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The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

Welcome to the Genes Reunited community boards!

The Genes Reunited community is made up of millions of people with similar interests. Discover your family history and make life long friends along the way.
You will find a close knit but welcoming group of keen genealogists all prepared to offer advice and help to new members.
And it's not all serious business. The boards are often a place to relax and be entertained by all kinds of subjects.
The Genes community will go out of their way to help you, so don’t be shy about asking for help.

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Member Since: October 2003 Posts: 6,033 Send Message	Huia	Report	13 Feb 2009 18:00
	Before the latest changes took place I never had to click on 'Add'. I used to just type in the box which was below all the threads, then clicked on Submit. It worked for me. But now I have to click on Reply up the top before the box appears for me to type in. Not half as quick and easy, although I dont think I could scrolll up and down replies to remind myself who said what. Huia.
	Researching: Avatar: Red poppy holding a yellow poppy.
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 492 Send Message	Christine	Report	13 Feb 2009 17:14
	Sylvia I should be more cynical shouldn't I ! That hadn't even occurred to me - you would think an organisation that big would be able to take a few knocks and even turn them to their own advantage (a bit like several restaurants opening close together). I would have thought that the number of people who obviously use the site (proved by these message boards) would reassure them!
	Researching: Hill, Jewell - Cornwall. Langley-Shropshire,Cole, Neate -Wiltshire,Lott, Ewell- Kent.Punter, Gadd, Wapshott, White, Weston - Surrey. To say nothing of the other half's family!
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	12 Feb 2009 19:22
	Cathi Glad you've found Home!! 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.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	12 Feb 2009 19:22
	Christine it can take DAYS for a posting to appear on the Success board and the weekend is particularly bad .... they are supposed to be vetted first, and the people at GR work office hours. Monday to Friday 8 am to 5 pm, UK time! If you notice, you rarely see only one new post on that board, there's usually 3 or 4 at a time, very occasionally more. Why do they vet them??? Apparently to make sure that you are mentioning ONLY successes that have happened through GR and not through any other site, and that you are not posting anything other than a success story. All the other boards post messages as soon as you click Submit (unless you yourself have sent it into the ether, as I have done by accident!) 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.
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 897 Send Message	Blue1	Report	12 Feb 2009 13:34
	reply to Sylvia in Canada about the home key, thanks,i must be going blind,i just found it Cathie
	Researching: Urquhart/Geddes/Plackett/Comer/Lock/Chandler.Aberdeenshire/London/Devon
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 10 Send Message	Leone	Report	12 Feb 2009 11:50
Member Since: November 2004 Posts: 10 Send Message	Im so glad you posted this message Alan as I just tried to add a message with no joy. I hadnt even noticed there was a reply at the top till I read Neils post .... thanks Neil Lee
Member Since: May 2008 Posts: 492 Send Message	Christine	Report	12 Feb 2009 11:19
	There is a problem. At the weekend I posted an item on the Success Stories board. Several hours later it had not appeared (in fact there had been nothing new on there for several hours) and I reported it to GR. They emailed me next day to say that they had fixed it, but if it can happen on one board, why not others?.
	Researching: Hill, Jewell - Cornwall. Langley-Shropshire,Cole, Neate -Wiltshire,Lott, Ewell- Kent.Punter, Gadd, Wapshott, White, Weston - Surrey. To say nothing of the other half's family!
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	12 Feb 2009 03:33
	Catherine on my desktop keyboard, the Home button is above the Delete key, and is between the letters and the numbers 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.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	ChristineinPortugal	Report	11 Feb 2009 12:26
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	Catherine, On my laptop the home key is above the page up key. Christine
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 897 Send Message	Blue1	Report	11 Feb 2009 11:10
	I can't find a button marked home on my keyboard Cathie
	Researching: Urquhart/Geddes/Plackett/Comer/Lock/Chandler.Aberdeenshire/London/Devon
Member Since: June 2006 Posts: 897 Send Message	Blue1	Report	11 Feb 2009 11:08
	My add button stopped working when they updated,i use firefox as well. It's annoying having to go up to the top of the page to reply especially if it's a popular post Cathie
	Researching: Urquhart/Geddes/Plackett/Comer/Lock/Chandler.Aberdeenshire/London/Devon
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 1,190 Send Message	Alan	Report	11 Feb 2009 09:00
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 1,190 Send Message	To-day, the reply button works! I have no idea what was wrong but thank you all for trying to help.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	ChristineinPortugal	Report	11 Feb 2009 06:19
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	If clicking on add doesn't take you to the top of the page (as mine doesn't) there is no need to scroll, just press the button marked "home" on your keyboard and that will take you to the top. Christine
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	11 Feb 2009 03:38
	clicking on ADD never works for me either ..... so I continue to scroll up, every time! 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.
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	10 Feb 2009 22:51
	Berona, You do not have to use ADD it is just a quick way of getting to the top of the page where you can get access to the reply button instead of having to scroll to the top Roy
Member Since: December 2004 Posts: 9,259 Send Message	Porkie_Pie	Report	10 Feb 2009 22:41
	The add button is designed the same as page up button on your key board, you clickon it and it takes you to the top of the page so you can clickon the reply button to reply/add to the thread, this way it stops you having to scroll up to the top of the page to add/reply to the thread Roy
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	10 Feb 2009 22:29
	Alan In that case, contact GR ...... scroll down to the black line just below all the message boxes, and click on Contact Us. 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.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,062 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	10 Feb 2009 22:10
	The ADD button at the bottom of every post has not worked since they re-did the site late last year! You have to scroll up to the top and click on REPLY ....... then it works beautifully!!! 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.
Member Since: June 2005 Posts: 3,379 Send Message	George_of_Westbury	Report	10 Feb 2009 20:32
	This happened when the new layout started, the "ADD" button when pressed so if you are at the bottom of the page it takes you to the top of the page where the reply button shows. does nothing else
	Researching: My avatar is that of my Dad and shipmates, taken onboard HMS Blanche in 1938, place unknown From left to right, my Dad,Sidney Mellor and Sidney Bateman.
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	ChristineinPortugal	Report	10 Feb 2009 20:01
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 5,276 Send Message	I also have to use the reply box as add doesn't work and I'm using IE so it's not just a firefox problem. Christine

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