I'm not having that problem with IE or the AOL browser--in fact the change they made IMPROVED the display of the boards for me -- it now looks just like the Ancestry side which always filled up the screen while the AOL screen used to be scrunched up in a narrower space. Joan PS: I do have a wide screen monitor if that makes any difference. In a message dated 5/2/2009 11:42:45 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, ybowers@gmail.com writes: I've already contacted the Help Desk with no response as yet but my only question is "Is anyone else seeing this"? I use a Mac 10.5.6 and primarily Firefox 3.0.1 for Rootsweb stuff. Since Staff did whatever they did to the Message Boards last week, the display on my screen is skewed way left - in fact the words Message Board are off the left side of the screen. It's all proportional; just over-justified left. The same thing happens in Safari 4. Restarts and refreshes haven't corrected it. If I access the boards from the Ancestry side all looks the same as it used to - center-justified. Regardless of your system, is anyone one else seeing this? If not, it's probably something in my setup.

I've already contacted the Help Desk with no response as yet but my only question is "Is anyone else seeing this"? I use a Mac 10.5.6 and primarily Firefox 3.0.1 for Rootsweb stuff. Since Staff did whatever they did to the Message Boards last week, the display on my screen is skewed way left - in fact the words Message Board are off the left side of the screen. It's all proportional; just over-justified left. The same thing happens in Safari 4. Restarts and refreshes haven't corrected it. If I access the boards from the Ancestry side all looks the same as it used to - center-justified. Regardless of your system, is anyone one else seeing this? If not, it's probably something in my setup. *~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~* Yvonne Bowers Listmom/Boardmom/Webmom http://homepages.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~yvonne/

Paul- No--it just means they are not underlined as links. I'd suggest reporting this to the HelpDesk with a link to your board where you found the problem/bug. Joan In a message dated 4/30/2009 5:42:45 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, genzen1@prodigy.net writes: I just checked out my ROTH board and all the anonymous posters have been replaced with names, but they are not underlined as links. Does that mean they are Ancestry subbers? Paul

I just checked out my ROTH board and all the anonymous posters have been replaced with names, but they are not underlined as links. Does that mean they are Ancestry subbers?   Paul

The anonymous posts SEEM to be fixed. This unclickable issue which doesn't seem to be widwspread seems like a new bug the fix introduced. Report it to the HelpDesk and give a link to a board where there is an example (I know you can't provide an exact link to what isn't clickable--but direct them to the board so they can see it). Joan In a message dated 4/30/2009 8:43:58 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, nstarjak@gmail.com writes: Yep, same here. I wonder if those are the posts formerly known as anonymous? In other words, they thought they fixed it, but it was only a partial fix? Just guessin' here, on my first cup of coffee. Nan

In a message dated 4/29/2009 8:56:06 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JYoung6180@aol.com writes: Also--on another issue--is anyone but me seeing a pink board error message surrounding the tools section on the right side of the boards? ================= I've also been seeing the pink error message on several of my boards for a couple days. Marilyn

Yep, same here. I wonder if those are the posts formerly known as anonymous? In other words, they thought they fixed it, but it was only a partial fix? Just guessin' here, on my first cup of coffee. Nan On Thu, Apr 30, 2009 at 5:59 AM, Tree-Digger <Tree-Digger@stny.rr.com>wrote: > I'm still getting the pink "error retrieving board" AND with some of the > messages on the board the author is showing up "black", in other words they > aren't clickable. The same thing goes when I click on the message, I still > can't click on their user ID for any information or profile etc. > > Rene' > > -------Original Message------- > > From: Nan > Date: 4/29/2009 9:51:13 PM > To: boards-admins@rootsweb.com > Subject: Re: [BAd] Anonymous Poster fixed? > > OK, I take back the part about "briefly." The board I'm on now, the > message > is staying there, but again, the board is fine. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I'm still getting the pink "error retrieving board" AND with some of the messages on the board the author is showing up "black", in other words they aren't clickable. The same thing goes when I click on the message, I still can't click on their user ID for any information or profile etc. Rene' -------Original Message------- From: Nan Date: 4/29/2009 9:51:13 PM To: boards-admins@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [BAd] Anonymous Poster fixed? OK, I take back the part about "briefly." The board I'm on now, the message is staying there, but again, the board is fine.

