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Thank you Arthur for your comments.

Thank you Susan, I can add smilies at the end of a post but not in the middle. Maybe it is because I am using my iPad as I think it works on the PC.

I agree with everything you say and think less reported threads would mean more people posting.

Wendy

Try clicking on tools then compatibility view ..that should give you back your emoticons.

Thank You for your comments,it just makes it for a better and friendlier Genes if we can just stop all this silly stuff going on.

suex :-D

Wendy

How could your post cause unpleasantness or upset.

Like you I have had help with my research from many people who assist on these boards - several brick walls have tumbled.

Unfortunately, there will always be people who see things differently - some are even malicious in their intent.

I hope Genes Reunited can use commonsense when looking at any reporting and not remove the threads unless a genuine concern has been notified.

Arthur

So far I have never reported a post but I have often been very near to it and always for the same reasons. I see no need for any member to be rude or condescending to other members, especially new and inexperienced members. Included in this are people who continually quote the T & C's and tell others in no uncertain terms what they can and cannot do. I am not surprised that membership is dropping. Some new members are put off ever posting again after comments made to them. I know this as fact after receiving pm's from people confirming this. Surely we all want the membership to stay up and for people to join in on the boards it all makes for more fun. We can't do much about the problems caused by GR and the new tree layout but we can be nice to each other and keep the boards going or am I just looking through rose tinted glasses. (Wanted to add a smiley face but my emotions aren't working.)

I have had lots of help with my research from the lovely people that assist on these boards and, I hope, that I have given a lot of help. Like a lot of others I love research, have many resources and subscriptions to help me and I have plenty of time that I want to fill. So why not help others who maybe can't afford the time or the money to do as much as they would like to do for themselves?

This post is not meant to cause any unpleasantness or upset, just saying what I feel.

Wendy

****Edit *** I am happy to delete this post if anyone feels it is not suitable for this thread.

Thanks for posting this Sue, hopefully it will clarify things for that small minority who feel it is their purpose in life to trawl through the threads ensuring that "The Rules" are adhered to.

If I might just add my thoughts - on the very few occasions when I have reported posts (and it should always be a last resort, a pm to the poster is more constructive) then I have always posted on the thread saying that I have done so and the reason why.

It's far more helpful to point out to the poster what the transgression is and offer constructive advice as to how they can rectify it.

Personally, I believe that when a thread is reported it should state who has done so and the option they selected for the reason.

If you don't have the integrity and courage of your convictions, then don't report.

Very true Gins.

suex

If nothing else Sue, we can keep this in My Threads and bring it back for anyone who is not sure of what we can and cant post

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Umm !

Anyone interested in what Genes has to say on this one !!

HI Gins

I just think it had got realy silly there reporting posts for just posting names of other sites.

Thanks for your support :-D

Sue

Hi Sue

I had the same response when I asked them the same question, so it seems to be confirmed

We can use the word ANCESTRY and FIND MY PAST and any other site name


Thanks for posting

:-D

There has been a lot of reporting of Threads in the last couple of months that

have not been necessary, a few of them have been for posting the names

Ancestry ...Find my past and the like in Threads...I think some members believe it

is against Genes Rules to mention these names but that is false.

After deciding to check with Genes this is there response


Thanks for your email

If a member is unnecessarily reporting posts we do monitor this. Anyone who is deliberately disrupting the boards by reporting posts unnecessarily is only putting their own registration at risk.

We do not mind if Ancestry and Find My Past are mentioned on the boards, but we do not allow discussions about them or details of subscriptions or offers. We also ask you not to compare them to Genes Reunited.

Kind Regards,


Alex S
Genes Reunited Support Team

I think this response from Genes puts an end to the argument...can we now please get on with doing what we love to do :-D