Genealogy Chat

I really do miss some of the fun people on here like Lou and Joan and Jeanette and Chris and Laird.

Why where are they?

LOu, is (or was) poorly and rang Me the other day, so she is okay. (well sort of!) Laird and Christopher ...gone...but legends in their GR lifetime (think they should have been suspended not excomunicated for ever in fairness but there you go) Jess

Oh I am sorry, I didnt know Maz x

Jess, You are also a legend in your own lifetime too. A couple of weeks ago I met up with a distant relative of my husbands, who was found using this site, and we were talking about all the helpful people on GR, and your name was the first mentioned as being helpful. However we were both fascinated by your name on the boards. Any chance of you telling us what it means (even in a private message and I promise to tell no one except my distant relative). It's o.k.if you don't want to tell !!!! Kath. x

oh thank goodness, TC. I put something similar the other day but got scared and self-destructed it. I do not like the thought of anyone being removed. But the criteria for removal compared with suspension is beyond my comprehension, and there's too much selective deletion of poeple and posts. Wish we'd started a campagin to get them back. Is it too late? :-) Joy :(

PS there are some refugees in the threads of Lunar's leaving party and Grottingham Regis. Joy PPS there was a thread on the general board the other day asking what had happened to the experts - I said they had been removed - just been to look for the thread: gone!

Oh well, if you dont see my name for a while ............... Glad to hear Lou is ok, I shall have to mail her, not sure of her situation at the moment and didnt want to put on more pressure.

yep so sad, but in honor of there memory we made a special cocktail drink for them it is the ' shelamancer ' LOL :-)

Yes please, I'll have another one! Here's to em, gone but not forgotten.

Chris, Laird, other absent friends who should be here .... your good health, and may you return one day. :-) Joy

hi everyone What happened to them, where and why have they gone?? Cant be that bad surely. Marion

no, it wasn't that bad compared with actions by others. Joy

Hi TC I'm still around but keep coming and going due to terrible probs with my computer. It's off to the doctors again tomorrow so hopefully it will be sorted once and for all. We did have some fun on those 'naughty' threads didn't we! lol Jeanette x

Christine Joan - not sure Lou is aka Lancashire Lou/ Cat Baloo jess x

I'll drink to that, Meercat. Sardines ahoy!

to the absent friends - who should not be so ..........

a KimCocktail? :-)

Heather, Your message made me feel sad and guilty. I agree that the TIPS Board is not what is was. I have been really busy busy at work recently and was so fed up with all the aggro that I haven't been on the site much. It's very sad as this was a fun place and had a really nice mix of genealogy help and laughs, which we all need if this is a major hobby! Anyway, I guess that where I'm heading is that it's up to all of us to set the tone of the site. I've noticed that a few (like you, Joy, Nell and Jess - sorry if I've missed someone important!) are keeping up the good work but we should all get going again. It's a shame that there's been a dip but I'll try not to be so defeatist and try to join in more again. After all, it's OUR site and we should enjoy it! Well, at least until we get kicked off!!! Louise

another toast? ! :-)