{"id":622,"date":"2021-12-29T17:01:04","date_gmt":"2021-12-29T17:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.cpaulevans.net\/fodfhtnew\/?page_id=622"},"modified":"2024-04-19T08:00:52","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T07:00:52","slug":"forum-guidance","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/forest-of-dean.net\/fodfht2023\/old-forum\/forum-guidance\/","title":{"rendered":"Forum Guidelines"},"content":{"rendered":"<section class=\"l-section wpb_row height_medium width_full\"><div class=\"l-section-h i-cf\"><div class=\"g-cols vc_row via_flex valign_top type_default stacking_default\"><div class=\"vc_col-sm-12 wpb_column vc_column_container\"><div class=\"vc_column-inner\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><div class=\"wpb_text_column\"><div class=\"wpb_wrapper\"><p>Please follow these guidelines when posting to the Forum.<\/p>\n<p><b>Your query should be easy to read<\/b><br \/>\nCompose your new posting or reply in the traditional manner using:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Paragraphs<\/li>\n<li>Punctuation<\/li>\n<li>Upper and lower case letters<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Do not use all capital letters look like SHOUTING.<br \/>\nDo not use all small letters makes for laborious reading<\/p>\n<p><b>Subject line is concise and specific<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Make sure that there is reference to the content of your query<\/li>\n<li>Only use all capital letters on surnames only<\/li>\n<li>Subject headings such as &#8220;Seeking Ancestor&#8221; or &#8220;Need help&#8221; are not good subject lines<\/li>\n<li>Valuable information to include in a subject line is name, date or time frame, and location<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>A good subject format might be<\/b>:<br \/>\nWilliam JONES born in Lydney about 1838<\/p>\n<p><b>Before Posting a Message<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Have you searched the forum?<\/b><br \/>\nOn this forum we have over 10,000 previous postings and it is possible that<br \/>\nyour query may already have been asked by someone else and an answer posted.<\/li>\n<li><b>Have you searched the Parish Records on this Web site?<\/b><br \/>\nWhen you register on this Web site you are able to post a message in the forum and also search through over 4000,000 Parish and Non-conformist records of the Forest of Dean and surrounding places.<i>Be considerate to many people who answer queries on this forum of their time by first of all searching through the records yourself before seeking help with Baptism, Marriage and Burial details.<\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Keep to Forest of Dean People and Places<\/b><br \/>\nOnly post messages relating to people and places connected in some way to the Forest of<br \/>\nDean or near by bordering places. Like the name of this Web site indicates, we<br \/>\nspecialise in the area of the Forest of Dean.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do not use this forum in searching for Living Relatives<\/b><br \/>\nThis forum is not the place to start looking for Adopted and Living Relatives as it can cause great misery and distress, and will not be allowed here. <a href=\"http:\/\/www.forest-of-dean.net\/fodmembers\/index.php?mode=thread&amp;id=10668y\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<p><b>Do not post information of Living People<\/b><br \/>\nThe posting of personal data such as dates of birth and address of living persons is strictly forbidden as it is a breach of General Data Protection Regulations in addition to posing a risk of Identity of Theft.<\/p>\n<p><b>Do not put an email address in your post or give your email address as your username<\/b><br \/>\nHaving your (or other peoples) email address in your posts leaves you wide open to spammers and spam bots. We will delete email addresses in posts. Other people can contact you direct by using the Email button which is on any posts you submit providing you have made yourself email contactable by ticking the appropriate box in your Profile.<\/p>\n<p><b>Keep your query limited to one request<\/b>.<br \/>\nFor example, do not ask a look-up person, for everything they have on the WILLIAMS surname, in the area. Asking for too much information at one time, may leave others feeling overwhelmed, thus<br \/>\ndecrease your chances for a response.<\/p>\n<p>If you have more than one inquiry, post another query; by doing so, you will,<br \/>\nalso, eliminate any confusion of &#8220;whom&#8221; or &#8220;what&#8221; you are referencing.<\/p>\n<p><b>Clearly state what information you hope to learn<\/b><br \/>\nFor example, if you want to learn your ancestor&#8217;s parents&#8217; names, state that. If you are looking for a<br \/>\nmarriage record, provide what related information that you can, i.e. approximate year of the event and the possible location.<\/p>\n<p>It is difficult for someone to provide an answer, if they do not clearly understand the question.<\/p>\n<p><b>Be kind and polite in your posting<\/b><br \/>\nDo not &#8220;flame&#8221; others by being authoritative, narrow-minded, or biased, with a conviction that your opinion is the only valid one, which leads to a personal attack on anyone who differs or<br \/>\ndisagrees with your stand, on a particular issue.<\/p>\n<p><b>Be considerate of other people&#8217;s time and your own<\/b><br \/>\nIf you have already searched specific records, regarding the information that you are seeking, include those source titles in your query, so people responding to your query do not search the same sources, only to provide you with information that you already have.<\/p>\n<p><b>Before finalising, carefully review the rough draft of your post<\/b><br \/>\nTry to put yourself in the position of the reader on the receiving end &#8211; someone who knows<br \/>\nnothing about the ancestor that you are describing. Make sure that the data and<br \/>\nquery would be understood by a &#8220;perfect stranger,&#8221; because one of them just<br \/>\nmight turn out to hold the answer to your query or possess a publication, from<br \/>\nwhich they could find the answer for you.<\/p>\n<p><b>Before sending, carefully proof-read, for errors and detail<\/b><br \/>\nCorrect all &#8220;typos,&#8221; check to see that all words are, fully, spelled out, dates are in an<br \/>\nunderstandable format, and that you revise any unclear statements. Determine if<br \/>\nyou included all of the pertinent information about your ancestor by answering<br \/>\nthe &#8220;Who, What, Where, and When&#8221; questions? Are there any other details that<br \/>\nyou might add to help others identify with your ancestor?<\/p>\n<p><b>By following these simple guidelines<\/b><br \/>\nYou can reap great rewards from a query. It is a good way to make new friends, find<br \/>\nrelatives, and produce valuable genealogical information.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Please follow these guidelines when posting to the Forum. Your query should be easy to read Compose your new posting or reply in the traditional manner using: Paragraphs Punctuation Upper and lower case letters Do not use all capital letters look like SHOUTING. 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