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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	19 Apr 2013 21:08
	Natasha Thank you for your reply I do find this sentence of yours very patronizing, as I have been using this site for over 9 years ................. "Don’t forget that as soon as anyone adds to a thread it moves it back to the top of the board, keeping it current." I'm not yet in my dotage ............... ............... and most of us spend time EVERY SINGLE DAY posting on threads to keep them current, for one reason or another This will probably not be one of the ones that I look for. sylvia
	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: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	19 Apr 2013 21:20
	"We don’t have any plans to do this at the moment. We only pre approve posts for the Success Board. We feel the system in place at the moment works perfectly well, as soon as someone request reviews the post is removed instantly. What I will do is have a look at the last few pages of posts on the Living Relatives Board to see if we do need to review the way this is done." Natasha, you do not seem aware that, some while ago, GR staff said consideration would be given to the find living relatives board's posts being seen first by GR before being seen publicly.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	21 Apr 2013 16:03
	Nudge, nudge, ;-) ;-)
	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 2013 Posts: 119 Send Message	Community	Report	22 Apr 2013 11:31
	We are aware that members would like posts to be pre-approved. This suggestion has been passed to the product team. I can't say when this will be discussed as we have other projects on the go at the moment which are taking priority. I think most of you know that our team is pretty small. So this does mean we have to prioritise the work we do. I realise this is frustrating when you are giving me so many great suggestions, but we are really trying to do as much as we can to improve the site. Natasha
	Researching: Community Manager for Genes Reunited. I'm a big fan of history and discovering less known events from the past. In my spare time I am busy tracing my own family history.
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	22 Apr 2013 13:49
	Natasha, as I posted previously, it was some while ago that GR staff said consideration would be given to the find living relatives board's posts being seen first by GR before being seen publicly. By some while ago, I was being generous; it was probably about a year ago.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	22 Apr 2013 20:33
	Just practising my nudging
	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: May 2008 Posts: 5,162 Send Message	Jonesey	Report	24 Apr 2013 14:40
	Hi Natasha, It's two weeks since your original post. How is your new job going?
	Researching: Don't put off until tomorrow doing what you can do today. If you like doing it today you can do it again tomorrow. Be kind to your children for it is they who will decide which care home you end up in.
Member Since: April 2013 Posts: 119 Send Message	Community	Report	24 Apr 2013 17:01
	Hi Jonesey, Well, thank you. I have been busy reading previous threads, answering Q’s and replying to PM’s. I have also been going through the Suggestions Board and making a note of the suggestions made by members. I’ll be creating a suggestions round up thread from next week. I do have other work commitments in running the Social Media and PR side of Genes Reunited but I am checking the community boards each day. Natasha
	Researching: Community Manager for Genes Reunited. I'm a big fan of history and discovering less known events from the past. In my spare time I am busy tracing my own family history.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	24 Apr 2013 19:30
	Would be certainly interested to see the suggestion round up and what if any will be taken up by the Team
	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	25 Apr 2013 21:47
	Are the Support Team based in the UK and have English as their first language? Getting a bit fed up with the inability of some of the Team to read properly a message with a question before they answer.
	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 11:55
	Just to add some background info to my previous comment. Tell the Team there is a problem using the site and inform them in the message what operating system I am using. Reply is what operating system am I using. Tell the Team about a problem and include in the message exactly what I am clicking on, what happens and what messages I am getting. Reply what exactly are you doing when you get the problem. Ask a question about posts being sent for review. Reply - I am told how to report a post. The Team seem totally incapable of actually reading the messages before they reply. It is now getting to the stage when I think there is an alarm system that goes off when I send anything to the Team.
	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: January 2004 Posts: 5,249 Send Message	Kense	Report	26 Apr 2013 13:34
	That happens to me as well. I usually have to send a second message, which does get a proper response.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	26 Apr 2013 14:00
	But we should not have to ask a second time if the messages were read correctly the first time
	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: January 2004 Posts: 5,249 Send Message	Kense	Report	26 Apr 2013 14:13
	Agreed.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	26 Apr 2013 14:26
	I am waiting for one that I sent back to the Team yesterday afternoon but it will probably get ignored.
	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: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	29 Apr 2013 11:26
	I am looking forward to the suggestions round up thread.
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	2 May 2013 21:18
	Well a new thread has been posted on Suggestions Board but you can not add any replies to it http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/suggestions/thread/1324153
	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 2003 Posts: 62,754 Send Message	ErikaH	Report	2 May 2013 23:04
	On the thread highlighted by GB, one of the questions is............. Who do you consider direct relatives? I thought these people were running a genealogy site....................
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 23,195 Send Message	Joy	Report	2 May 2013 23:13
	Who do you consider direct relatives? :-0
Member Since: July 2004 Posts: 33,475 Send Message	GlitterBaby	Report	2 May 2013 23:20
	Beginning to think that posting any suggestion or problems about this site are a complete and utter waste of time. A lot of good suggestions made over on that board have not even been mentioned. Also still waiting for a reply sent to Support Team on Thursday but as I was asking a question then as per usual it does not get answered. No surprise with that then.
	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.

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