On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 5:55 AM, susan ashton <suwziqu@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: > clicking on the user name usually gives you an option to contact that user - its all done via Ancestry but I have done this on a number of occasions and it works ok - assuming the person wants to respond. True, but some Ancestry users don't check in very often, so it sometimes takes a while.

Hi All, I get an email alert from Ancestry when someone sends me a message on Ancestry.  This may be in the set-up but I don't remember.  It is possible that some users will ignore these alerts or don't understand them.  When I use Ancestry for this purpose, I try to put a "Hook" in the subject. Take Care, Paul >________________________________ > From: Michael Thompson <thompson@ecentral.com> >To: monmouthshire@rootsweb.com >Sent: Monday, February 11, 2013 12:12 PM >Subject: Re: [MON] Contacting Ancestry user > >On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 5:55 AM, susan ashton <suwziqu@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> clicking on the user name usually gives you an option to contact that user - its all done via Ancestry but I have done this on a number of occasions and it works ok - assuming the person wants to respond. > >True, but some Ancestry users don't check in very often, so it >sometimes takes a while. > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >

I find that I get an email when someone wants to contact me. King Marjorie marje@adelaide.on.net On 12/02/2013, at 3:42 AM, Michael Thompson wrote: > On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 5:55 AM, susan ashton <suwziqu@yahoo.co.uk> wrote: >> clicking on the user name usually gives you an option to contact that user - its all done via Ancestry but I have done this on a number of occasions and it works ok - assuming the person wants to respond. > > True, but some Ancestry users don't check in very often, so it > sometimes takes a while. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to MONMOUTHSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message