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« Reply #27 on: Sunday 10 January 16 22:46 GMT (UK) »
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Sit on the stair with me  ;D

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« Reply #28 on: Sunday 10 January 16 22:57 GMT (UK) »
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The one thing that comes over from all these replies is that we all share the same frustration of wasted time spent on duplicate posts or ungrateful/sceptical posters.

I know a lot of us do try and link duplicate posts or alert Mods to them when we spot them, but sometimes this is too late to prevent people from looking up things. Perhaps Trystan or Sarah do have a solution to this, or maybe it is just a case of everyone posting when they spot a duplicate.

As for the ungrateful/sceptical posters I can't see how you can prevent those, apart from ignoring future posts in the hope they will eventually get the message. On answering a recent post, I nudged the poster into a "Thank you" by saying something along the lines of, "Before we go back further, has the information found been correct and of any use?"   ;D
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« Reply #29 on: Sunday 10 January 16 23:06 GMT (UK) »
Subtle, Groom, subtle.
I am Australian, from all the lands I come (my ancestors, at least!)

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« Reply #30 on: Sunday 10 January 16 23:07 GMT (UK) »
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« Reply #31 on: Sunday 10 January 16 23:09 GMT (UK) »
Hi "Groom"

It is not just the duplicate posts/threads,
it is the "abuse" you get when "they" realise that they have been "spotted" (my terminology).

Why don't posters realise that if they centralise the thread they are more likely to get everyone working together?
Then place links wherever they like (even other genealogy domains) referring back to that "central" RC thread.



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« Reply #32 on: Sunday 10 January 16 23:11 GMT (UK) »
Sorry R, we have minimum requirements, you need to want them ready for tomorrow, and you need to have 4000 at least.

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« Reply #33 on: Sunday 10 January 16 23:21 GMT (UK) »
 ;D

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JM That's the post I always wanted the courage to send . . . . .

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« Reply #34 on: Monday 11 January 16 09:06 GMT (UK) »
One thing I have noticed. When I start a new thread about someone connected or perhaps mentioned (but not the subject person) in an earlier thread of mine and put a link to my older thread, the new post sits in limbo waiting for moderator approval. It can be some time before it appears on the forum.
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« Reply #35 on: Monday 11 January 16 09:09 GMT (UK) »
Quote from: LizzieL on Monday 11 January 16 09:06 GMT (UK)
One thing I have noticed. When I start a new thread about someone connected or perhaps mentioned (but not the subject person) in an earlier thread of mine and put a link to my older thread, the new post sits in limbo waiting for moderator approval. It can be some time before it appears on the forum.

I think that if a new thread has a website link it is automatically referred to a moderator to ensure it is a genuine post and not spam.

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