Sorry--I just sent you to the wrong board. <g> The post is located here: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.ancestry.ancimprovements/1522.2/mb.ashx Joan In a message dated 4/29/2009 8:55:59 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, JYoung6180@aol.com writes: There is an official post on the Ancestry Site Comments board stating that they anonymous poster issue has been fixed. You might want to check out this post posted today. It does appear that this has been fixed--I haven't found any anonymous posts since reading this message at least.

There is an official post on the Ancestry Site Comments board stating that they anonymous poster issue has been fixed. You might want to check out this post posted today. It does appear that this has been fixed--I haven't found any anonymous posts since reading this message at least. Also--on another issue--is anyone but me seeing a pink board error message surrounding the tools section on the right side of the boards? I'm not really seeing any problems with the boards that would explain the pink error message--the boards seem to be intact other than pink error message. Joan

OK, I take back the part about "briefly." The board I'm on now, the message is staying there, but again, the board is fine. On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 8:42 PM, Nan <nstarjak@gmail.com> wrote: > Yes, I just got on the boards tonight and I'm seeing it. And I very briefly > saw "error retrieving board" flash inside the pink, but the board was just > fine. > > Nan > > On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:55 PM, <JYoung6180@aol.com> wrote: > >> There is an official post on the Ancestry Site Comments board stating >> that >> they anonymous poster issue has been fixed. You might want to check out >> this post posted today. It does appear that this has been fixed--I haven't >> found any anonymous posts since reading this message at least. >> >> Also--on another issue--is anyone but me seeing a pink board error message >> surrounding the tools section on the right side of the boards? I'm not >> really seeing any problems with the boards that would explain the pink >> error >> message--the boards seem to be intact other than pink error message. >> >> Joan >> >> ------------------------------- >> To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >> BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without >> the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >> > >

Yes, I just got on the boards tonight and I'm seeing it. And I very briefly saw "error retrieving board" flash inside the pink, but the board was just fine. Nan On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:55 PM, <JYoung6180@aol.com> wrote: > There is an official post on the Ancestry Site Comments board stating that > they anonymous poster issue has been fixed. You might want to check out > this post posted today. It does appear that this has been fixed--I haven't > found any anonymous posts since reading this message at least. > > Also--on another issue--is anyone but me seeing a pink board error message > surrounding the tools section on the right side of the boards? I'm not > really seeing any problems with the boards that would explain the pink > error > message--the boards seem to be intact other than pink error message. > > Joan > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

I have been seeing the pink error thing all day....... On Wed, Apr 29, 2009 at 7:55 PM, <JYoung6180@aol.com> wrote: > There is an official post on the Ancestry Site Comments board stating  that > they anonymous poster issue has been fixed. You might want to check out > this post posted today. It does appear that this has been fixed--I haven't > found  any anonymous posts since reading this message at least. > > Also--on another issue--is anyone but me seeing a pink board error message > surrounding the tools section on the right side of the boards? I'm not > really  seeing any problems with the boards that would explain the pink error > message--the boards seem to be intact other than pink error message. > > Joan -- -- Take care, ~Kathie

Lauren- GenConnect was never a "project" -- that was the name of our old message boards before the boards were redesigned. RAOGK is a volunteer project that doesn't have any requirement for the person doing the deed other than the willingness of one person to do a good deed for another and hopefully have them do a good deed for someone else in return. Expert Connect as I understand it from the discussion on the APG list involves professional or experienced genealogists performing professional services for others. Joan In a message dated 4/28/2009 8:39:48 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time, listsmonster@gmail.com writes: Hrmmmm..... Looks like the GenConnect Project or Acts of Genealogical Kindness gone commercial. Also looks like a place for the "commercial" folks to go rather than get posts removed from the Boards. Will give it more of a look later. Am I getting the correct idea in my brief look that one need not be a CG to post one's services for fee there?

