Is soc.genealogy.britain still active

[MB]

Just having a sort out of my newsreader, is soc.genealogy.britain still
active

[Graeme Wall]

Post by MB
Just having a sort out of my newsreader, is soc.genealogy.britain still
active

Not really, occasionally something pops up.

[Geoff]

Post by Graeme Wall

Post by MB
Just having a sort out of my newsreader, is soc.genealogy.britain
still active

Not really, occasionally something pops up.

What are people using now (if anything)?

[MB]

Post by Geoff
What are people using now (if anything)?

Rootsweb might have gone but Ancestry still have a number of message
boards and often had an answer when posted a question about a particular
area.

Rootschat is also still running.

Curious Fox very occasionally turns up something but it is cheap!

[Geoff]

Post by Geoff
What are people using now (if anything)?

Rootsweb might have gone but Ancestry still have a number of message
boards and often had an answer when posted a question about a particular
area.

Rootschat is also still running.

Curious Fox very occasionally turns up something but it is cheap!


Thanks! I'll see what Rootschat Has.

[Steve Hayes]

On Thu, 26 Jan 2023 10:23:45 -0000 (UTC), "Geoff"

Post by Geoff

Post by Graeme Wall

Post by MB
Just having a sort out of my newsreader, is soc.genealogy.britain
still active

Not really, occasionally something pops up.

What are people using now (if anything)?

There are several mailing lists, many of them hosted by groups.io
following the demise of YahooGroups.

[MB]

Post by Steve Hayes
There are several mailing lists, many of them hosted by groups.io
following the demise of YahooGroups.

I forgot by groups.io, as you write there are many lists there, many
nothing to do with family history.

For more serious subjects JISCMAIL can be useful, a couple of lists
there have got me answers from very well placed people.

[Steve Hayes]

Post by MB

Post by Steve Hayes
There are several mailing lists, many of them hosted by groups.io
following the demise of YahooGroups.

I forgot by groups.io, as you write there are many lists there, many
nothing to do with family history.

Indeed, it's a public listserve, so just as many newsgroups on Usenet
have nothing to do with family history, so many mailing lists don't
either, but I was referring to the many that DO have to do with family
history, and if you don't like any of them, you can start your own.

[MB]

Post by Graeme Wall
Not really, occasionally something pops up.

Thanks, there are a few like that!

I lost my Thunderbird settings and had to reload.

[Charles Ellson]

Post by MB
Just having a sort out of my newsreader, is soc.genealogy.britain still
active

Occasionally.

[Steve Hayes]

On Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:30:54 +0000, Charles Ellson

Post by Charles Ellson

Post by MB
Just having a sort out of my newsreader, is soc.genealogy.britain still
active

Occasionally.

But it seems to have stopped being active right after the question was
asked.

[Charles Ellson]

On Tue, 14 Mar 2023 12:16:36 +0200, Steve Hayes

Post by Steve Hayes
On Wed, 22 Feb 2023 11:30:54 +0000, Charles Ellson

Post by Charles Ellson

Post by MB
Just having a sort out of my newsreader, is soc.genealogy.britain still
active

Occasionally.

But it seems to have stopped being active right after the question was
asked.

It definitely hasn't been a hive of activity for some time.