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Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 7 Send Message	Alan	Report	28 Jan 2008 17:23
Member Since: March 2006 Posts: 7 Send Message	Open with key names/dates NOT with "I am trying to find anyone who knows anything about X" People want to know if their X is your X or related people but they need to open the entry to find out. That is very time-consuming. If you see an entry with "I am trying to find anyone who knows anythi......." you will pass over it, won't you as you see something else with a name which interests you. Good luck with your research. Alan
Member Since: July 2005 Posts: 21,339 Send Message	JaneyCanuck	Report	28 Jan 2008 19:19
	Join the club, Alan. You can try directing people to do this: Under "Filter by surname" on the left, enter: Posting Tips and click "Search". (First you may have to click "Remove this filter" if there is already a surname filter on.) I've put a collection of posting tips there, gathered up from numerous TIPS FOR NEWBIES-type threads here over the months. Feel free to share!
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