It's a 2-fold "anyone can be one" service to contract to be paid to (1) go get records, do research or (2) go take pictures (or I guess anything genealogical that Person A would pay Person B to look up or get). The emails/communication, the "contracted services" statements, and payment goes through Ancestry. And there's a rating. Similar to auction sites, basically, except it's services not products (well unless a "record" is a product). Not sure I like the idea. Photos posted through Ancestry's storage place for this service can be used by Ancestry or by 3rd parties. Judy On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 8:38 PM, Lauren Boyd <listsmonster@gmail.com> wrote: > Hrmmmm..... > > Looks like the GenConnect Project or Acts of Genealogical Kindness > gone commercial. Also looks like a place for the "commercial" folks > to go rather than get posts removed from the Boards. > > Will give it more of a look later. > > Am I getting the correct idea in my brief look that one need not be a > CG to post one's services for fee there? > > Thanks, > > Lauren > Rootsweb Volunteer since 1996 > > On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Anna <anna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > > Hi all, > > I wanted to make you aware of a new program sponsored by Ancestry.com, > > Expert Connect. We will be launching ads announcing this program in the > > next few days so I wanted to make sure you had some background in case > you > > are asked questions, or in case you are interested in participating. > > > > The message from Ancestry is: > > > > "Ancestry.com invites you to help pioneer an exciting new family history > > service. Introducing Ancestry.com Expert Connect, a groundbreaking online > > tool that links knowledgeable family historians like you to one of the > > largest genealogy communities in the world. > > > > You've got skills and experience that can make a difference in people's > > lives, and we've got customers nationwide who need help retrieving > records > > and obtaining photos of historical landmarks. You can set your hours, > name > > your prices and even select the projects you want to work on. But first, > set > > up your profile at http://expertconnect.ancestry.com/Researcher.aspx. > > > > Become an Expert Connect provider today!" > > > > I feel that the message sums up what the program is - but in a nut shell > we > > are providing a place where researchers and people wanting help from > > researchers can meet. > > > > If you have any questions please let me know. > > > > We appreciate all that you do to support the message board community! > > > > Kind regards, > > > > Anna >

Hrmmmm..... Looks like the GenConnect Project or Acts of Genealogical Kindness gone commercial. Also looks like a place for the "commercial" folks to go rather than get posts removed from the Boards. Will give it more of a look later. Am I getting the correct idea in my brief look that one need not be a CG to post one's services for fee there? Thanks, Lauren Rootsweb Volunteer since 1996 On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 8:42 AM, Anna <anna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Hi all, > I wanted to make you aware of a new program sponsored by Ancestry.com, > Expert Connect.  We will be launching ads announcing this program in the > next few days so I wanted to make sure you had some background in case you > are asked questions, or in case you are interested in participating. > > The message from Ancestry is: > > "Ancestry.com invites you to help pioneer an exciting new family history > service. Introducing Ancestry.com Expert Connect, a groundbreaking online > tool that links knowledgeable family historians like you to one of the > largest genealogy communities in the world. > > You've got skills and experience that can make a difference in people's > lives, and we've got customers nationwide who need help retrieving records > and obtaining photos of historical landmarks. You can set your hours, name > your prices and even select the projects you want to work on. But first, set > up your profile at http://expertconnect.ancestry.com/Researcher.aspx. > > Become an Expert Connect provider today!" > > I feel that the message sums up what the program is - but in a nut shell we > are providing a place where researchers and people wanting help from > researchers can meet. > > If you have any questions please let me know. > > We appreciate all that you do to support the message board community! > > Kind regards, > > Anna > > > ANNA FECHTER > Community Operations and Project Manager > The Generations Network > > A     360 W 4800 N Provo, UT 84604 > > ancestry.com | genealogy.com | myfamily.com | rootsweb.com | family tree > maker > > > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >

Anna, I noticed a spelling error in the Terms under: PERIOD of EXCLUSIVITY ..... a follow-up projkect, Judy On Tue, Apr 28, 2009 at 11:50 AM, Anna <anna@rootsweb.com> wrote: > Sorry, this may help too...http://expertconnect.ancestry.com/. :) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Anna [mailto:anna@rootsweb.com] > Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:43 AM > To: boards-admins@rootsweb.com > Subject: Heads Up: New Ancestry Program - Expert Connect > > Hi all, > I wanted to make you aware of a new program sponsored by Ancestry.com, > Expert Connect. We will be launching ads announcing this program in the > next few days so I wanted to make sure you had some background in case you > are asked questions, or in case you are interested in participating. > > The message from Ancestry is: > > "Ancestry.com invites you to help pioneer an exciting new family history > service. Introducing Ancestry.com Expert Connect, a groundbreaking online > tool that links knowledgeable family historians like you to one of the > largest genealogy communities in the world. > > You've got skills and experience that can make a difference in people's > lives, and we've got customers nationwide who need help retrieving records > and obtaining photos of historical landmarks. You can set your hours, name > your prices and even select the projects you want to work on. But first, > set > up your profile at http://expertconnect.ancestry.com/Researcher.aspx. > > Become an Expert Connect provider today!" > > I feel that the message sums up what the program is - but in a nut shell we > are providing a place where researchers and people wanting help from > researchers can meet. > > If you have any questions please let me know. > > We appreciate all that you do to support the message board community! > > Kind regards, > > Anna >

