Timeline for Should we be asking specific questions about helps with specific ancestors on this site?
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| Dec 28, 2013 at 16:32 | comment | added | Jan Murphy Mod | P.S. curiousfox.com/uk One of my earliest successful queries that drew help from a non-related Curious Fox user was very much a "help me work this puzzle" question that might be right at home here on G&FH.se. BTW, I leave my solved queries up on Curious Fox with a note saying that the question is answered, but I'd still like to converse with others interested in that geographical area. | |
| Dec 28, 2013 at 16:28 | comment | added | Jan Murphy Mod | +1 for "Or maybe it will hit upon another site member's area of expertise even if it's not the same family tree." IMHO, effective help comes from others who are familiar with the resources available for that geographical area and place -- more so than others who just happen to be studying the same surname. I'm not saying we should turn into Curious Fox; what the SE format is strong at is providing help with the same kind of problem. How do we get people to branch out and think beyond looking for someone studying their own set of surnames? | |
| Dec 23, 2013 at 16:27 | history | answered | mattdm | CC BY-SA 3.0 |