Old records

[annaandchester]

I am trying to do a good deed a day and today I thought that I would bump some old posts on here that have had no reply (posts over 6 months old)

Does any have a problem with this (she asks having bumped about 10 records so far and then thinking of the consequences)

Anna x

[Frances]

Hi Anna,

There have been some threads on this site that have debated this question, but I cannot remember the titles to direct you to them Hopefully someone else can point you in the right direction.

I would just mention that when I have the time I do look for old postings that I may be able to help with. With the number of requests now on the boards I do admit that I ignore those which have had a reply and concentrate on those who have not.

Kind Regards,

Frances

[liverpool annie]

Are you able to answer the question Anna ? or are you just bumping them?

Annie 

[annaandchester]

Well I was trying to do lookups etc as I was going on, googling where possible.
I feel that the more I help others on here the better I get to know what is out there too.

Anna x

[Little Nell]

While the idea may be a good one, it doesn't always have the desired effect.

Say you "bump" an old post to help it get noticed again - the original poster then replies saying still nothing more to add - the thread now has two replies showing, the last one by the originator of the thread and it looks at a cursory glance as if the answer has been given and acknowledged.  No-one else looks at it and it may then sink back again.

Moving posts to the correct county from a general look-up board can have wonderful results though.  A thread that has not been answered can suddenly get two or three replies and the information supplied.  Result!

This is a difficult one to call - bumping too many and raising hopes can be a bad thing so it should be done with care and preferably (personal opinion here) not too often.

Nell