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General => Technical Help => Topic started by: Su on Friday 05 November 04 22:01 GMT (UK)

Title: Help can't find topic
Post by: Su on Friday 05 November 04 22:01 GMT (UK)
I am trying to find two posts and can't for the life of me find them...
one is Amandalouise Buriels
the other is Beverley Buriel from this morning. I've searched high and low and can't find them
Can anyone help please

Su
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: Fitty on Friday 05 November 04 22:35 GMT (UK)
Did you post them or reply to them Su?

If you did they'll be in your last postings in your profile :)
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: Su on Friday 05 November 04 22:37 GMT (UK)
I replied to one, and took a note of the other to do a look-up for her, but can't find her to reply to now.

Sue xxxx
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: Su on Friday 05 November 04 22:56 GMT (UK)
FOUND THEM !! They were on Census and Resources....

Su
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: trystan on Friday 05 November 04 23:13 GMT (UK)
Su,

My heat stopped there a minute - there was me thinking messages were "dropping off the edge" on RootsChat. Phew.  :P

Trystan
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: SS from The Rhondda on Friday 05 November 04 23:20 GMT (UK)
...after all there's a only limited amount of memory in your ZX81, eh Trystan ;)

(Honestly, that's what I thought your 'computer' was when I first saw your new Avatar)

Your main car isn't the sinclair C5, by any chance ?
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: trystan on Friday 05 November 04 23:25 GMT (UK)
The secret is out - RootsChat on a ZX81 ! (heh but I've had the 16k RAM pack attached to it!) The C5 is great - artics go staight over me!  :o
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: Su on Saturday 06 November 04 21:18 GMT (UK)
I do seem to have this problem of finding a post to research, going off and doing the research, then coming back and not being able to find who I was doing it for..... so I spend ages looking for them. ???

You have probably guessed by now, that I am not the worlds best when it comes to technical bits and pieces !   ;D

Su
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: SS from The Rhondda on Saturday 06 November 04 21:43 GMT (UK)
When you find a message you wish to do a lookup for:

1. Pick an unusual 'keyword' out of the message
   ie 1891 lookup for Hedgehog in London
   - here Hedgehog is the most unusual word.

2. Make a note of the Username of the person you wish to help.

Then when you have your answer for them, click the BIG Search Rootschat button at the top of the page, type your info from 1 & 2 above, Click SEARCH at the bottom of the page and you should be able to pinpoint the message to reply to.
Title: Re: Help can't find topic
Post by: Su on Sunday 07 November 04 10:51 GMT (UK)
Thanks for that tip SS.

I thought I was going potty last night.  I saw your reply and tried to reply to it, but couldn't find the REPLY BUTTON, then I couldn't find the NEW POST button.... I thought Oh No! they have changed the site while I was watching Parky.  It took me five minutes trying other posts with same result before I realised I hadn't logged in !!!  NOW YOU KNOW WHAT YOU ARE UP AGAINST !!

Su  ::) ::) ::)