Genealogy Chat

Does this mean I'm the naughty one? I tried really, really hard you know, even using the word 'Tip' in the thread title. Are you telling me not everyone appreciates my tips? I'm heart broken, in fact I'm sobbing as we speak. I may have to go back to being serious from now on. Please forgive me everyone - and special apologies to all those that have wasted time 'messing around' putting nice things on their board names (hope you all didn't enjoy yourselves TOO much!!). Yours, Head hung awfully low Snowdrops PS: Ego, love the new name (sorry I know it's not a genealogy tip but just couldn't help myself)

Please accept my sincere apologies.....should that smoke be coming out of the back of the monitor???????

''I think this THREAD is beginning to lose it's.........'' Please fill in as you feel appropriate! Merry

I'm sure spitting coffee everywhere is also NOT ALLOWED on Tips ..... ! Merry

Wit and humour not allowed on Tips, Heather... OC

'LOL!! Ed would not approve of membership on credit! Merry' Pfffftt.....got coffee on my monitor when I read that Merry.....

Shall enjoy having you back Ego - miss your wit and humour :}

LOL!! Ed would not approve of membership on credit! Merry

Nope not at all.........my membership ran out about a month ago,and my card was overdrawn-anyhow,out of the blue,without asking-Ive got a £250 limit on the card,which meant I could renew.

Are you saying you were suspended??? If yes, then I'm changing my name to ''always the last to know'' Merry

back in the land of the living......quite frustrating watching threads where i can help,and ended up asking others to post for me,.......got board flapping about it cyberspace,but at least I was out of trouble lol.........Im up for a hardcore research thread today.....:~)

Carolanne The glory of this board is that usually there is someone who will know how to help you if you have Scottish, Irish, Italian, NZ or whatever roots. If you specify in your query which country's records you wish to search, then people can suggest websites, forums etc. Just ask.

Julie....that won't work!!!!!!!! Ed likes to nudge it back up from page 3152 every few weeks! (or how often he visits the site!) lol Merry

hiya'll, I have read the replies, and have come to a decision, If we stop replying to this thread (says she) then it will dissapear of the page, therefore enabling people who like to help, to help with tips etc... I too use this board as well as records, dont see the problem with light banter, as long as the job gets done, what's the problem??? Julie

Ed - don't read this next bit as it's OFF TOPIC! Hello TEHL......I was only wondering how you are about 5 minutes ago!!! Are you OK? Merry

Edwin, If you are making the occasional visit to the site,and not participating on a regular basis aswell as not sharing your tree with the site (which was developed by people on this site helping you) ,your comments are a bit rich. I , personally have about 5 threads that need to be nudged up for people to see the advice - this is a fast turnover board....so its hit and miss what you see at any given time,and remember,that page one is a mere drop in the ocean,there are literally hundreds of threads tucked away with good advice in the gr corridors. Having said all that I am not entirely convinced you are not just pushing peoples buttons for a bit of sport.....of the fishing variety. Chris

hi is this site only to find people in england and wales i am not sure plz help thanks heaps

Reading this board always cheers me up, and if it hadn't been for Snowdrop I may have found a couple more ancestors instead of messing about with symbols. MotherHen

My attitude has always been - The members on here (who pay for the privilege of being a member) offer FREE help and advice to other people. If you are ASKING for FREE help and advice, then you dont really have any right to dictate the manner in which this is presented to you. If you want everything to be done in a brisk and formal way, well, turn off your computer, go the the CRO or whatever, find the info yourself and then pay for it, even if its only 10p for a photocopy. I guarantee that you wont get any frivolous or off topic interaction with the staff for your 10p. OC

Why are you so bothered? If you don't like it, then don't come on the boards - nobody is forcing you to, and you cannot say that you can ONLY give tips on this board. Some threads help people, for example, Merry's thread on naming paterns, may not be seen as a TIP, but are very helpful in looking at trends and which names were common. Others such as the green cone threads are TIPS, they just aren't tips on famnily research.