Sorry, this may help too...http://expertconnect.ancestry.com/. :) -----Original Message----- From: Anna [mailto:anna@rootsweb.com] Sent: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 9:43 AM To: boards-admins@rootsweb.com Subject: Heads Up: New Ancestry Program - Expert Connect Hi all, I wanted to make you aware of a new program sponsored by Ancestry.com, Expert Connect. We will be launching ads announcing this program in the next few days so I wanted to make sure you had some background in case you are asked questions, or in case you are interested in participating. The message from Ancestry is: "Ancestry.com invites you to help pioneer an exciting new family history service. Introducing Ancestry.com Expert Connect, a groundbreaking online tool that links knowledgeable family historians like you to one of the largest genealogy communities in the world. You've got skills and experience that can make a difference in people's lives, and we've got customers nationwide who need help retrieving records and obtaining photos of historical landmarks. You can set your hours, name your prices and even select the projects you want to work on. But first, set up your profile at http://expertconnect.ancestry.com/Researcher.aspx. Become an Expert Connect provider today!" I feel that the message sums up what the program is - but in a nut shell we are providing a place where researchers and people wanting help from researchers can meet. If you have any questions please let me know. We appreciate all that you do to support the message board community! Kind regards, Anna ANNA FECHTER Community Operations and Project Manager The Generations Network A 360 W 4800 N Provo, UT 84604 ancestry.com | genealogy.com | myfamily.com | rootsweb.com | family tree maker

Hi all, I wanted to make you aware of a new program sponsored by Ancestry.com, Expert Connect. We will be launching ads announcing this program in the next few days so I wanted to make sure you had some background in case you are asked questions, or in case you are interested in participating. The message from Ancestry is: "Ancestry.com invites you to help pioneer an exciting new family history service. Introducing Ancestry.com Expert Connect, a groundbreaking online tool that links knowledgeable family historians like you to one of the largest genealogy communities in the world. You've got skills and experience that can make a difference in people's lives, and we've got customers nationwide who need help retrieving records and obtaining photos of historical landmarks. You can set your hours, name your prices and even select the projects you want to work on. But first, set up your profile at http://expertconnect.ancestry.com/Researcher.aspx. Become an Expert Connect provider today!" I feel that the message sums up what the program is - but in a nut shell we are providing a place where researchers and people wanting help from researchers can meet. If you have any questions please let me know. We appreciate all that you do to support the message board community! Kind regards, Anna ANNA FECHTER Community Operations and Project Manager The Generations Network A 360 W 4800 N Provo, UT 84604 ancestry.com | genealogy.com | myfamily.com | rootsweb.com | family tree maker

There is no way for a user to uncheck that box once it's submitted. You could probably ask the help desk to uncheck it. J. Asche On Mon, Apr 27, 2009 at 9:09 AM, J.A. Florian <cageycat@gmail.com> wrote: > Asking this here will probably get the fastest answer so I can tell members > who've asked me. > > You know how when you Post or Reply, that check box for notifications is by > default checked ("yes") for "Notify me if anyone replies to this Thread" ? > > Well, sometimes people forget to uncheck it... > > Or, they don't want to hear anything more on the topic (like 6 months after > they last replied).... > > So how do you STOP those THREAD update notifications? > > As an experiment, I left one checked...  It is not under Board Favorites or > Notifications to stop it, so where is it? > > Is there a place to "stop notifying me of thread replies" ?  Or, even "Quit > bothering me?" LOLOL > > Inquiring members (and this Admin) want to know! > > Judy > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to BOARDS-ADMINS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message >