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TREESRGREEN

TREESRGREEN Report 5 Oct 2018 13:02

I have got an ancestor page with a few of them with a purple astrix in the left hand corner, have clicked it but all that happens it reloads. Any help would be greatly appreciated. :-)

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 5 Oct 2018 13:33

Hi,

I just tested this on my family tree page. When I clicked the purple asterisk I got a message saying you have x number of tree matches, and a 'view' button, which I clicked.

When I used firefox as my browser nothing happened.

When I switched to Google Chrome, I then got a list of 'matches' together with the names of the tree owners, whether I had previous contact with them or not, and a button marked 'find out more' which when you click it, enables you to send a message to the tree owner.

If you do try and send a message or messages to people you match with, try and avoid sending the pre-prepared messages the site provides, but send an original one explaining a little about what you think the connection is.

Bear in mind some people have left the site, passed on, lost interest etc, so not everyone you contact will necessarily reply.

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 5 Oct 2018 13:41

Check that it hasn't opened in another tab, usually the one you opened your tree from.

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

Kucinta

Kucinta Report 5 Oct 2018 13:42

Just taken DET's advice, and that's what happened to mine in firefox, it opened in another tab.... :-D

Researching:
Eayres (Northants/London) Walker (Surrey) Loveday (Northants) Moore (Tipperary)

+++DetEcTive+++

+++DetEcTive+++ Report 5 Oct 2018 13:43

Easy mistake to make :-D :-D

Researching:
Dormant member as from 20 Sep 2019 . Click on my board name to send a message

TREESRGREEN

TREESRGREEN Report 5 Oct 2018 15:02

Thank you all for helping. I will certainly give it a go.
Teresa

ArgyllGran

ArgyllGran Report 5 Oct 2018 19:05

Second thread with answers:

https://www.genesreunited.co.uk/boards/board/genealogy_chat/thread/1374037

Please note that the "matches" are not necessarily matches - just people in other people's trees who happen to have the same name and year of birth as your ancestor.

Researching:
Old genealogists never die.....they just lose their census.