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General => Technical Help => Reference Library => Topic started by: LoneyBones on Wednesday 23 January 08 04:50 GMT (UK)
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Hi,
may I make a sugestion?
Why not make a single TABLE?
There are 9 threads labled "Surname Interest Table" As far as I can see there is no TABLE. Now I'm not blind or stupid but when I go to a thread and it's cluttered with links to other threads and directions to find a link and directions to find a link to a link, I just turn off.
I'd love to add my names, but WHERE IS IT????
Cheers,
Leonie.
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Scroll down to the bottom of the page.
http://surname.rootschat.com/
Is that what you want?
Dave
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Yes it is a bit hidden Leonie.
On any rootschat page count up four lines from the very bottom of the page, and in blue almost in the middle of the forth line you'll find [Your Surname Interests].
If you click on that you will go to the page Dave has given a link for.
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Well there you go ;D maybe I am blind, I would never have thought to look in amongst the adds and stuff, I never read adds.
Cheers,
Leonie.
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I've always thought it should be at the top along with welcome/home/help etc ....
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You're right, both of you. It's not obvious.
When you read some of the older threads though, it took a lot of effort to get it that organised.
MODS. My comment for an improvement would be.........
Is there any way we could be alerted when someone adds a name that we already have on the SIT? Perhaps there is already, and it's me that's "blind or stupid"
Dave
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I suppose it's just a matter of regularly checking through "show all with my surname interests" to see if any matches have been added.
I think the SIT is a great idea, but I've never been contacted by anyone through it. I've contacted a few - no matches with a couple, and no replies with others ....
It's probably underused and needs a bit more promoting (moving it from the bottom to the top of the page may help perhaps?).
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I think you know Ruskie,
I'm on your side.
Leonie, it goes without saying - you're with us too.
Leonie, you started it. Given the correct thread..
Start a poll
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Leonie
Why dont you just look in the index ::). and why dont folk send others to the index instead of giving them short cuts to it.Members will never learn how to use rootschat if they are given short cuts all time.
Celia
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Maybe Rootschat would concider putting the child boards in Red for those that cant see the small print,it is a bit small i have to admit ;)
Celia
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Hi Leonie,
I'm also hoping that the Surname Interest Table (SIT) will get it's own "button" at the top of the page, one day.
There is a board here, where topics about the SIT are usually posted (or end up ;D - I'm moving this one to the SIT board)
Is there any way we could be alerted when someone adds a name that we already have on the SIT? Perhaps there is already, and it's me that's "blind or stupid"
Sorry Dave, but in a word : No :(
Software for 'matching' names would be take too long. So you will have to go with Ruskie's idea:
I suppose it's just a matter of regularly checking through "show all with my surname interests" to see if any matches have been added.
But feel free to keep adding ideas,
at least two additions to the SIT have come from members' suggestions :)
cheers,
Bob