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When the old threads are dug up this is posted at the top of the page....but obviously it is not read

These matches have been found on the Community Boards in member discussions. Please be aware that some of these discussions contain very old content, but it is always worth checking them as you may find something useful. To check the date the discussion was originally posted click on the title of the post you want to read in the 'Topic' column. You'll see the date the discussion was first posted in the right hand corner. If it was added more than a few years ago there is a chance that the original poster may not see your reply to their thread. We suggest you send the member a message instead by clicking on the 'send message' button. They'll receive a message from us letting them know you've been in touch and we'll let you know when they reply.

Something needs to be done about old threads whether they are found through discussions or by using the search facility.

I like the idea of a different colour but would members read as to why a different colour is being used. Not sure how that would work if colour blind.

Getting members to read anything on this site such as the T & C, message board guidelines etc is hard work so surely there must be a way of perhaps a warning message appearing alerting members to the date of the thread.

Perhaps the warning message could include info about contacting the poster ratther than adding to the thread etc

Ideas welcome

Perhaps while the GR team are having fun changing colours, they could change the colour of posts which are more than say, 6 months old, to draw attention to the fact that they are not current enquiries

It's due to the 'Discussion' facility on the front page wisechild.

Many members are being totally misled by that word which is why Reggie began this post.

When we had the old Surname board, I spent several years pm'ing new posters that they had replied to old threads but I don't do that anymore.

So.......new folk are posting and..............................................................?????


The words 'heads' - 'banging' - 'brickwalls' are springing to mind. I have a feeling those at GR don't understand and so won't alter the situation. :-(

Don´t know if it´s in any way connected to the changes to GR but there seems to have been a new wave of resurrected posts from years ago over the past week or so.

Please GR there must be a way of flagging old threads before a member posts on them.

A lookup thread that has not been used since 2007 has just been dragged up

Could do with some feedback from the Team as this is still causing a lot of old threads to be brought to life.

Must be a way of flagging very old threads

It's a shame they don't do something about this problem. So many new folk are adding to old threads and so few of them come back to see the advice left for them.

I have stopped notifying new folk about this because I can see that it's getting out of hand.


:-(

Obviously not :-P

Have the Team take this on board for when they do any changes to the site

:-|

Needs GR to look at this thread and take on board the points and concerns raised by the members

You have said you want to attract people to using the boards but people will be put off using the site at all when the error occurs when clicking on a board / a thread / a post / the home page / messages / the tree.
The number of errors appearing today, and yesterday evening, are appalling.

lol Cynthia

See - I DO have my uses on the boards :-D

<<<< new pic - what our local Council consider to be "art".

Known as "The Big Root".

If you know any Aussle slang ............ and I'm not going to explain :-D

I'm glad that it's sorted Scozzie.


This is exactly why those who help on here are so annoyed by the DISCUSSIONS word - it is apt to lead many newcomers astray.


Actually, I suppose you may have helped to prove that the whole thing is a fiasco in waiting.


If you look through the Find Ancestors board, you will find that it moves at quite a pace - around 5 pages a day I think.


Each time the OP or a helper responds on a thread, it goes back to the top of the board to be seen again.


When I was new, I spent ages trying to find the question I had asked and would scour the boards wondering how so many people could have so many replies in what seemed a short time. I was then pointed in the direction of My Threads and got used to things.........doh!


Maybe the person you sent your message to no longer wishes to continue their research? It's always very frustrating when that happens but not a lot one can do really.


Hopefully, you can now put this behind you and continue your research in peace.


Regards.

Cx :-D

You're right Cynthia. I made a mistake. Didn't break any rules, I made a mistake.

I could have helped the OP quite a lot about the Kerr family. I have definite records back to the early 1600s (my 11x great-grandparents), and "hazy/dubious" ones before that.

One of the women (Ann Vickers Sneddon - on the original post) married Robert Beveridge (one of my 58 lol) and I have quite a bit of information on both of those families.

As I've said, I posted my response to the OP before I noticed the date.

If I had known what a storm I was about to start I would have deleted my message immediately.

The "discussion" topic on the Home Page was badly worded. Advice should have been given there to check the date of the original thread. If I had known that, I would have looked at the date first!

The strange thing is - the OP has opened the PM I sent, but not responded.

I've made contact with other people using this board, but (obviously!) I haven't added to any of the threads. I've had responses from 4 (or 5?), and put one in touch with one of my many cousins who has a huge database of that branch of the family.

So I've helped people.

If this whole thing had been ignored, the "annoying" messages from unwary posters would have disappeared from Page 1 of "finding ancestors", to be replaced by brand new posters, in probably two days.

I'm still reeling a bit from some of the comments made. From people who don't know me at all.

Some comments were implying I was self-absorbed, had tunnel vision etc etc. Think again. My step-brother (who is a psychologist) comes to our house to "chill out". It's peaceful here, nobody judges anybody else. We all get along (most of the time).

Scozzie,

I think I am right in saying that you have been a victim of the very thing this thread is all aboutie.......the notice re DISCUSSIONS taking place about your family name on the home page.


Did you read my posting above?


Am I right in thinking you clicked on the DISCUSSIONS link given on your home page and it took you to all the messages that had the word (was it Kerr) in it?


Then you found one you recognised, opened it and saw that you had some useful information for the OP?


You typed your message and clicked submit?



Now, when you did that, it brought that thread out of obscurity and sent it flying back to the top of that day's Find Ancestors board to be seen again.


I came along a little while later, spotted it and gave you the advice etc.....


You're quite right when you say you haven't broken any rules, you have simply been lead astray by this DISCUSSIONS nonsense.


I am sorry that you, and many others, have been misled by this 'new' feature introduced by GR.




Cx. :-D

The point of the "find Ancestors" and "find living relatives" - it states what it is.

Some of us go there to see if our relatives' names are on any of the posts. If we see a name we recognise we read the post and try to help the OP.

That's what I did. By using a leader on the Home Page.

I have lots of information for the OP.

As I have said, after I posted I saw the date and sent a PM to the OP.

I have since returned to that thread and removed all my posts - no use to the OP or anyone else (my first post would have helped the OP, but it started this load of nonsense).

I've already said all that, several times.

Not once have any of you (except for Cynthia) acknowledged the fact that I was trying to help someone.

Not Once.

I know you are all great helpers and advice givers. I also give help, but not much on these boards. There are OTHER genealogy sites.

I broke NO GR rules.

I have not been rude to anyone.

I have made no "personal" (for want of a better expression) comments to or about anyone on this or any other thread.

Phil Moir

Just for info re merged threads.
I posted on wisechilds thread that was merged with this one, I did not post on this one,

This thread does not (until now ) show up in my threads.
I actually thought the thread had been deleted.

Did you realise this happened when you merge threads?

To GR

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Then do away with the ridiculous 'discussions' tag which is causing so many problems

Or at least use the CORRECT term, which is INSTANCES

Check the dictionary definitions

Phil,

Nice to see that you are still amongst the living. ;-)