to go downhill but I don't understand why !!!

Dea Xxx

Heaven knows Dea! I don't think things have been the same since the "starry" helpers fiasco.

Just wondered..............

Not so long ago this board used to be SO busy - you could get around 5 messages posted per minute.

Now, you can get 5 - 10 messages per hour !!

I do not understand why it has changed SO much.

Basically, the site has improved a lot but it seems to have lost 'something' ??

What is it that has changed??

Dea x