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  • 11-05-2009 1:59pm
    #1
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭


    I've noticed a lot of requests in here for help in searching for Irish ancestry.

    What would people think of having a separate forum? Even having a couple of stickys with the pertinent general information could help. I'd be willing to help write them.

    Pinky

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Forum requests are handeled here.

    Inteserting idea. You'll have to show though how a new forum would make things better for the board and the users.


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    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Do you mean give specific examples or just in general?

    I was thinking that if there was a board or a sub-forum from the history board with specific emphasis on genealogy, people asking questions might get be able to get more particular help with problem areas.

    Stickies would go a long way towards this: eg: a post on how to go about researching for a complete beginner and then other posts on more broken down areas (eg: parish records, census). A post warning about the costs involved in using private research firms would be useful too.

    I did find the Sys board but I wasn't sure if I could just go ahead and suggest there.

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    Yep. you can go ahead and post it there but a post here to get other's opinion isn't a bad idea. Even if all the mods from this forum were against it there's no harm in asking in Sys all the same.

    I think all you need to do is copy and paste your second post in this thread into the request. :)


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    oscarBravo
    Technology & Internet Moderators Posts: 28,795 Mod ✭✭✭✭oscarBravo


    I've copied this thread to the Forums forum.


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    #6
    Ponster
    Moderators, Recreation & Hobbies Moderators Posts: 10,912 Mod ✭✭✭✭Ponster


    For those that haven't already spotted..this forum has been approved :)


    http://boards.ie/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=1288


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    #7
    pinkypinky
    Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 6,644 Mod ✭✭✭✭pinkypinky


    Thanks - I had totally missed this!

    Genealogy Forum Mod



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