I apologize to our list. I should have forwarded this to you earlier. As list
Administrator, I am still teeling my way around the boards.
To find the message that you are looking for on the individual boards, place the full name
of the individual. For example, on obits. I typed in William McQueen and along with other
similiar nales the one for DeKalb came up. The changes can assist us in a wider search.
If I find any other info will contact you.
Lucy
Nancy Trice <trice(a)vci.net> wrote: IMPORTANT ADMIN INFO RE: UPCOMING MESSAGE
BOARDS IMPROVEMENTS
You have probably heard about the new message board changes coming
about in
the next days and weeks.
Ancestry.com and
RootsWeb.com will be
unveiling a
new integrated message board system that is a combination of two
powerful
message board systems (i.e., GenConnect and
FamilyHistory.com). Users
will
be able to take advantage of a much larger community in which to share
experience, tips, and genealogical information. Users will be able to
access these new message boards on either
RootsWeb.com or
Ancestry.com, and
message board access will remain free on both sites.
We expect the new system to be more stable and have more
features--especially
for board admins. Improvements include the following:
--- Each message board has a special "administrator" HTML page, where
administrators can supply information about themselves and/or the
topic. They may even add helpful text and links to appropriate
resources
elsewhere on the Internet.
--- URLs in messages are automatically recognized and hyperlinked so
that
users can visit referred sites on the Internet with one simple click.
--- Users and admins will have universal address correction
capabilities. It
will be much easier to keep your contact information up-to-date. It
will
also be easy for the users to make their own address changes.
The boards, however, will be a change from the old system. We hope
that we
have preserved the important features and conveniences from GenConnect
as
well as added a few new bells and whistles. We will be working hard to
help
you learn about the features of the new system so that you, in turn,
can do
your job as you see fit. Please help us by being communicative as we
launch
the new system.
Keep an eye out for our next e-mail message at launch which will help
you
get right into the new system and get properly set up to admin your
boards.
Thanks again for your help and dedication!
Jake Gehring
Executive Producer
RootsWeb.com
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