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oldbean

oldbean Report 5 Apr 2016 20:17

Perhaps I have been naive but I thought that when asking for help on GR that this was kept within the membership but on googling an ancestor, there is my post for all to see. I am disappointed and although delighted with the outcome of the request I wish I hadn't gone into as much detail!

Researching:
Brett, Sparkes, Stock, Bourne, Hulse, Doyle

KathleenBell

KathleenBell Report 5 Apr 2016 21:34

Anything posted on a public forum like Genes will be found by doing a Google search.

For that very reason it is always better to give any sensitive information by private message (which will NOT be found by Googling).

Kath. x

mgnv

mgnv Report 6 Apr 2016 06:18

You can edit your posts.

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it

Shirley~I,m getting the hang of it Report 6 Apr 2016 16:11

It's why us helpers post to threads that show actual birth dates,personal email addresses etc that that it's against T&C,s of the site to post that info

Genes is an open site so anything posted on it on the open forum can be found by Google

It has it's pros and cons for anyone looking for famil info

Researching:
Surname Fahse. Germany. Essex .South East London My avatar is one of our wedding photos of 1957

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 6 Apr 2016 20:27

mgnv ........

yes, you can edit you posts, but it is more than likely that the original version willstill be found on the web

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.

mgnv

mgnv Report 7 Apr 2016 09:05

Well, I'm not so sure abt that - the wayback machine has only taken 4 snapshots of the genealogy board in 2016. I don't know how google works - would they bring up a cached copy of a page with a name in it if the current copy omits the name - as I say, I don't know.

SylviaInCanada

SylviaInCanada Report 7 Apr 2016 21:21

mgnv ..............

it has been known, although usually if a cached copy is raised, clicking on the link will say something like "this link can not be found"

Researching:
My brother, photo taken in September 1991 just a couple of weeks before he died. ............................................................ To help us and to get better results, please post as much detail as you can, especially name, date(s) and place. Also say what you already know.