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A simple Thank-you. Is it too much to ask?
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~Looby Loo~ | Report | 18 Jul 2006 15:37 |
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Hi All, I just couldn't help but add my little moan too. A simple Please or Thank You goes a very long way but unfortunatley some folk on here don't understand those 2 simple words, I wonder whether we should feel sorry for them as it must be the way they were brought up, or arn't I allowed to say that now???!!!! Thankfully 99% of us were brought up to be polite. - and continue to use our manners no matter how trivial it is to some folk. I often get a request such as 'I want to see your Tree', with no previous communication or comment. I've even had requests to view my tree when it's obvious there is no match. When I ask them why they wish to view where there is no match - SILENCE. I'm learning to be a bit harder and am trying to ignor inpolite messages. But to the rest of us, THANK YOU for reading my moan, thank you for your hard work and dedication in offering help and advice. And PLEASE may it continue. Wow!!! that was free. Now I must just say it again just coz it's free, Thank you to you all. Kind Regards, Lou |
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Lee | Report | 18 Jul 2006 15:48 |
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How about this for rudeness. I had a hot match with a member, and it looked good, so i sent a very polite email enquiring about this person in our trees, and got this reply================ ' What's it 2 u' Regardless to say i did not reply. |
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Mark | Report | 18 Jul 2006 16:00 |
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While I agree that a lack of simple manners is unpardonable, I do think that the system is not very helpful to the newcomer. The Hot Matches look very exciting first time around, and there is no guide to etiquette on GR. I didn't at the beginning see any reason not to share my tree, nor did I at the beginning see any reason why somebody else would be less willing to let me see theirs. It is a difficult one - as I said, Please and Thankyou never hurt, but some of the other behaviour can, I think, be forgiven as ignorance of etiquette. Mark |
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*Pam* | Report | 18 Jul 2006 16:17 |
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All that l can say is that if some-one gave me a marriage partner and date for a person on my tree plus census information that l had been unable to find due to mistranscribtion, the least l could do would be to say thank you. Thank you Pam. |
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Jackie | Report | 18 Jul 2006 16:46 |
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I must admit I've given up worrying about thank yous. I just make sure I do it myself. Thank you again everybody for all the help. Your second post just made me laugh Glen,you just have to. I've had some very funny contacts who leave me bewildered. I always try to answer every request but some seem to think that you are the source of family tree info and not the records offices etc. (I'm smiling right now) Jackie Now Glen there's a few things you need to look up for me......... |
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