Genealogy Chat

I know its frustrating when you don't get replys i have sent loads of messages, all i can say is don't stop using the message boards or e mailing, some come good the ones that reply to say sorry no contact i always send a reply of thankyou for replying. but i have had 3 successful contacts and we have access to each others trees, and one although we haven,t yet got a concrete connection is in australia and he sent me some info from the war graves site as he thought it might relate to me, so dont ever give up its also there loss because your tree may be more advanced and connected.

Ive just checked my contacts list and found someone had contacted me, but I hadnt had an e-mail. So i will make a point of checking my contacts whenever im on line. It makes sense if your not getting all your e-mails. Freda

ive sent emails to hundreds of people and, they rarely reply, also, i think it would be good if people did share their trees more, ive let a lot of people see mine but, only 2 have allowed me -sometimes there might be a connection in your tree that is not necasarily the person you were originally iterested in. if people shared more we might get the information we need a lot quicker!

Lita, Try mailing again?? I found two folks on my contact list today who mailed me on 22 March - their mails never reached me (have tried to mail them today, hope they get through Jeanette and Gaynor!!) - I reply to all mails - even if it's only to say sorry no link. Guess there's always the possibility that your folks did reply but that their mail didn't reach you - the new spam filters used by ISP's are blocking a lot of mail. Forwarded a mail from my (not cold) mail account to my main account today - and that hasn't got through - and I know I sent that!!!! Good luck!!

Hi Lita, Since I joined this site over a year ago I've had problems with contacts. On occasions someone had sent me a mail, but it hadn't arrived in my inbox, and I only realised they'd mailed me when I looked at my contacts list (which I didn't do very often). A recent thread on this subject suggested that mails might end up in the junk box, so I took a look at mine and there were three mails from GC in there......yet other GC mails had arrived safely in my inbox. Also these three mails were NOT showing up on my contact list, which is strange to say the least. As my junk mail gets deleted automatically, I wonder how many other mails I've had that I've never known about. As it was set on 'high' I've had to reset it to low, just to make sure I get them all correctly, which is a pain because now I get a whole load of junk mail too! I've sent people mail and not had an answer, but now I'm assuming that the majority of people may well have the same problems as I've had and maybe that's why I don't always get an answer. So many people have complained about this problem that I think it's about time GC took notice and sorted it all out once and for all. Best wishes, Carole

Hi everyone Not everyone is as interested as us in family history. They may have put their tree on but then don't visit the site for sometime. But most people do reply even if its a thank you. So just put it down to bad manners or they are just not interested. Its their lose. But don't stop you might just miss the one that will help you in your quest. I use other sites as well, sometimes I don't have anything and others like last week, someone or should I say 3 people replied that weekend, 1 day my message was on that site about our new found family. I find I have to reply straight away or I forget, not found a system yet which will remind me. Irene

Hi Lita I Quite agree with you, but it's not only names I have rarely got answers from message boards,I am using them less and less Trish

I would agree with Lita,and think it should be made an obligation,when joining GC,that you should at least acknowledge all contacts. Regards William Russell Jones Cefn Mawr Wrexham.

Hi Deb i had a e-mail to say i had sent it, sorry maybe i am jumping the gun but i have sent loads and so many dont get back to me, it only takes a while to return a email .Take care Lita

Why do people put their names of rellies on if they are not going to reply to e-mails? i have just gone into my contacts and this is what i have found .The link to this contact is no longer available as the other member has removed this contact from their list. They just waste my time.