I am as mystified as you are Murray as to why so few reply I do know there was a problem with the Ancestry internal email system and people were never getting the messages, hence no replies I have done some tests at different times but they got through (I messaged known people and emailed to alert them to reply and also in reverse) But whether there is still a problem is hard to say Certainly its very strange that so few respond and its not just us as its been mentioned in several places previously A lot of the people are it seems accessing Ancestry on a regular basis or perhaps that triggering system is not working as it should and more people are not actually using Ancestry at all and the accounts we are contacting are dormant? Nivard Ovington in Cornwall (UK) On 20/03/2016 22:12, mhhr wrote: > Hi Nivard and others. > > Having just upgraded my "Family Tree Makker 1995" I have also taken the > plunge and joined "Ancestry" > > My initial thoughts were wow, look at all the new rellies I have found. > > Alas, at least 85% of them don't share my excitement as my inquiries to > them go unaswered. I am careful to note if the people I write to have > logged on recently. Some I have written to without response seem to log > on at least weekly. > > I have concluded that there are many, many subscribers who in days of > old would have collected teaspoons or similar. Today they collect names > which a clever computer programs sorts for them. Lets face teaspoons do > take up a fair bit of room. I have been astonished to see that some > subscribers have more names on "their" tree than some countries have > people. > > That ain't genealogy! > > But as Nivard says, don't blame Ancestry. > > Murray > NZ --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus