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.•:*:•.Scouser*NANNA*Lyn.•:*:•.

.•:*:•.Scouser*NANNA*Lyn.•:*:•. Report 23 Sep 2007 23:14

... How do the first two threads on this board have a pin in them to keep them at the top? A very good idea me thinks but who put it there, GR or the posters?

I know curiosity killed the cat but I'm interested.

Lyn x

GlitterBaby

GlitterBaby Report 23 Sep 2007 23:21

I should think that GR did it otherwise everyone would be doing it to their own threads.


Maureen

Researching:
PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 23 Sep 2007 23:24

Lyn,


the pin (also known as a Stickie) is put there by GR.


Usually a Stickie is a thread put on by the site with necessary information, and often cannot be posted on by the members.


In this case, several members started a number of these "helpful" threads, and we kept nudging them up to the top. The rationale for starting them was that there are ALWAYS newbies asking the same questions over and over again.



After GR reorganised the boards in mid-August, one member asked GR if it would be possible to make stickies out of these help threads .............. and they put the pins in two of them.



Does that answer your question?



Sylvia

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

.•:*:•.Scouser*NANNA*Lyn.•:*:•.

.•:*:•.Scouser*NANNA*Lyn.•:*:•. Report 24 Sep 2007 17:55

Certainly does Sylvia and what a fab idea! Plenty of advice for newbies so well done GR for getting this thing right!

Lyn x