How to discourage people from helping you on RootsChat

[weste]

Hope you feel better for that lydart. Think I'd better stock up on medication before I do the next lot of transcripts for Freereg. One request that I usually ignore on rootschat is for copies of census,same  people usually. I definetly think location should be included.

[LizzieW]

I'm probably a sucker as I tend to try to answer queries, especially when no-one else has picked up on the request - now I know why. 

I agree it is annoying, when you find loads of info and they don't even thank you, or go on and just ask for more.

Lizzie

ps.  I wonder if that's why FindMyPast has made their new site so un-user friendly, so that we won't bother doing searches for other people.

[KGarrad]

Hope you feel better for that lydart. Think I'd better stock up on medication before I do the next lot of transcripts for Freereg. One request that I usually ignore on rootschat is for copies of census,same  people usually. I definetly think location should be included.

Would you be referring to any particular person?!
There's one who has made nearly 300 census requests!

[Flattybasher9]

"There's one who has made nearly 300 census requests"

But is't he/she a census enumerator?

Regards

Malky

[cati]

One that bugs me (and I do try to be helpful, I really do) is the follow-up post (sometimes within an hour of the original) complaining "No one's trying to help me, then."

[jess5athome]

There's one who has made nearly 300 census requests!

300 ?   
Seriously??

Frank.

[groom]

I've come to the conclusion that some people want their family history, but aren't prepared to do any work or spend any money to get it. They are the ones who continually ask for look ups from the 1881, even though it is pointed out that they can access this for free, want full details of births, marriages and deaths without using Freebmd or sending for certificates and want everything handed to them on a plate. They are the ones who ask for more without acknowledging and thanking people for what they have been given.

[smudwhisk]

Trouble is I think programmes like WDYTYA cause some of the problems.  My Uncle has asked Mum if we got help similar to the celebrities get in the programmes.   I've since got my Aunt, that particular Uncle's wife, interested in researching her side but it's like trying to get blood out of a stone attempting to get her to purchase a certificate.  She's even made the comment in the past that she thought everything should be available on ancestry.

[Treetotal]

I would agree with most of the comments made here and I think it's worth remember that some individuals who use this site... do so under the mistaken belief that we are paid...and...that most of the information given along with photo restorations are done at the click of a button with little effort on the responders' part.
I have been asked in the past if I am paid for what I do 
Carol