This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/topics.rw.admin.badmin/5006/mb.ashx Message Board Post: I am trying to keep an open mind because I do realize when changes are made it is very normal to be aghast at how things just aren't the same. But ... I see that url links that used to be hot links are no longer hot links, so if someone wants to view that link, one must copy the link rather than simply click. Using the "flat view" for a thread, one can view a particular thread in chronological order with oldest first, which seems to be the default, then change to newest first. But go to a different thread, the default takes over and again must be changed to view newest first. A nuisance. When entering a board, it appears that the right hand column lists the threads that have new postings, even though the date of the original thread will appear at the top. For example, a thread started in 1999 with a response today will show that thread at the top. It will take some savviness for board viewers to pick up on that. Still can't tell which messages I've viewed during this recent foray. A great time waster. I have the surname boards for both King and Kings. I've tried to catch the message titles that have Kings in the subject and edit the subject to King when it is clear from the message content that it is indeed the singular King. I see that when I search the King board for subject Kings that messages I have previously edited several months ago to the singular still show up with the plural in the subject line in search results, but then I see I'm wasting my time when I actually click on the link to see that I've already edited that one. "My notifications" just came to my mailbox. Upon checking the boards and those threads, I see the surnames boxes have extraneous names that I had already edited out! Another time waster. <] : p When I click on the "administrator of the following boards" the list is incomplete. Not being able to see a person's posting history is a detriment. Sometimes a person posts a message that is rather vague on one board, but on another has given some further information on the same person that is useful for tracking the person mentioned on a different board. Example, one posts a query for info on Joe Mucketeemuck, but on a different board includes his relatives' names or other information which could be useful for the other vague post. I've been able to help make connections from checking what a person posted elsewhere Why is there a hotlink for gc-gateway@rootsweb.com on the gatewayed list? Totally useless. Doesn't take you to the board. If you were to click on it an send a message, it would go to the great void of cyberspace. And from the board side, it would be very helpful to have a link to the list information for the gatewayed boards so that one could check the archives. And when attempting to post this on the board and preview it, nothing happens. Nancy Pelham Todd