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The Ego

The Ego Report 29 Jul 2006 21:12

If you have a John Smith in your tree just remove the surname and replace it with jibberish......that way you wont get flooded with John Smiths from all round the world that happened to be born in the same year.

fraserbooks

fraserbooks Report 29 Jul 2006 21:48

It works just as well if you add a graphics character after the name.

Paul Barton, Special Agent

Paul Barton, Special Agent Report 29 Jul 2006 21:53

I simply put a full stop in front of the surname.

The Ego

The Ego Report 29 Jul 2006 21:57

mmm good one,so my supplement of 'commonest name ' in the box was a bit over the top then pmsl.

Denise

Denise Report 29 Jul 2006 22:02

Ive put zz after the surname. Will that work? Thanks Denise x