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Member Since: August 2011 Posts: 3 Send Message	paul victor	Report	23 Aug 2011 17:12
Member Since: August 2011 Posts: 3 Send Message	Well just paid a subscription and put in details of father and brother and cannot find a thing a total waste of tewnty pound.Also found out im married to a person who was never born. Yours totaly frustrated by rubbish site./
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 17,128 Send Message	jax	Report	23 Aug 2011 18:11
	I would suggest that you are doing something wrong perhaps? Are you putting in too much infomation?
	Researching: In Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,East and North London and Kent...My lot did'nt travel much
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 24,204 Send Message	RamblingRose	Report	23 Aug 2011 18:13
	Are you putting in too much info Paul? sometimes that is the case. Or as regards the person never born...if i put in my birth year for example I won't show up... my birth being registered in the first quarter of the FOLLOWING year.
	Researching: Names: Fishlock, London. Whetman. Keatings from Kerry. The best way of keeping my temper with idiots.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 12,613 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	24 Aug 2011 15:08
	Hello Paul and welcome to the boards - even though you sound very frustrated with things! If you are looking for something in particular, why not post the details on one of the other boards? There are two to choose from....Find Ancesters and Find Living Relatives. There are a lot of very friendly members who will be willing to help you out. Regards. Cx.
	Researching: ADVICE: Click on 'My Threads' over on the left to find your replies. Please respond to your replies by typing in the Add Reply box at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 1,617 Send Message	FAIRTHORN	Report	25 Aug 2011 07:48
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 1,617 Send Message	http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/living_relatives/thread/1278292 PAUL'S THREAD :-)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 30,588 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	26 Aug 2011 01:19
	to which he has not returned, just as he has not returned to this thread. Cynthia ........................................................ :-D
	Researching: Panda, China, 2008 .................................. ............................ .............. .......... .......................................................... 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: May 2004 Posts: 1,617 Send Message	FAIRTHORN	Report	26 Aug 2011 05:52
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 1,617 Send Message	He read my PM email but no acknowledgment :-S
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 30,588 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	26 Aug 2011 06:15
	Cynthia sends very nice pms telling people how to return to their threads. Hence my call to her :-D
	Researching: Panda, China, 2008 .................................. ............................ .............. .......... .......................................................... 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: December 2003 Posts: 12,613 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	26 Aug 2011 08:05
	Yep. Sent one on 24th - no reply. He has either opened it or deleted it - either way shows a white envelope. Have sent another one just now. Your wish is my command................. :-D
	Researching: ADVICE: Click on 'My Threads' over on the left to find your replies. Please respond to your replies by typing in the Add Reply box at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Member Since: November 2005 Posts: 1,743 Send Message	ElizabethK	Report	26 Aug 2011 10:28
	Well-the original message was not exactly polite so why are you surprised :-)
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 30,588 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	26 Aug 2011 19:54
	:-D
	Researching: Panda, China, 2008 .................................. ............................ .............. .......... .......................................................... 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: March 2003 Posts: 7,134 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	26 Aug 2011 20:55
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,134 Send Message	Perhaps he is too scared to return after all the flak he has been subjected to. For goodness sake, he is a brand new member!
Member Since: February 2006 Posts: 24,204 Send Message	RamblingRose	Report	26 Aug 2011 21:40
	"all the flak" IGP? where? A bit of advice that 'less is more' and a PM from Cynthia ( always nice) on how to return to the thread...
	Researching: Names: Fishlock, London. Whetman. Keatings from Kerry. The best way of keeping my temper with idiots.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 12,613 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	26 Aug 2011 21:42
	I don't think he is scared at all. He is simply someone who is struggling with the system and been frustrated by it. I have had several pm's just today from people who are confused by the boards and how to use them. I can assure you that the messages I send out are very polite and friendly - I don't 'do' flak and I have every sympathy with new folk. Paul hasn't opened my last message as yet so we will have to wait and see what happens. Hope he makes it back. Cx
	Researching: ADVICE: Click on 'My Threads' over on the left to find your replies. Please respond to your replies by typing in the Add Reply box at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 1,617 Send Message	FAIRTHORN	Report	27 Aug 2011 00:04
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 1,617 Send Message	Perhaps, he has the answer he wanted on the other thread & do not feel the need to return ..............But it is possible his father's brother's wife is still with us. :-)
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,134 Send Message	InspectorGreenPen	Report	27 Aug 2011 10:56
Member Since: March 2003 Posts: 7,134 Send Message	Comments on here about not returning? whether he has or has not read pm's? I'd be a bit scared if I was a new member and read things like this. Nor would I welcome unsolicited pms telling what I should or should not be doing, however polite, friendly and well intentioned they might be. Others may disagree, but this is something which I think is inappropriate. Replying to specific requests for help or guidance is completely another matter, which I am all for.
Member Since: December 2003 Posts: 12,613 Send Message	Cynthia	Report	27 Aug 2011 12:14
	I'm sorry you find my way of helping new members inappropriate IGP but, judging by the amount of pms I receive thanking me, it is much needed. So many tell me that they haven't a clue how things work on here and would totally have missed the replies they have received had I not given them some guidance on how to find them. Quite a few of the success stories on here would not have happened if I had not sent a message in the first place and many more people would be disillusioned with the site. Cx
	Researching: ADVICE: Click on 'My Threads' over on the left to find your replies. Please respond to your replies by typing in the Add Reply box at the bottom of the page. Enjoy!
Member Since: June 2007 Posts: 17,128 Send Message	jax	Report	28 Aug 2011 02:12
	So what would you do IGP? If a new member is waiting for a pm to say they have had a reply to their thread which is not going to come from GR as we know, should we just leave it and let them work it out for themselves? then they decide not to renew because we are not very helpful....not a very good advertisement for GR is it? Maybe when Paul returns to his threads he can then explain what problems he is having, and with Cynthias help he should find his way back soon.
	Researching: In Essex,Hertfordshire,Cambridgeshire,East and North London and Kent...My lot did'nt travel much
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 1,617 Send Message	FAIRTHORN	Report	28 Aug 2011 04:51
Member Since: May 2004 Posts: 1,617 Send Message	http://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards.page/board/living_relatives/thread/1278293 PAUL DID RETURN TO START A NEW THREAD <3 Paul has posted 3 times.........one complaint & 2 threads :-D
Member Since: April 2004 Posts: 30,588 Send Message	SylviaInCanada	Report	28 Aug 2011 04:59
	ah well!
	Researching: Panda, China, 2008 .................................. ............................ .............. .......... .......................................................... 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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