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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: April 2004 Posts: 46,004 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	27 Oct 2012 21:52
	nudge for a good thread
	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: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	28 Oct 2012 23:03
	The helpers are good at finding out information for you but we need the questions answered. So please think carefully before you post a request as to what help you want and the information you have that will help with the search. There is nothing worse than finding out eventually that you had information that should have been given in the first place such as knowing that the family went to Australia, or you have the death cert etc. Also bear in mind that the helpers do not always know where a village or town is in the UK or overseas.
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,004 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	29 Oct 2012 02:40
	those are the ones where the crystal ball is working well ;-)
	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: 46,004 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	4 Nov 2012 00:37
	:-D :-D :-D
	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: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	25 Nov 2012 14:39
	Getting a bit fed up with the requests that start "looking for any information" and give very little information to help with the request. How have you arrived at the names or date etc? Surely you have not pulled the names out of a hat !!!!!! Give us the basic information please so that we do not have to keep asking questions. Stay online so you can answer the questions. :-)
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 3,229 Send Message	GlasgowLass	Report	25 Nov 2012 15:34
	I agree. Too many requests asking for help but the user does not give all the info that they have. This leads to roughly two pages of GR input before anyone can get to the bones of the original question.
	Researching: Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,004 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	26 Nov 2012 00:38
	and so do I ........... agree, I mean :-D
	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: January 2004 Posts: 9,249 Send Message	Sue In Yorkshire.	Report	6 Dec 2012 09:18
	And please don't post another thread and tell other people that the information you have been given on your first thread, is NOT connected to the latest thread you have put on. And it's for the same ancestor you are looking for.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	20 Jan 2013 00:23
	:-D Please, please buy the certs. Yes I know it works out expensive but you need them. It makes sure you are following the right family and also confirms information that the helpers post.
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 320 Send Message	Kim Annette	Report	20 Jan 2013 10:59
Member Since: August 2009 Posts: 320 Send Message	I agree so much with this cause i have done it myself.... sometimes i think its cause it is late at night and my brain has gone mushy..... i will promise to improve .... have a great day guys :-D
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,004 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	1 Apr 2013 01:32
	and PLEASE PLEASE do not get angry at and / or rude towards the helpers for asking questions!
	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: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	1 Apr 2013 14:41
	I sometimes wonder why the helpers go to such great lengths to help other members with their research when they are not including what they know. For example : didn't think i needed the marriage details That one bit of information was vital to help find the person but for some strange reason the poster with held that useful piece of knowledge. :-(
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	26 Apr 2013 12:51
	If the members do not read the T & C's or message board guidelines then I suppose they will not read any of the many helpful threads on the boards :-)
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: March 2009 Posts: 564 Send Message	Ru	Report	26 Apr 2013 18:48
	Glitterbaby, this is brilliant and needs to appear everytime someone hits the button to make a request/add a thread or topic. I think it should be an automatic header. Now there's a thought and challenge for Genes. If it appeared at the very beginning of adding a thread, then so much time would be saved. It would stop the thread-bearer wasting time! Sappho
	Researching: Clifford, von Rimscha, Politov/Politova, von Berg, (Russia, Latvia and Germany) Povey, Turner - South East of London. Goodwin, Daniels and Noble (in every sense of the word)!
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	MarieCeleste	Report	26 Apr 2013 20:51
Member Since: July 2008 Posts: 18,042 Send Message	Sappho, the daft thing is that some time ago (for a short while) there was a similar pop-up appeared when you started to post a new thread but it didn't seem to last long.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	17 Jun 2013 19:21
	Please remember that anyone who helps with your request is just a member who is using their paid subscriptions to help so a thank you would be apppreciated.
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: June 2008 Posts: 3,229 Send Message	GlasgowLass	Report	18 Jun 2013 16:46
	If you think your request has been satisfied, mark it as Answered, but please do not delete the thread, as someone on the forum with additional info may wish to make contact
	Researching: Brannan/ McGrath/ Kerr/ Jordan/ Finnigan NI and Free State. Devlin/ Lamont / Lamond/ Fyfe/ Pollock/ Johnston/Struthers/ Smith. Scotland. Avi: Hand Fasting or Tying The Knot. Daughters wedding 2016
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	7 Oct 2013 20:06
	Please before you post a request for help take some time to read the guidelines Also time well spent would be to read the boards so you get some idea of how to word your request and what info to include. The helpers on the board are just members the same as you but like to help others with their research.
	Researching: PLEASE DO NOT: send me information concerning your thread on the board as it should be posted on your request where all members can see it. PLEASE DO NOT: ask me for help with lookups as they should be placed on the boards to get the best possible result. PLEASE DO NOT: open your tree just because I have posted information on your thread as I will not be related. THANK YOU. Researching Carter, Cass and Walker in England. Researching Caven, McKill, Sutherland and Will in Scotland.
Member Since: April 2006 Posts: 2,822 Send Message	DazedConfused	Report	4 Feb 2015 20:48
	Why is this thread not stickied?
	Researching: We are all of us in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the stars, Oscar Wilde New avatar, my dad age about 3/4 months, could have been worse, it could have been the awful nude on a rug!!
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 46,004 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	4 Feb 2015 22:15
	good question!
	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.

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