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Is it best to reply direct or on the board?

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SueS

SueS Report 28 Aug 2007 16:59

How does someone know that a Trying to Find post has been answered on this new look board?

The old format was really so much better...you clicked on the persons name, replied and they get a email from GR telling of the contact. Now we have this thread and I am about to respond to a June post but if I do it on the board, do I also have send a personal message like before?

I really, really don't like some of these changes!

Hannah

Hannah Report 28 Aug 2007 17:00

Maybe its best just to send a private message- then you know they wil get it.

Penny

Penny Report 28 Aug 2007 17:02

But on the other hand. if you say nothing on the thread, they may get the same infoa million times... sent by pm

Hannah

Hannah Report 28 Aug 2007 17:04

Thats true, maybe do both!
It should inform the person when they get a response to a thread.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 28 Aug 2007 17:07

I added a reply then though they might not come back to the thread so PMd to say i had added info to the thread.

its all abit to long winded now.

Shirley

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

MargaretM

MargaretM Report 28 Aug 2007 18:13

I'm so glad I'm not the only one wondering how to respond on the "trying to find" board.
Marg

Researching:
Great grandmother Dorothy Bean nee Abbott (1858-1908)

SueS

SueS Report 28 Aug 2007 20:43

We are agreed! In order for our fellow members to know their fellow members are responding and helping them, we have to duplicate everything! Are you listening GR Support?,

I looked at the Trying To Find board today and just couldn't be bothered opening up some of the posts to see the full message. I'm not so interested in the surname as the county/place because I have lots of experience researching Lancashire and the old format gave you a quick glance at the whole post.