Post by Gay J Oliver on Nov 8, 2008 12:43:34 GMT
I have just set up this message board on the Tameside Local and Family History web page
It does not replace any other part of the website nor the website itself. It is a method of allowing exchange of information. It is open to all.
It will be ‘moderated’ but not censored.
I suggest you initially look at it without logging in. You will be able to access all the areas you can see. The only thing you cannot do is reply to any postings - ie it is basically a read-only forum.
It becomes a two-way forum when you register. To make your own postings to the forum you will need to register a username and password - you will also be asked for an email address. Once you have registered you will be able to modify your personal profile by clicking the Profile tab on the main menu, near the top of the page. You will also see that there is a Help tab which contains some basic help information - I suggest you have a look at this.
There are sections where you can post your research enquiries so that other users can see them and hopefully help you. The Tameside Local and Family History website does not provide a research service, but can often provide pointers and answer single questions. There are lots of guides to different topics elsewhere on the website.
Unless you allow your email address to be seen by others it will be hidden from everyone except the Forum Administrator.
If you want to send someone a personal reply to a posting you can send them a Personal Message via the Forum. You do not need to know their email address and indeed if they reply via the Personal Message system you will not know it. Any new Personal Messages will be notified to you at the email address you have given and be available via the menu at the top.
The forum is at:
tamesidehistory.proboards.com and there is a link from the main Tameside Family History website: tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk
It does not replace any other part of the website nor the website itself. It is a method of allowing exchange of information. It is open to all.
It will be ‘moderated’ but not censored.
I suggest you initially look at it without logging in. You will be able to access all the areas you can see. The only thing you cannot do is reply to any postings - ie it is basically a read-only forum.
It becomes a two-way forum when you register. To make your own postings to the forum you will need to register a username and password - you will also be asked for an email address. Once you have registered you will be able to modify your personal profile by clicking the Profile tab on the main menu, near the top of the page. You will also see that there is a Help tab which contains some basic help information - I suggest you have a look at this.
There are sections where you can post your research enquiries so that other users can see them and hopefully help you. The Tameside Local and Family History website does not provide a research service, but can often provide pointers and answer single questions. There are lots of guides to different topics elsewhere on the website.
Unless you allow your email address to be seen by others it will be hidden from everyone except the Forum Administrator.
If you want to send someone a personal reply to a posting you can send them a Personal Message via the Forum. You do not need to know their email address and indeed if they reply via the Personal Message system you will not know it. Any new Personal Messages will be notified to you at the email address you have given and be available via the menu at the top.
The forum is at:
tamesidehistory.proboards.com and there is a link from the main Tameside Family History website: tamesidefamilyhistory.co.uk