General Chat

no I disagree Chrissie.

I pay subs to *chat* on here...so I consider that I can chat to friends or newbies alike...you pays your money you take your choices.

Facebook doesn't come into it.

If you have a look back at threads where people have introduced themselves as newbies you'll see just how welcoming this board can be !!! x

that's what I mean ... maybe the 'chat' board at the Genes Reunited site isn't really the place for people to talk _only_ with their friends who know them well ... that is what Facebook is for :-)

I'm of the opinion that rigid rules about where or where not to post are more intimidating to a newbie than anything else.

That's why I would prefer a more laid back approach to all boards.

It's supposed to be a fun past time after all...not an after school detention :-D

Chrissie I usually put queries on research boards, as i did when i started before ever finding the general/chat board...but because they have become friends i know there are people on this board that may be a better help to me in certain circumstances, because they may have local knowledge for example, or I happen to know they have access to a particular set of records, or experience in a particular area of genealogy.

It's like most 'problems' one has, perhaps the person you feel most comfortable asking in the first instance is not the 'expert' but ones 'friend?

There have been a few 'introductions' threads in times gone by, though they have got very big and eventually self-combusted or something, either way they disappeared, but they were very successful. We should have another one, it might help ease some of the newbies in, at least give them somewhere to make that first post.

Ah.....but wouldn't that then become a clique?

Chrissie, I am at a stage in my research where I generally need someone to trawl newspapers (Susan with #s) does that for me as she has full editorial rights to my main tree. Other members have the most personal information that helps them to help me and that I wouldn't want posted on a public site.

I don't have many general search questions left.

I can see your point however for newbies.

Thing is Chrissie, as I said on (was it this thread or another one), I have asked for help on the 'correct' boards in the past, and first off I got a lot of help almost instantly, and friendly help too, but as time went on, I found those boards to be somewhat less friendly than they used to be. I remember a few times the regular helpers would argue amongst themselves about who found what first! :-) So in the end, I found it more user friendly to just post a general help question on chat, although something that required more documentary search would still be placed on the help boards, if I had needed to.

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but on second thought that kind of thread would get very big and intimidating, wouldn' t it ? :-)

maybe a sticked thread with no replies that just said 'come on in the water's fine' and invites newbies to join in a thread or start their own thread to introduce themselves ?

supercrutch I was also thinking that, a meet and greet thread that could be kept in a top position ... or maybe even stickied ?

and you see from what I have read on Susan ( numbers ) thread there really are people who only want to talk with their friends on 'chat' ..... if they have a family history question they want their friends to help them, they don' t want to go to the 'help' boards and ask all the members there for help .... maybe the best place would be Facebook ? :-)

Perhaps we need another introduction thread (or re-introduction) :-D

yes that is exactly what I was getting at Teresa !

they _shouldn' t_ feel nervous about posting on "chat'

but if it _looks_ cliquey when they look ........

.......... then they will feel nervous ...........

I feel a chicken and egg dinner coming on :-)

Sorry Chrissie, was busy on another thread or three :-D

I didn't mean anything sinister by it, all I meant was, if newbies don't feel so welcome then maybe it's time we did soemthing about it. Though it's difficult to involve someone when they haven't posted,

didnt mean any of you lot when i said that lol. :-D

yes we need new people,people with a sense of humour would be nice :-D :-D

Oi, you ,Foggy you ,,,,,,,,,am confused,,,surely you mean
Hello YOUNG kay how are you am fine thanks top of world.,,,,,,not Muffley....... :-P

Evening young Muffy,

Hello Kay, I am fine thanks, and you.?

Evening all.....

As you know I havent posted for a while, nearly a year infact, but during that time, I have used FB GR page alot, I hardly knew any of the people, but I just joined in, I personnally always try to acknoowledge newbies if they post on the same thread as I, there are people whom tend to post on their friends threads as I do we all do I s'pose,.....so hello Chrisiex and Daisey I dont think we have met before. :-D

Chrissiex, I wouldn't wonder what anything means on here...LOL
Just have a laugh, most of them here are bonkers. :-D