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Beginners => How to Use RootsChat (Please don't post requests here) => Topic started by: keverton on Monday 09 July 12 14:24 BST (UK)
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hello im new here and i joined because i was surfing and came across this site and after putting in my surname [lysaght] i noticed another member asking for info on my surname and i would like to send a msg to this person but dont know how, can anyone help me, thanks, kevin.
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Hi Kevin
Welcome to Rootschat
To be able to communicate by PM (personal message) you need to have made 3 posts, so just reply to this twice. Then to connect with another member, just click on the green scroll under their name.
Jan
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thanks for your reply, regards kevin.
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thanks thats helpful
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just one more post needed ;)
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[like kevin i was surfing the net & came across this site when I was checking my grandfathers surname & found somebody else enquiring about my grandfather & I was interested in contacting that member to see if we are related. Ged
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Hi GED, just make two more posts then you can contact a member by clicking the small scroll that appears under their name.
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.... I was checking my grandfathers surname & found somebody else enquiring about my grandfather ...
as there is a topic about the name you are searching for, simply add a reply to the topic. Not only will the original poster see your reply, but also anybody else who has any information which might help you.
regards,
Bob
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It would be very useful if people replied to the thread rather than setting up a private conversation. On many threads there will be a number of people who have an interest in the family or place involved but have not made a post to the thread. A relevant reply on the thread can often invoke a response from another interested person.
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It would be very useful if people replied to the thread rather than setting up a private conversation. On many threads there will be a number of people who have an interest in the family or place involved but have not made a post to the thread. A relevant reply on the thread can often invoke a response from another interested person.
Jolly good point. I always feel very sad when people's first thought is to make a few extra posts just so they can talk to someone off message.
Surely your first contact should be on the board that you saw the post to say Hi I think we're part of the same family etc etc
Then if more family members chance by this board at a later date they too can find the posts and some new relatives.
Carol
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Agreed, but the move towards private conversations / private messages is in part being fuelled by copyright. I imagine I'm not alone in being advised by a moderator not to give full details of records from commercial sites, that incidentally have already been paid for (by me). That is the rule of this forum that I accept.
But it is frustrating.
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Agree with what you all say.
Maybe it would be better to explain to a new user the benefits of posting versus PMs? Perhaps an introductory email when someone joins, short and to the point?