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Who Can Read and Post
Messages on The Message Board
Both Society members and visitors to our site are welcome to post and read messages on
our board.
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What Type Of
Messages Can Be Posted
Messages posted must be Family or Local History related. Any "Off Topic"
messages will be removed.
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Look-Up's
Many of our frequent board users will gladly look up information in the
indexes they hold. So don't be afraid to ask for help with lookups in Census
Indexes, Parish Records, Trade Directories etc.
(we are unable to advertise these "look-ups" as in
most cases it would infringe Copyright Laws)
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Message Content
When posting a message be sure to think about its content before you click
on the submit button, our new message board allows you to view and read your
message before posting.
Make it clear in your Subject line what your posting is about, e.g. the
name(s) you are researching and year(s), etc.
If you are asking a question, make it clear what information you are asking
for and where ever possible try and include details about information you
already have, i.e. If you are searching for an individual and you have
already found him/her in the 1841, 1851 and 1861 census but you are having
trouble locating the person after 1861, make it clear in your posting. The
same applies to Parish Registers, Trade Directories and other records.
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Will I
Get a reply
The clearer you make your
message the more chance you have of getting a reply. Once you have posted
your message, don't forget to check back to see if anyone has replied to
your posting (unless you choose the "Email you on replies" option). Replies rarely happen instantly, it may take a few days.
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Email Addresses
When posting a message on the board you do not have to give
your email address, You will need to give it if you would like replies to be sent directly to you off
list.
If you supply your email address and tick the "Email you on replies" box an
automatic email notification will will be sent to your email address if
someone replies to your message.
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Don't Be Afraid to
Offer Help and Advice to Others
Have a read of some of the
other messages on the board, at first sight they may appear to be of no
interest to your research, but there is always a chance that you may have
the answer to someone else's query.
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Virus Protection
Please be sure that your PC is protected by an up to date
Virus Checker when corresponding with others via email.
AVG Anti-Virus software can be downloaded from the web free of charge from
http://www.grisoft.com
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A Vote Of Thanks
On behalf of the Society I would like to
thank our message board users for the time and effort they put into making
the message board a success.
